Autism Advisory & Support Service

Empowering children and adults with Autism & their families through knowledge & support

Help AASS To Continue Filling The Gaps

The Autism Advisory and Support Service is a not for profit charity run for children and adults with Autism and their families.

The Autism Advisory and Support Service (AASS) provides a range of services to support, advocate, help, educate and guide families who have a family member with Autism as well as the greater community. Relying heavily on donations and grants, AASS have proudly accomplished the opening of an Autism Community House in Liverpool, the only 24 Hour Autism Hotline in the southern hemisphere, Individual and group therapy, School outreach, Professional Development, Support Groups, Social Groups, Parent Workshops and lots more. We understand firsthand, how difficult it can be navigating a diagnosis, services, education and social events for our beautiful children. To find out more about who we are, please click on About Us.

Our Mission

To empower children and adults with Autism and their families through knowledge and support.

To positively impact and influence children and young adults with Autism in their social and emotional development.

What is Autism?

The term Autism Spectrum Disorders refers to a group of developmental disorders that are apparent before the age of three years and in which there is a unique combination of abnormalities in reciprocal social interaction, patterns of communication and restricted and stereotyped interests and activities.

Donations

AASS receives no recurrent government funding, and relies heavily on donations, fundraising and grants to operate the service. AASS fills the gap in service provision that exists, and do so affordably. This is important, as studies have shown that raising a child with a disability costs at least three times more than raising a child without a disability.

Symbols help youngsters communicate

Children of all abilities can have fun together in the playground thanks to a new communications board installed by Liverpool Council in Collimore Park. The board uses symbols and braille to help people who struggle to communicate due to disability, language problems or limited expressive abilities. By pointing to symbols on the board, users are…

Grace and Myrna NSW Department of Education feature

NSW Department of Education Disability Strategy – AASS feature

Grace Fava and Myrna Dominguez are passionate about helping children with autism harness their strengths. The organisation works with families to share information and knowledge based on their previous experiences. According to Grace: “It’s not just about autism. There’s children out there with additional needs who have post traumatic-stress disorder (PTSD). If we don’t have…