The scariest question a parent of a child with a disability can ask is… Who will care for my child when I’m unable to or if I’m no longer around? Did you know that families can establish what’s called a Special Disability Trust for their children? The purpose of this Trust is to assist families and carers to […]
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Our National Carers Week Morning Tea was a huge success! Thank you to all the amazing carers who came and spent their morning with us. It was lovely to see such caring people be able to relax in an understanding environment and form some new connections and friendships within the group. We know the role
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After a brief hiatus Autism Advisory & Support Service are thrilled to be bringing back the Young Adult Social Group. The YASG (Young Adult Social Group) is a community access group with peers and mentors held monthly in various social settings, young adultswith ASD will learn social and life skills from their peers and mentors.
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Core Community Services have 2 amazing free activities coming up that we here at Autism Advisory & Support Service wanted to share, as we know that finding great activities in the School Holidays can be difficult. These are FREE school holiday programs for the community to enjoy and are best suited for children aged between
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The Living on the Spectrum LOTS Family Gala Day at Cathy Freeman Park Homebush, held on Saturday September 10th 2022 was a great day out for the whole family. Federal Member for Reid Sally Sitou MP opened the event and a we had special guest appearance by Paralympic wheelchair racer and leading coach Louise Sauvage,
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It is estimated that wood turning has been practiced from as early as the 6th century BC with evidence of turned ornaments for hairpins, beads and flat wooden dishes to name a few. Yet this amazing art form seems to have been forgotten. Until now… Jimmy, a young man diagnosis with ASD at the age
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When I first heard of the Music 4 Health concert, I had no idea what to expect. Members of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra volunteering their time and bringing along some very fancy and expensive instruments to play for children with additional needs in Southwest Sydney… It was something I had to see! Years later and
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We have an exciting opportunity for a range of Therapists to join our dedicated & collaborative team based in Liverpool NSW We are innovative and practical in our approach to providing support and in our work practices. Our dedication to the organisation and our commitment to continuously improving our service, as well as ourselves as
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Autism Advisory & Support Service are proud to present the LOTS – Living on the Spectrum Family Gala Day. This is FREE all-inclusive event is not only for those on the Autism Spectrum but for their family, friends and community. Come along and enjoy the fun of rides and food trucks along with stalls from
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If the overwhelming thought of bright lights, loud music and sounds puts you off then you will be please to know that from mid June 2022, Service NSW will begin trialing a ‘quiet hour’ in selected Service Centres to help better support customers living with a disability. For one hour each week, participating Service Centres
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