Support Groups in Queensland:
Support Groups are
usually associated with an organisation. Some are
specifically for Asperger's, Autism or generically ASD.
Autism Queensland
-
AQ
Asperger Services Australia
-
ASA
Also known as
Asperger's Syndrome Support Network (Qld)
Inc
Cairns ASD Support Group
Coalfields ASD Support Group - Moranbah
North Queensland
Autism Support Group - Townsville
ASD Organisations:
Autism Queensland -
AQ
Asperger Services Australia - ASA
Autism Behavioural Intervention Queensland - ABIQ
Autism Early Intervention Outcomes Unit - AEIOU
Autism Asperger Advocacy Australia -
A4
Australian Advisory Board on Autism Spectrum
Disorders -
AABASD link to Autism
Associations for each state)
Autism
Awareness
Other Organisations:
Carers
Queensland
Parent to
Parent
Commonwealth Carer Respite Centres
Commonwealth Carelink Centres
Welfare
Rights Centre Inc (Qld)
Queensland Parents of People with a Disability Inc (QPPD)
Launch
into Life: Handy
Hints for parents of students with disability leaving
school
Queensland Advocacy Incorporated (QAI)
Queenslanders with Disability Network (QDN)
Services (Gold Coast & Brisbane):
Gold
Coast City Council
-
Gold
Coast Gives Community
Resource Directory
Bond
University: Centre for Autism Spectrum Disorders (CASD)
NEW
Family Support Group
Australia, Southport, Labrador, Coomera,
Varsity Lakes
Southern Star Community
Services,
Elanora (scroll down to Gold Coast)
Shepherd Community
Services, Broadbeach, Eagleby, Labrador, Tugun
(scroll down to Gold Coast)
Autism Early Intervention Outcomes Unit
- AEIOU Gold
Coast
FABIC,
Functional Assessment & Behavioural Interventions Clinic,
Gold Coast
Occupational
Therapy Helping Children -
Adele Suda, Nerang
Autism Partnership
Australia, providing intensive
behaviour
intervention for children with Autism, Gold Coast
Little Souls Taking Big
Steps Child Care and Early Intervention Centre for Children
with Autism, Gold Coast
Dr Tony Attwood,
Clinical Psychologist & Associate Professor at Griffith
University in Queensland
Minds and Hearts,
Brisbane
Child Development Network,
Brisbane
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Clinic, Mater Hospital, Brisbane
Options Communication
Therapy Centre, Brisbane
Positive Intervention,
Counselling & Behaviour Management Services, Brisbane
Family Planning Queensland,
Brisbane/Gold Coast - Information and resources
General Information:
ACT-NOW Fact Sheets,
Monash University, Victoria
Autism Info Australia,
Tweed/Murwillumbah
Raising Children Network - Children with ASD
Early Intervention for
Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Guidelines for
Best Practice
Positive
Partnerships supporting school aged children on the autism
spectrum
project provides professional
development for teachers and other school staff who are
working with students with ASD (Professional Development
Component); and workshops and information sessions for
parents and carers of school aged children with ASD
(Parent/Carer Component). There is also an Online Learning
Portal.
Early Days provides
workshops for Australian mothers, fathers and other family
carers of children aged six years and under who are on the
Autism Spectrum
Australian site for
Aspergers Syndrome
- message board, chat room,
kids/siblings/teen mailing list, information and links
TADAust Connect,
Dial-Up Internet & Broadband Service for People with
Disabilities, the Aged and Veterans, Australia
Sue Larkey,
Autism Aspergers Training Workshops
Autism Help Info,
Victoria
Autism Today,
US
Autism Society of America,
US
National Autistic Society,
UK
O.A.S.I.S.
- Online Asperger Syndrome Information And Support, US
Autism Research Centre,
US
Autism Research Institute,
US
Autism Connect,
UK
Autism Resources,
US
Autism Speaks,
US
Autism Link, US
Geneva Centre for Autism,
Canada
The Source - MAAP Services
for Autism, Asperger Syndrome & PDD
University of South Dakota
- ASD Topic Pages
Therapy Resources & Information:
Book in Hand,
ASD Bookshop and other resources, Brisbane
TEACHH Autism Program
-
Structured Teaching,
US
Linda Hodgdon,
(SLP, Visual Strategies) US
Do2Learn, US -
games, songs, communication cards, print resources and
information for special needs
Visual Aids for Learning
- free downloads (school, home,
early childhood, adolescence, toilet training)
PictureSET
downloadable visual supports
Widgit Resources - fabulous new resources using symbols
Picture Exchange
Communication System (PECS)
Mayer-Johnson Boardmaker
- picture
software
Sensory Shop, Therapy
Toy Shop,
Speech Therapy Shop,
Therapy Bookshop,
Autism Bookshop,
Victoria
The Gray Center for Social
Learning and Understanding, (Carol Gray) US
Feelings Interactive
Anger Management - Get
your Angries Out
Magnetic
Moves - smart charts for busy people
Job Jogga's - The Positive
Parenting Tool
Kids Kontact
– child safety products
Sensory
Tools (Aus) resource for therapists, educators and
parents
Life Skills 4
Kids (Aus) resource for therapists, educators and
parents
Sensory Comfort
Sensory Smarts - Raising a
sensory smart child
Police & Autism - Avoiding
Unfortunate Situations
ABA Educational Resource
links
The CAT-Kit
-
Cognitive Affective
Training kit
Videos for Modelling
Social Skills
Sandbox Learning
- various articles
Symbol World
- website for people who use symbols
ZAC Browser
- browser developed specifically for children with Autism
Spectronics in Oz
- reading/writing difficulties, technology for disability
Positive Behaviour Support,
US
Autism Cards
Contact the
Support Group
or
AQ to request AQ's card for parents
Wrightslaw - articles and information in regard to education law, and
advocacy for children with disabilities, US
Winning Connection
Flashcard System
Different Roads to
Learning
- catalogue of resources
Autism Coach
- catalogue of resources
Introduction to Social
Stories (Carol Gray)
Floortime - Building Play
Partnerships (Greenspan)
Instructional Programs
Going to the Dentist
- sensory processing
difficulties
Home Activities for
Children with Sensory Processing Disorder
Autism Network for Dietary
Intervention
Sue Dengate's Food
Intolerance Network
People who live the life:
Josie Santomauro's website,
Nelle Frances' website
Wendy Lawson's website
Donna Williams' website
Temple Grandin's website
Chris & Gisela
Slater-Walker's website
Stephen Shore's website
Asperger's Syndrome
Partner Information Australia (A.S.P.I.A.) Inc
-
Email
AUTIES.ORG for people on
the Autistic Spectrum
State Government Services:
Anti-Discrimination
Council of Queensland
Department of
Communities
-
Carer Business Discount
Card Qld Companion Card
Department of
Education, Training and the Arts
- Student Services
Education
for children with
a disability – a
guide for parents
Disability Services
Support Unit Disability
Support
Education Adjustment
Program Inclusive
Education Education
Policy and Procedures Register Destination
2010 (revised 2007) District
Offices Making
a Complaint Schools
Info Search
Department of
Justice & Attorney-General
-
Guardianship
Disability Services
Queensland (DSQ)
-
Community Involvement
Contact
Members of Queensland
Parliament
Commonwealth Government Services:
Human Rights and
Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) -
Disability Issues
Department of Families,
Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA)
-
Carers Disabilities
Helping
Children With Autism package
Outside
School Hours Care for Teenagers with Disability
Extra
Support for Children with Disability Program Program
Guidelines
Departments of Education,
Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR)
-
Helping Children With
Autism package
Project to Improve
Learning Outcomes of Students with Disabilities
Inclusion
and Professional Support Program
Department of Health and
Ageing (DoHA) -
Helping Children With
Autism package Report:
Early intervention for children with ASD: Guidelines for
best practice Early
Intervention For Children With ASDs: Guidelines for Best
Practice
Enhanced Primary Care
program (EPC)
Better Outcomes in Mental
Health Care program (BOiMHC)
Commonwealth Respite
and Carelink Centres Mental
Health Respite Initiative
Centrelink
-
Carers
Disability
National Childcare
Accreditation Council Inc -
See also the Putting Children First Newsletter
Members of the Parliament of
Australia
Legislation and Regulations:
Education (General Provisions) Act 2006
Education (General
Provisions) Regulation 2006
Queensland
Anti-Discrimination Act 1991
Commonwealth Disability
Discrimination Act (1992)
Commonwealth Disability
Standards for Education 2005
The Schools Assistance
(Learning Together - Achievement through Choice and
Opportunity) Act
If
any of these weblinks are broken, please email
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