News & Updates
The latest news and updates from Asperger Services Australia
NDIS Update 1st Oct
Latest NDIS data now available The latest NDIS public data release is now available. Highlights from this release include: 105,951 children aged 0 to 6 and 83,304 young people aged 7 to 14 have met access to the Scheme since the start of the NDIS Young people are...
2020 Autism Explained Online Summit
A week-long event to educate and empower. 25 Expert Talks Over 5 days with 75% Actually Autistic Speakers! Online learning and support to help you The Autism Explained Online Summit is a week-long online event, featuring 25 sessions from highly respected experts from...
Autistic adults influencing change
Autism CRC’s Autistic Voices - Influencing Change webinar, brought together four autistic leaders who are effecting change through their work, advocacy and personal pursuits. The discussion provided tips for finding opportunities for collaboration and great insights...
Autistic People Make Great Social Partners if You Actually Give Them a Chance
Style, not substance, drives negative impressions of the social life of people on the autism spectrum By Scott Barry Kaufman on March 9, 2020 posted Scientific American For many years, researchers have treated the individual traits and characteristics of autistic people as an enduring essence of their autism– in isolation of the social context
Improved plan flexibility to support participants and providers
The NDIA have updated their systems to make things easier for providers and participants, particularly during COVID-19. These improvements are: increased flexibility for participants to use funds across all Core Support categories ability for providers and...
Asperger Centre Update 14 May 2020
The Asperger Centre is taking its first step back to normality from the COVID 19 restrictions! On Monday 18 May all our staff and volunteers will return to work at the Centre. All have been advised of the hygiene requirements we have put in place to ensure they stay...
Bringing a disability lens to the COVID-19 health policy response
This article was originally posted Australian Human Rights Commission From a public health perspective it was important for Australian governments to move quickly to introduce social distancing and self-isolation measures to reduce community transmission of COVID-19....
Asperger Centre Update Covid-19
We hope you are well and you have been able to adjust to this new Covid 19 situation. As we follow the Government’s restriction to combat the Covid 19 virus, we have been working hard behind the scenes. Working from home and holding meetings online has had its...
Ask Dr. Tony on the Coronavirus/COVID-19, Autism and Anxiety.
Dr Tony Atwood talk about COVID-19, the impact and how to deal with change.
WE ARE STILL AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT YOU
WE ARE STILL AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT YOU - AN UPDATE FROM THE ASPERGER CENTRE As of 5 pm Friday, 27 March 2020 the Asperger Centre at Virginia will be closed until further notice. This is to ensure the safety of our clients, volunteers and staff. Our small office team is...
QLD Government COVID-19 Update
Coronavirus (COVID-19) The Queensland Government, led by Queensland Health, continues to work closely with the Australian Government and other agencies to manage the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19). If you have arrived in or returned to Australia in the last 14...
COVID-19 New Support Measures for NDIS participants and providers
Media release from the Minister NDIS plans to be extended by up to 24 months, ensuring continuity of support and increasing capacity of NDIA staff to focus on urgent and required changes to plans. Face to face planning shifted to telephone meetings where possible....
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