News & Updates
The latest news and updates from Asperger Services Australia
Autism Explained Online Summit
A week-long event to educate & empower parents. 25 Expert Talks Over 5 days with 75% Actually Autistic Speakers! The Autism Explained Online Summit is a week-long online event, featuring 25 sessions from highly respected experts from all over the world....
Dr Tony Attwood on Greta Thunberg
This 4-minute excerpt was taken from the September 2019 instalment of "Ask Dr. Tony." Climate change activist Greta Thunberg is a force OF nature on a mission FOR nature. And her Asperger's qualifies her as a candidate of extraordinary abilities. Dr. Tony and Craig...
Is It Trauma s It Trauma or Autism? Or Both?
By ladysnessa Originally Publishes The Aspergian Being diagnosed with PTSD was one of the most validating things I’ve ever experienced. Not only did it lead me down a path of healing, it helped me to discover my autism. Learning that I had PTSD was the first time I felt validated in a way that allowed
Research on Brain pathways of Sensory Learning in Autism Spectrum Disorder
We at Asperger Services Australia we encourage research on Autism conditions and a new research study is looking for volunteers. The Brain pathways of Sensory Learning in Autism Spectrum Disorder research study is looking for over 18 - 35 years old volunteers that...
Retina scan detects autism in children earlier
Originally Posted Disability Support Guide Thirteen years in the making, new eye scan technology has the potential to detect a biomarker for autism much earlier than current tests. The project by Flinders University has been led by Dr Paul Constable since 2006,...
Government Announces Review of NDIS
The Morrison government has moved to reset community confidence in the National Disability Insurance Scheme, launching a review of its rules and announcing plans for a new service guarantee. NDIS Minister Stuart Robert said on Monday former Finance Department...
Remote Connect
Dear parent and carers, We invite primary carers of children with Asperger's Syndrome and Autism (ASD level 1 & 2 ) to join us in this trial project to provide weekly support sessions, information and connections to remote and rural Queensland via closed and...
High Tea at the Asperger Centre
Join us for HIGH TEA to catch up with friends, enjoy a cup of tea/coffee and piece of cake. Special guest Alison Bortolo from doTerra will demonstrate essential oils and their uses and Aromatouch therapy. When: Friday 13 Sep 2019 Time: 10:00am Where: Asperger Centret...
Are you Autistic
Anna Richardson and campaigners Georgia Harper and Sam Ahern, who both have autism, set out to uncover the true face of autism today. Working closely with charities, experts, and people with autism from across the spectrum. Episode 1 - now available on ABC iView PG CC...
Autism and Sensory Overload
Originally Published verywell Health by Lisa Jo Rudy People with autism are often highly sensitive to their environments. That, of course, means different things to different people on the spectrum — but in general people with autism have unusually sensitive "sensory"...
Good Mental Health for Autistic Girls and Women – Dr Tony Attwood
Excerpt from the Symposium on good mental health for autistic girls and women thanks to Yellow Ladybugs and the Victorian Government. Dr Tony Attwood is a Clinical Psychologist, Ph.D., and one of the world’s expert psychologists specialising in autistic girls and women. As a best selling author with sales topping 1 million, Dr Tony Attwood
Looking for Participants for a New ABC Documentary
Northern Pictures is making a documentary series (not a reality TV show!) about dating and relationships. They are looking for single people open to meeting and dating someone who is on the autism spectrum and also people who are on the spectrum themselves. The aim is...
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