News Update
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Find us on FaHCSIA
Find us on the FaHCSIA website under the lead agencies
Autism Partnership, Essendon & Learning For Life, Kew.
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Pre-School Social Skills Program 2012
Pre-School children during the January 2012 holidays.
Week 1 - Mon 23rd – Wed 25th January, Moonee Ponds / Essendon program (Monday to Wednesday) Moonee Ponds Program Full
Week 1 - Mon 23rd – Wed 25th January, Ashwood program (Monday to Wednesday)
Applications for January Pre-School Program(Ashwood) close 18th January 2012
Download Brochure & Application form
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School Holiday Social Skills Program 2012
- to be advised -
Applications for 2012 Program close – to be advised
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Christine has just given a presentation at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne. She was invited to address the seminar for Professional Development for Health Professionas / Community Workers on the use iPad Apps for Children with Autism. Plenty of useful information – keep an eye out for more on this topic soon.
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Workshop: How do I choose a School for my child
Where: A.T.I. 98 Ascot Vale Rd (Enter via Dover St) Flemington
When: June 17th 2011 Time: 10am – 12 noon
Cost:
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Busy Year for Gloria & Chris & Spectrum Speech Pathology
Speech Pathology Australia Advisory Committee on Autism Spectrum Disorders
2009 turned out to be a very hectic year for Gloria and Chris and Spectrum Speech Pathology. Chris and Gloria continued their involvement on the Speech Pathology Australia Advisory Committee on Autism Spectrum Disorders and were also invited to take on the roles of Project Officers for Speech Pathology Australia which involved developing and producing 2 booklets about ASD. This was a joint project with The Australian Psychological Society and OT Australia. This project was commissioned by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA). The two booklets, one for parents and one for General Practitioners, are now available in GP’s surgeries and online here.
Online learning package for Speech Pathologists
As well as this project, Speech Pathology Australia also received funding from DoHA to deliver an online learning package for Speech Pathologists about ASD. There are six modules included in the package, and Chris and Gloria delivered the 5th Module ‘Asperger’s Syndrome’. Each Module consists of a two hour presentation, reference materials and self assessment tasks.
Training Program in Hanoi
Gloria and Chris were delighted to be invited by Professor Garry Warne and Professor Margot Prior and the Royal Children’s Hospital International to deliver a 2 week training program at the National Hospital for Paediatrics in Hanoi, Vietnam.
The training program involved lecturing in the mornings to paediatricians, psychologists, parents and teachers from Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and the surrounding provinces, and then working in the Psychology Department in the afternoons running demonstration clinics with the children who were involved in the autism program at the hospital. Chris and Gloria are planning a return trip to Hanoi in 2010.
Gloria and Chris were interviewed by Sen Lam of Radio Australia Connect Asia Program as well as Voice of America upon their return. To listen to this interview or read the transcript click here
Gloria assisting child to request more bubbles giving a picture of bubbles to Chris
Child requesting more bubbles by handing over bubble wand
Child requesting a ball using gestures to communicate
Autism Teaching Institute
2009 was also a busy year at the Autism Teaching Institute, and as it expands its post graduate Diploma and Certificate courses and Education Support Workers