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NDIS Rally

On May 1, 2012 By

Yesterday I attended the ‘Make it Real’ NDIS 2012 Rally at the Allphones Arena Sydney. It was wonderful to see so many with people with disabilities, their carers , professionals and other memers of the community come together and clearly say with one voice ‘NDIS – Make it real’.

IMHO helping people with [...]

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Today is the last day of Autism Awareness Month and I think it is fitting that my last post of the month is a message of hope and love to all the people out there with Autism.

I do not have Autism … and I would not presume to say I know from [...]

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Autism and Learning Infographic

On April 30, 2012 By

As you know … I am a bit of a fan of the Infographic. As a visual learner I love how they can convey sometimes are pieces of information quickly and effectively. Here is one that I have found today on Autism and Learning by OnlineCollege.org. It would have to be one of [...]

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LittleMan is almost 5 and therefore is approaching the end of his ‘early intervention’ phase of his Autism journey. We now have been doing intervention for over 2 years now and it has been the major focus of our lives .. our activity .. our income and I can’t help but to look back on it and [...]

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Riders of Motorbikes, Scooters, Vespas … and just anything on 2 wheels with an engine … come one, come all for the premiere Autism Motorcycle Event of the Year!!

Event details
Sunday 22 April 2012
The Rocks, Sydney to the Shire
Meet at Hickson Road, The Rocks at 9:30am
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National Public Toilet Map

On April 8, 2012 By

The Department of Health and Ageing have funded National Continence Management Program the National Public Toilet Map (the Toilet Map). The map shows the location of more than 14,000 public and private public toilet facilities across Australia. Details of toilet facilities can also be found along major travel [...]

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I am really excited to be doing a guest post over on Madam Bipolar. For todays post I talk about three little words ….  ’I Love You’ and how for too many parents of children with Autism hearing those words are not a daily reality but a hope and a dream [...]

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OK … my LittleMan loves AngryBirds … but this morning I have found a really funny video from the guys at Squirrel Monkey titled ‘If Angry Birds were an 80s home computer game’ . If you like this one check out their one on if Facebook was invented in the 90s [...]

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I have had a pretty hectic few weeks this last month so I am not as organised as I usually am for Easter and the Royal Easter Show …. which translates into I have done nothing. Very naughty of me. But does that mean that the show is out of the question … and the [...]

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Scared to Read …

On April 4, 2012 By

I know  there is going to be many of you that read this and think me silly … but its the truth and one that I need to face up to. I am scred of … a book. Well 2 books actually. I own them (one of them in 2 formats - Traditional book and unabridged audiobook) [...]

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Here is an interview completed with Kate Winslet on Live With Kelly 03-26-2012. The information on the Book and Autism is in the third section.

I just adore this project. I thnk it is such a wonderful way to help raise awareness for autism with a wider audience. I plan on getting a copy of the [...]

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Tonight was fantastic. I am sure I will write more about it later … but had to share a couple of my photos from the night. It was great to catch up with people and share in this special night.

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The annual observance of World Autism Awareness Day should spur global action to combat the “unacceptable” discrimination, abuse and isolation that people with the disorder and their loved ones face, according to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

“Autism is not limited to a single region or a country; it is a worldwide challenge that requires global action,” [...]

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