Category Archives: Planning for the future

Family Advocacy

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

When you learn for the first time that the reason for your family member’s distressing behaviour is autism, you and your family are presented with a challenge. Although it helps to have a name for your child’s odd behaviour, you … Continue reading →

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Planning for when you are gone

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

The weekly podcast, ‘This American Life’, http://www.thisamericanlife.org/podcast  has some very interesting stories. Each weekly presentation includes about three or four stories. One personal account, a few weeks ago, within #420, under the general title of ‘Neighbourhood Watch’, was the story … Continue reading →

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How to write ‘All about me’ for profile of a disabled person

Posted on November 23, 2011 by

Hi! My name is …  I am a quiet man who smiles a lot and is generally happy. I like to click my fingers and I sometimes hum. I use eye contact and I listen to what people say, but I … Continue reading →

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Cameron and his inspirational story

Posted on June 25, 2011 by

Cam-Can (on Radio National 360 stories 21st May 2011) http://www.abc.net.au/rn/360/stories/2011/3218156.htm (Audio available at this site) This is a story of Cameron, whose family created a ‘microboard’ to enable him to pursue a business of his own, even though he cannot communicate. … Continue reading →

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Twelve Things You Can Do to Plan for Your Child’s Future Today

Posted on June 24, 2011 by

When the time approaches for a growing child to leave home, parents experience a mixture of pleasure and trepidation. In cases where the child is not disabled, parents tend to move to the next stage of their lives relatively easily. … Continue reading →

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