Category Archives: Support Groups

What can be learned from support groups?

When Horse became Saw – Book review

Posted on July 2, 2011 by

When one has to live with the reality of an autistic child/adult every day, one learns how to maintain a ‘distance’, which acts like an emotional safety net, to save you from the pain of rejection you might otherwise feel from someone you … 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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Beverley Eitzen spared a murder conviction

Posted on June 17, 2011 by

On Friday July 24, 2009, the front page of the Advertiser reported that Beverley Eitzen, who for 16 years had cared for a son with a mental capacity of a two-year old, had appeared in court accused of the boy’s … Continue reading →

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The etiquette of judgement

Posted on June 11, 2011 by

Some people are unaware of the ‘etiquette of judgement’ in their enthusiasm to comment on a conversation (whether it be an oral person-to-person conversation, or a digital conversation via Facebook, Twitter or the wide world of the Blogosphere). In person-to-person … Continue reading →

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Support group discussions

Posted on April 7, 2011 by

Recently I attended a support group for mums and carers of kids on the autism spectrum. I attended this local group in the morning, and I the afternoon I opened an email with a link to a group discussion on the … Continue reading →

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