by SASI | Dec 3, 2020 | Blog
Celebrating International Day of People with a Disability 2020 With the support of SASI staff and lead by Lachlan Macphee-Dundas, our clients across different sites participated in the Mornington Peninsula day of celebration virtually this year. (PS – SASI bits...
by Natalee Chiodo | Nov 28, 2020 | Blog
Growing up with an autistic sibling My youngest son was born into a seemingly ‘normal’ family. His brother was almost 5 years older than him, and was looking forward to being a big brother. At the time of my younger son’s birth we didn’t know that his brother had...
by SASI | Nov 23, 2020 | Blog
Autism Connect: Australia’s First National Autism Helpline Amaze has launched a new service called Autism Connect – Australia’s first national autism helpline. Formerly the Victorian-based service called Autism Advisor, this new helpline is now available...
by Natalee Chiodo | Nov 11, 2020 | Blog
Education for people with disability We’re all entitled to receive an education. Yet, for children on the spectrum, it seems to be a constant struggle due to the lack of understanding throughout our education system in regards to how to teach children with disability....
by Natalee Chiodo | Oct 28, 2020 | Blog
Learning to drive when you’re on the spectrum Learning to drive and getting your license is a rite of passage for most teens. It certainly was when I was growing up. I passed my learners as soon as I turned 16, begged my parents to take me out to practise as much as...
by Natalee Chiodo | Oct 17, 2020 | Blog
What’s the fascination with anime anyway? Anime has a huge following in our household, so much so that my son’s bedroom walls are covered with images of anime characters, figurines and other anime paraphernalia decorate his room. His computer screen explodes with...
