by Natalee Chiodo | Oct 11, 2020 | Blog
National Carers Week runs from 11 – 17 October 2020 with the aim to raise awareness of unpaid carers and their caring role in Australia. Everyone at SASI are so appreciative of all the fantastic work our carers provide for our clients. We want them to know their...
by Natalee Chiodo | Oct 10, 2020 | Blog
I’m only just starting to learn about Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA). Although I’ve heard of the term over the years, it’s much more common in the UK than it is in Australia. From what I know about it, such a diagnosis would seem quite fitting to my son who has a...
by Natalee Chiodo | Oct 10, 2020 | Blog
Mikayla was only 13 when she started her online craft business ‘Echidnart’. This talented young autistic entrepreneur is now 16 and she has branched out her business to make face masks, meeting the needs of the Victorian community where the wearing of...
by Natalee Chiodo | Oct 10, 2020 | Blog
Does your child suffer from sleep issues? You’re not alone. A study in 2019 found that nearly 80 percent of autistic pre-school children have disrupted sleep.1 Children with autism are twice as likely to have sleep problems. Think back to when your child was a baby,...
by SASI | Aug 28, 2020 | Blog
Over the last three years I have had the privilege of writing blogs for SASI. Each of the blogs have come from my own personal experience in raising a child who is on the spectrum. They’ve also been influenced by friends who have children with autism or who themselves...
by SASI | Aug 26, 2020 | Blog
Children with hearing difficulties can lead to a late autism diagnosis as some autistic traits may not present or be recognised early due to the prevalence of hearing issues. It’s estimated that autism occurs in 4 to 9 per cent of people with autism as opposed to 1...
