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A family with Autism abused by NSW Education Department

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I am the mother of 2 children on the Autistic Spectrum.
I have been shocked to find out how children with disabilities can be treated in the Education System
What happened to my family should not be possible in a Country like Australia !
Nobody in Australia should suffer harassment and lies from a Government Department
(particularly the Education Department !!!!) simply because they have a child with an autistic spectrum disorder !

Report on mental health and autism spectrum disorders

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Autism Aspergers Advocacy Australia (A4) released a new report on the relationship between autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and mental health.

I deals with a number of perception and outcomes about ASD in the context of mental health.

This report may or may not relate to the Senate Community Affairs Committee Inquiry into mental health and its "omission" of A4's submission to the inquiry (see http://a4.org.au/a4/node/417).

Disability report chronically understates ASD diagnoses

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A just-released report (see PriceWaterhouseCoopers) presents a range of information supporting the proposed National Disability Insurance Scheme.

The paper 'Disability expectations: Investing in a better life, a stronger Australia' is "developed in collaboration with key leaders in the disability care and support field, this PwC report considers: what needs to change if the NDIS is to make a meaningful difference?"

The report indicates that:

Workplace attitudes prevent employment of people with disabilities

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A summary of the findings

World report on disability

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About 15% of the world's population lives with some form of disability, of whom 2-4% experience significant difficulties in functioning. The global disability prevalence is higher than previous WHO estimates, which date from the 1970s and suggested a figure of around 10%. This global estimate for disability is on the rise due to population ageing and the rapid spread of chronic diseases, as well as improvements in the methodologies used to measure disability.

Girls with autism or ADHD symptoms not taken seriously

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When girls with symptoms of autism or ADHD seek professional medical help, their problems are often played down or misinterpreted, and there is a real risk that they will not get the help or support they need. As such, more training is needed in this area, particularly in the public sector, reveals a thesis from the University of Gothenburg.

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) for autism spectrum disorders (ASD)

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Williams K, Wheeler DM, Silove N, Hazell P

Summary

Overview / National Standards Project

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copied from http://www.nationalautismcenter.org/affiliates/

APAC'09 Prevalence presentation

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The following was presented at APAC'09 in Sydney. Among other things, it shows the number of children whose family get's Carer Allowance (that is, formally diagnosed with Autistic or Asperger's Disorders).

The nature and impact of caring for family members with a disability in Australia

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by Ben Edwards, Daryl J. Higgins, Matthew Gray, Norbert Zmijewski, Marcia Kingston

Australian Institute of Family Studies, 2008.
ISBN 978-1-921414-02-2. ISSN 1447-1469 (Print); 1477-1477 (Online).

Full Report - The nature and impact of caring for family members with a disability in Australia (PDF 3.3 MB)

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