The Australian Federal Government is creating another National Disability Strategy (see http://www.fahcsia.gov.au/internet/facsinternet.nsf/disabilities/nds.htm).
The consultation was spectacularly short … about 6 weeks. The government launched its discussion paper on 17th October 2008. The closing date for comments was 1st December.
Hi folk ...
I came across the following on Facebook ... see http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6852404620. I felt it is interesting. In particular, the title is catchy and should inform governmn ets in Australia.
A new report on educating autistic children finds schools unable to cope and parents frustrated. ...
Teachers' tolerance levels were never very high where John Davis was concerned. The boy, who has autism and dyspraxia, was noisier than many other children with his condition and would become frustrated easily, especially in a confined space. ...
Autism gets much more coverage in the media in USA compared to Australia.
If you would like to see some of the coverage, especially the TV coverage, check out these web pages ...
A4 has not reviewed the content of these webpages so it has no opinion about the content and does not endorse anything on those websites.
When Preston Brown was a young child, doctors diagnosed him with autism. Now they say he doesn't have it anymore.
"He's very aware of his surroundings," said his mother, Jamie Brown, who added that the changes in recent months have been drastic and that doctors have dropped his autism diagnosis.
"He communicates, he has favorites, he has opinions, he has humor," she said. "He makes friends, he is learning at warp speed, he's intelligent. He's happy, he's not sick anymore."
JEDDAH: To help the growing number of autistic children in the Arab world, the first scientific forum of autism centers in the Arab world began on Sunday night at the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The event — entitled “Autism, Reality and Future” — was held under the support of Prince Talal, president of the Arab Gulf Program for United Nations Development Organizations (AGFUND), and was organized by the Al-Faisalya Women Welfare Society and the Jeddah Autism Center.
Angela Harper-Erini
November 12, 2008
Queensland health experts are seeking a national register of children with disabilities after claims that children have been wrongly diagnosed as autistic to secure disability funding.
Labor backbencher Dean Wells tabled figures in the Queensland parliament on Tuesday indicating that one in every 50 children in the state was diagnosed as autistic.
The figure, obtained from parliamentary library research of government records, was three times the international average.
State-wide community forums hosted by the Queensland Law Reform Commission (QLRC). For further information, please email qlrcguardianship@justice.qld.gov.au or telephone 07-32474544.
Source: Stephanie from Queensland Parents of People with a Disability (QPPD) steph@qppd.org.au
Discussions about what people on or near the autism spectrum want or need ... or prefer will be ongoing for a long time to come. I expect different people will have their own goals, preferences and needs. There is no single solution no matter how carefully we search.
Here is a very disturbing story from the media in the USA.
Autism in America: A Perilous Diagnosis
By RADHA CHITALE
ABC News Medical Unit
Nov. 6, 2008
Liane Willey's father always told her that, if she was ever in trouble, she should find a policeman and ask for help.
In college, Willey befriended a young campus policeman. Recalling her father's advice, she asked him to escort her home late one evening rather than walk alone. Instead, the officer drove away from campus, took her to his trailer home, and raped her.
