Supporting school age students on the Autism Spectrum
Connecting North
East Victorian Parents…
Happy new year to everyone! Hope you have all enjoyed a safe and happy
break.
Let’s see what 2013 has in store for us:
Upcoming Events
·
FREE 3 Day
Workshop – ‘Positive Behaviour Support’ – ASPECT
Our Ladies Primary School Wangaratta
Tuesday 26th
Feb 9.30am – 28th Feb 2.30pm
More information visit: www.autismspectrum.org.au
·
Wangaratta Autism
Community of Practice Meeting
Friday 1st
March 12.30 – 2.30 pm
Venue: NECAMHS – RiversEdge 66 – 68 Faithfull St, Wangaratta
·
Michael Whatam –
‘The Institutionalised Alien’
Information session: ‘Aspergers and Learning Difficulties, Education and
Employment and Post School Transition’
Thursday
7th March: 10.00 – 3pm Club Mulwala
Contact YNH services Yarrawonga – Ph: 03 5744 3911 Email:
community@ynhservices.org.au
·
Autism Awareness Day:
‘Different Not Less Campaign’ – QE2 Square Dean St Albury
Tuesday 2nd
April. 1 – 3 pm Information and Networking 3
– 6 pm Family Fun
Read on for more information
Autism
Awareness Day Tuesday 2nd April - Albury
Autism Awareness Day is shaping up to be action packed in Albury. The Different
Not Less campaign will incorporate an awareness and
information day with family fun and fundraising for Aspect Riverina Middle
Years School.
Family Picnic
Expressions of interest are being posted on facebook – at the moment
current thinking is for Albury in February.
Facebook
Have you joined? NE Victoria Autism Parent / Carer Page
31 Families throughout the North East are already connected –
You could find out that one local Mum is writing a book, another is trying
to get once a month services to their town. You could offer advice to another
about girls on the spectrum, or share your ideas about where the next family
picnic should be!
Anxiety
This time of year can bring anxiety to a head – the prospect of starting a
new school or new classroom can cause anxiety to build.
Tips:
·
Most teachers
will be heading into their classrooms to set up for the new year – ask if you
can visit the classroom with your child
·
Walk around
the school, play in the playground, spend some time in the school
·
Make a list
of all the things that will be the same and different (make the ‘same’ list
longer than the differences)
·
Look at
photos you may have taken at school
·
Use a
calendar to mark important dates
·
Make sure to
incorporate relaxation and physical exercise in every day
Make Time for
Yourself
Easier said than done! But please don’t forget there are organisations
such as Villa Maria in the Wangaratta area that can help. They can also run
relaxation / yoga classes through Pangerang House for parents / carers
throughout the year. It would be worth a phone call to have a chat! Villa
Maria: 03 5722 9046
All the best for 2013
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or ideas for our area.
Regards,
Kerri Grant
Key Learning Facilitator Wangaratta
ph: 0448 513 796
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