Autism Connect
Autism Connect is a tool for empowering our community to connect online. Please register using the form below.
Fill out the form and one of our team will contact you to confirm registration details. We will email you once your account has been set up.
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Why use Autism Connect?
Autism Connect is a service for the times when your Regional Outreach Coordinator may be unavailable. It also provides an alternative platform for people who prefer to connect online.
Through Autism Connect, people can access reliable, actionable, evidence-informed information from our Outreach team around Aotearoa.
Autism Connect has the functionality to connect the community with free, real-time events such as:
- Public online support and social groups.
- Private online face to face meetings with an Autism Connect Outreach Coordinator or one of our Outreach team from around New Zealand.
- Online Education Programmes.
See Public Video Events on Autism Connect for upcoming events.
Other features of Autism Connect:
- Private chat and public chat forums. This means you can connect with other like-minded people in a way that works for you.
- Video events that provide an opportunity for community members to create virtual support or special interest groups. These can be both public or private.
If you need assistance or have any questions you can contact us at: autismconnect@autismnz.org.nz
Why we need your identification?
For the safety of our Autism Connect users and community, we require every user to be verified using photo identification. This is also to confirm you are over 18. Our team may contact you via email and/or phone as part of the verification process. If you have any barriers to providing photo identification please contact our Autism Connect Outreach Coordinator autismconnect@autismnz.org.nz
What is photo identification?
Photo identification or photo ID is an identity document that includes a photograph of the holder, usually only their face. The most commonly accepted forms of photo ID are those issued by government authorities, such as driver’s licenses, identity cards and passports, but special-purpose photo ID eg: student ID can also be accepted.
Privacy Statement:
The personal information collected from you on this form is required by Autism New Zealand for the purposes of providing our services. It may also be used for statistical purposes in a way that will not identify the individual. The information collected will be held securely in our Dynamics 365 system and Autism New Zealand will respect the confidentiality of the information collected. Providing some information is optional however if you choose not to enter your name or contact details, we may be unable to provide our services.
You have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of your information, or to have it corrected, please contact us at info@autismnz.org.nz, or 04 803 3501, or 20 Sydney St, Petone, 5012.