Our third Autism Month profile is about Joanne Dacombe. Joanne was diagnosed as autistic later in life and is the mother to an autistic adult son. This gives her familiarity with many issues around autism and lived experience as the parent of an autistic person. Joanne is currently a member of Autism NZ’s board. She …
Our second community profile is Cecily Shaw. Cecily is a classical singer who graduated with a Masters degree in Music from the University of Waikato, where she studied the experiences of neurodivergent musicians. She is a music teacher in Hamilton, and plans to study in the UK next year. Cecily answered a few questions for …
As part of Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month, we will publishing a few profiles of people in the autistic and wider autism community. Our first profile is Ricky Townsend, an award-winning filmmaker from Christchurch. He is a fine arts student, specialising in film, at the Ilam School of Fine Arts, University of Canterbury. He is …
We are very pleased to announce that bookings can now be made for the Low Sensory Covid-19 Vaccination Clinics in Christchurch. There are two options available: Nurse Maude Ballroom, 24 McDougall Ave, Christchurch Friday 11 February 2022 9.00am – 12.30pm Monday 21nd February 2022 1.00pm – 4.30pm Friday 11 March 2022 9.00am – 12.30pm Wednesday …
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A man with autism says he was left feeling humiliated and angry after being told his face mask exemption was not legitimate while he shopped at a city mall. Autism New Zealand chief executive Dane Dougan said the issue of discrimination over face mask exemptions was “massive”.
Autism NZ is proud to again be hosting low sensory vaccination events at our resource centre in Petone in conjunction with the local DHB. All individuals aged 5-11, those with high support needs and their families will be able to receive their COVID-19 vaccination in our purpose-built space, with extended appointment times and support. WHEN: …
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From Tuesday to Saturday, after an hour of yoga with his flatmates, Matthew Di Leva puts on his gloves and gets ready to head to work.
Our Chief Executive, Dane Dougan was on RNZ’s Nine to Noon with Kathryn Ryan in December. talking about how more research funding should be going towards supporting people, as opposed to biological projects that sees autism as a deficit. Listen to the full interview here.
Autism New Zealand’s Patron Eric Murray was on TVNZ’s Seven Sharp to promote and explain our new Vaximate tool. Watch the video below:
The Annual Special Needs Children Parties and Autism New Zealand work in partnership to bring the regions something a little bit special each year. We provide fun for thousands of children and caregivers who have special challenges to overcome on their life’s journey, through these events. Depending on venue availability in each region it maybe …
