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Autism New Zealand to deliver Early Support Services in Wellington

Autism NZ is pleased to be taking over the delivery of early support service Raupī te Raupō from 2025. Raupī te Raupō is a free, world-leading and neuro-affirming programme for young children who are autistic or showing signs of autism, and their families. To date, the programme has been delivered by Victoria University of Wellington

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Getting it Right – Provision and Access to Timely and Appropriate Supports for the Tāngata Whaitakiwātanga/Autistic Community Before, During, and After Diagnosis

Our aim was to evaluate the needs of Autism NZ’s newest service within the Autism Resource Centre – the Autism Diagnostic Service. A mixed method survey and interview research project was implemented to identify the needs of tāngata whaitakiwātanga/autistic people and whānau at different stages of their autism diagnostic journey and navigating the services that

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Counter-extremism resource pack

These resources are designed for autistic people and their support networks who want to find out more about how radicalisation and online propaganda work; when to be concerned that they or someone they know is being radicalised; and where to go for help. Radicalisation Pathways to radicalisation Propaganda Techniques Spotting online propaganda Is this propaganda

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Autism Terminology Guidance From the Autistic Community of Aotearoa New Zealand:

Terminology is a powerful tool. Terminology can help change attitudes towards autism and Autistic people. Terminology has an important role in empowering and supporting Autistic people in Aotearoa New Zealand. There are many different preferences in the Autistic community (Autistic people) and autism community (including family, whānau and wider support networks) for describing autism and

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Autism Connect App

The Autism Connect app is a video chat tool for connecting our community together. Created for autistic people and those who make up their support network – so that they can connect, share learnings and journey together.

For the safety of our Autism NZ users and online community, we require every user to be verified using photo identification. Our team may contact you via email and/or phone as part of the verification process, prior to issuing you a username and password to use the Autism Dashboard and requested services.

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Privacy Policy

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