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Autistic Traits

Autistic Traits

This resource is designed for both adults who suspect they might be autistic, and parents who suspect their children might be autistic. It covers the traits that an assessment is looking for, what these might feel like in yourself, and what they might look like in your child.

Autistic Traits

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Autism Connect

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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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