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A Perfect World (A Father's Quest to Unriddle the Mysteries of Autism) by David Cohen

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David Cohen's remarkable book is both a journey and a story of home. After his three year-old son Eliot is diagnosed with autism, he travels the world to meet leading autism researchers, educators and clinicians. But the heart of the book is his moving meditation on family and what really makes a good life.

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NEW ZEALAND RECOGNISED FOR DISABILITY ISSUES PROGRESS

For those who don’t know me, I’m Matt Frost. I work as Policy and Information Researcher at CCS Disability Action National Office in Wellington. I am also proud to say I am an Aspie!
Last month, I was privileged to be able to attend ceremonies at the United Nations in New York. This is somewhere I […]

Posted in Stories, Advocacy, Policy, Asperger Syndrome by Hilary Stace on June 26th 2008, 3 responses

The New Zealand Autism Spectrum Disorder Guideline

The NZ Autism Spectrum Disorder Guideline was launched at Parliament on World Autism Awareness Day, 2 April 2008. It is a world first in that it is a whole of life, whole of spectrum and whole of government approach to autism. It will be a living guideline so can be updated regularly and have gaps […]

Good politics

Autism support as an election issue? Really? Oddly enough, that appears to be what’s happening in Australia.
 
On the same day that Labor leader Kevin Rudd used his campaign site (yes, there’s no election date, but you can bet there’s a campaign) to announce plans to introduce specialised child care and early intervention services for […]

Posted in Advocacy, Policy, Asperger Syndrome, Autism by Russell Brown on October 9th 2007, 4 responses

The Inclusive Education Action Group

“The Government’s objective, broadly expressed, is that every person, whatever his level of academic ability, whether he be rich or poor, whether he live in town or country, has a right, as a citizen, to a free education of the kind for which he is best fitted and to the fullest extent of his powers. […]

Posted in Advocacy, Policy, Asperger Syndrome, Autism, New Zealand by Hilary Stace on September 24th 2007, 2 responses

The Evidence-Based Guideline for Autism Spectrum Disorder

The development of the Evidence-Based Guideline for Autism Spectrum Disorder is a significant cross-government project. The Guideline will be for anyone supporting or working with a people with autism, such as professionals or family members, who will be guided by what is known as ‘best practice’ according to internationally peer reviewed research. For those with […]

Posted in Policy, Autism, New Zealand by Hilary Stace on August 8th 2007, 1 response

And now …

Anyone who was at the launch of A Perfect World on Monday night will tell you that “Billy Glish” — David Cohen’s old school friend Bill English — gave a soulful and eloquent speech about the challenges faced by families for whom autism is a daily reality. His observation that the book gave lie to […]

Posted in Advocacy, Policy, Asperger Syndrome, Autism, New Zealand by Russell Brown on August 8th 2007, 11 responses