ASD Meetings

LIFE Unlimited and Parent to Parent New Zealand in joint partnership, have been contracted by the Ministry of Health to provide a new national information and advisory service for people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their families/whanau.
The service will offer information and support:
· Written information on ASD, support groups and services
· Contact with a Support Parent whose child also has ASD
· Advisors/field workers providing ASD information and advice
· Clinical & evidence based advice on interventions/therapies
· Web Site listing ASD service providers
· Community network meetings

The Service will be “live” on 1st October 2007.

During July and August, Adri Isbister (CEO of LIFE Unlimited) and Anne Wilkinson (CEO of Parent to Parent) will be travelling around New Zealand to introduce the service and to receive suggestions and feedback. They will also be asking for ideas of a name for the new service. 25 meetings in 16 locations have been planned. The New Zealand Federation of Disability Information Centres is assisting with the coordination of these meetings which will be held mostly in Federation Centres. For more Information contact:

Life Unlimited
Po Box 146
Hamilton
Phone 0800 008011

info@life.nzl.org http://www.life.nzl.org/

Parent to Parent New Zealand Inc
Po Box 234
WAIKATO Mail Centre
Hamilton
Phone 0508 236236
national@parent2parent.org.nz http://www.parent2parent.org.nz/