News

• Join before 30 June and you might win!
• DisabilityCare to cover ‘most’ individuals with ASD
• A Still Jacket – movie screening
• Melbourne WAAD Event in Pictures
• Andrew Payne Runs for Oscars 100
• A Sea of Blue…
• The New Entertainment Book has arrived
• George Calombaris and Tom Gleisner Help Us Celebrate WAAD
• Amaze Billboard Looks Down on Elizabeth Street
• Melbourne Skyline Turns Blue for Autism Awareness
• ‘One Day’ Heavy Metal Autism Benefit – 31 March
• Help Light It Up Blue in your street! Free blue globes…
• The Giants were Amazing!
• Bake for Amaze!
• World Autism Awareness Day Will Bring Thousands of People Together to Highlight this Growing Disability
• NDIS Forum – Thurs 14 March, 1-4pm – free for members
• Sensory-Friendly Movies – 16 and 17 March
• Government funds Autism Cooperative Research Centre
• John Van Wisse and Tobias Frenz are Swimming in Giants of the Bay
• Village Continues Sensory-Friendly Movies
• Giants of the Bay – swimming for ASD awareness
• BioAutism 2013
• Need a goal to get fit? Run Melbourne!
• BrickVention – the Melbourne LEGO (R) Convention 19 & 20 Jan
• Victorian State Disability Plan Available Online
• Festive Fun
• Amaze and DEECD join forces to build positive relationships between children with ASD and their peers at school
• New Diagnostic Criteria Will be Helpful for Many
• Members Appoint New Board of Governance
• The Giving Card
• “An Uplifted Feeling”
• Variety Children’s Christmas Party
• More sensory-friendly fun at the movies – Madagascar 3
• Kolbe will be playing in the National 8 Ball Titles for ASD awareness
• Register now for 11th Annual ASD Research Forum
• Ice Age 4: Continental Drift – Sensory Friendly Screenings
• Richard Runs in Armour for Autism
• Amaze Board Nominations Now Open
• ASD Research Forum Details Announced!
• ASD on ABC News Breakfast
• Do you have a sibling with an Autism Spectrum Disorder? Register for the BIG Weekend NOW
• VAC 2012 – over 30 speakers providing practical strategies
• An overture but no finale…
• Grant’s Channel Swim is Under Way!
• Run Melbourne
• Online Shop Now Live
• Attempting the English Channel for Autism Awareness
• Meet the Poet – Poetry Reading 13 July
• VAC 2012 – Early Bird Closing Today
• FaHCSIA funding to cover VAC attendance
• Helping Children with Autism Booklet – A Guide for Victorian Families
• Victorian Budget Gives Cold Comfort to Families with ASD
• Parents wanted for DEECD Focus Groups
• Entertainment Books Now Available
• APEX Foundation Autism Trust Grant Applications Open
• Victorian Autism Conference – Call for posters now open
• Amaze Publishes Information Resource on Absconding
• World Autism Awareness Day
• Who will be the ‘Giants of the Bay’?
• New “Nurturing Children with Autism” Resource
• Milestone for Helping Children with Autism Package
• Have your say about experiences of children with disability in schools
• Brickvention – A Success!
• Help purchase 60kg of Lego for ASD Playgroups
• Swim with the Giants of the Bay, 10-11 March
• AGM and New Board of Governance 2011-2012
• BrickVention – the Lego (R) Convention – 21-22 Jan 2012
• Dec 3 – International Day of People with a Disability
• Join in the LEGO(R) Road Train Build Record Attempt
• Melbourne City2Sea – Sun 13 November
• Autism Victoria Annual Report Available
• VAC2012 – Exhibitor & Sponsorship Opportunities Now Open
• Trekkers Complete Kokoda Trail
• Kokoda Trekkers Set Off
• Amaze – a new name and a new look
• APAC brings together 1400 people with an interest in Autism
• Autism Victoria Board Elections and AGM
• 10th Annual ASD Research Forum – Thurs 3 November 2011
• Autism Victoria Consultant List
• Federal Budget Announcements
• Our Response to the Draft National Disability Insurance Scheme Report
• Autism Victoria’s Directory of Services Updated
• Facebook and Twitter Pages Now Available!
• Autism Victoria’s Annual General Meeting
• Launch of Autism Diagnosis and Assessment Guidelines for Victoria
• Autism Victoria’s Strategic Plan 2010-2011
• Asia Pacific Autism Conference (APAC) 2011
• National Position Paper on Autism Spectrum Disorders in Australia

Events

• SAAIF Autism Conference 2013 – Beyond Early Intervention: A Journey into the Life Spectrum of ASD
• After Hours Events
• Body Language: Recognising non-verbal cues
• Evening Family Information Session – ASD and Puberty
• Evening Family Information Session – Anxiety and ASD
• Creating Success in Schools Workshop
• Free Seminar: The Role of Therapy Dogs for People with Autism
• ASD Community of Practice North West Metro Region- Oakleigh Centre Transition Program
• Rob McNamara Exhibition
• Aspect Recipe for Success
• Floortime Information Sesssion
• Pragmatic Organisation Dynamic Display (PODD) Introductory Workshop with a focus on ASD
• Level 1 ABA Therapist Training
• Level 1 ABA Therapist Training
• Aspect Positive Behaviour Support Workshop: Northcote
• Aspect Positive Behaviour Support Workshop: Lakes Entrance
• Aspect Positive Behaviour Support Workshop: Whittlesea
• Aspect Positive Behaviour Support Workshop: Wodonga
• Secret Agent Society
• World Autism Awareness Day 2013 Melbourne