Adam

Autism Victoria is happy to announce that we have 35 free double passes to a preview screening of the upcoming major motion picture Adam, starring Rose Byrne and Hugh Dancy.

'Adam is a romantic comedy about a relationship between Adam and Beth. Adam is a brilliant but lonely engineer with Asperger Syndrome and Beth is a cosmopolitan young New Yorker, their relationship proves 'how far two people from different realities can stretch in search of an extraordinary connection'.

The preview screening of Adam is screening this Sunday the16th of August at 3.00pm at Hoyts Cinema Chadstone. To pick up your free double pass come into the Autism Victoria office in Carlton. The tickets will be distributed by a 'first in, first served' basis, so be sure to get in quick!!!

Autism Awareness month DVD for Sale

As many of you are aware, Autism Victoria ran a series of lectures throughout May to celebrate Autism Awareness Month. We filmed all of the lectures and they are now available on DVD for $30. If you would like to purchase a DVD they are $30 for the set of 4 lectures and this prices includes GST and postage.

The content is as follows:

Lecture 1 - Services and supports for families and individuals

• Wojciech Nadachowski – Alpha Autism

• Tracey Millen – SaSi

• Heather Liesis – Commonwealth Carers Respite Carelink Centre (Northern Region)

• Karen Hobday – Gateways

• Val Spence – EPIC

Lecture 2 - Raising a child with an ASD  (age group 0-6)

• Frossa Mrakas, Parenting Research Centre  – Adapting to life as a parent of a child with an ASD

• Andrea Radcliffe, Autism Partership - Some Practical Suggestions for Working Through: Outings, Toileting, Eating & Tantrums

• Pia Wrafter, Autism Victoria – Helping Children With Autism Package

Lecture 3 – Raising a child with an ASD (school age)

• Val Spence, EPIC – transition from Early Intervention to school

• Gail Prunetti, Western Autistic School – Problems children face in the classroom

• Sophia Neves, Autism Victoria – Managing anxiety, depression and anger

• Lia Castorina, Autism Victoria – Accessing funding for your child at school

Lecture 4 – Early intervention techniques

• Karen McKinnon, ABIA – Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA)

• Renee Dela Cruz, RDI Melbourne – Relationship Development Intervention (RDI)

• Julie Jackson, Noah’s Ark – The Hanen Program

• Martha Mack, Listen & Learn – The Tomatis Method and Auditory Integration Training

• David Austin, Swinburne University – The Biomedical approach

If you are interested in purchasing a DVD they are $30 inc GST and postage.

Please contact Sasha Lilford on 03 – 96571629 or sasha.lilford@autismvictoria.org.au