Research to Practice is coming to Cairns
Autism Queensland's popular Sensory Processing Research to Practice Seminar is coming to Cairns in July. This full-day workshop for educators, therapists and others supporting individuals on the spectrum will be held at the Brothers Leagues...
Read moreUniversal Design to Support Inclusion Seminar
Join us at the Autism Hub, Woolloongabba for a Research to Practice seminar, "Employing a Universal Design for Learning Framework to Support the Inclusion of Students on the Autism Spectrum." This session, for teachers and support...
Read more‘Blue Haired Girl’ to raise awareness of autism in girls
Noosa singer/songwriter, model, actor and artist Emma Bridget Tomlinson has lent her considerable talent to Autism Queensland’s annual “Go Blue for Autism” campaign in an effort raise awareness of the different challenges facing...
Read moreWorld Autism Awareness Day Movie Premiere Event
Please join Autism Queensland & AEIOU Foundation on April 2, World Autism Awareness Day, for a special movie night event at the Palace Barracks Cinemas, Petrie Terrace, Brisbane City. The event will feature the world premiere of the...
Read moreAutism Queensland welcomes new CEO Pam Macrossan
Pam Macrossan has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Autism Queensland following the retirement of Rod Cameron who has led the organisation since 2015. Pam has held senior roles at Autism Queensland since January 2015, when...
Read moreAutism Queensland Cairns school opens doors to first students
Autism Queensland will welcome its first Cairns school students on Tuesday when it opens the doors to its new autism-specific school in the Education and Therapy Centre at Edmonton for the start of the school year. The students, in Prep to...
Read moreBookings now open for 2019 Workshops
Autism Queensland's 2019 workshop schedule is now live, with the first sessions commencing mid-February! Our professional learning and development facilitators present a variety of workshops across...
Read moreSeasons Greetings
Wishing everyone a peaceful and happy Christmas and New Year. Autism Queensland will close today, 21 December 2018. Our Brisbane offices will reopen on Wednesday 2 January 2019, followed by Gladstone, Rockhampton, Mackay and Cairns ...
Read moreAutism Queensland receives $1.3 million for Sunnybank school refurbishment
Queensland’s first ever autism-specific school, which opened at Sunnybank Hills in 1977, is set for a $1.3 million refurbishment thanks to funding from the Queensland Independent Schools Block Grant Authority, State Capital...
Read moreCongratulations to the 2018 Creative Futures Recognition Awards winners
The winners of Autism Queensland’s 2018 Creative Futures Recognition Awards were announced Tuesday, 4 December at a special event hosted by the Governor of Queensland and Autism Queensland Patron, His Excellency the Honourable Paul...
Read moreGreen light for our new school campus in Cairns
Enrolments are now officially open for the Cairns campus of the Autism Queensland school with classes, Prep to Year 2 commencing at the start of the 2019 school year. Autism Queensland will begin offering the specialist schooling...
Read moreAustralia's first National Guideline for the autism diagnostic practices
Developed and published by Autism CRC with the financial support of the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA), the Guideline aims to create greater consistency in diagnostic practices across the country to ensure individuals on the...
Read moreNew Prep Transition Program to run this September holidays
Is your child transitioning to Prep in 2019? Autism Queensland will deliver a five-day group program for children with autism and their parents to prepare for successful transition to Prep this coming school holidays. PREParation Station ...
Read moreBlackwater Basilisks to lace on the boots for autism awareness
The Blackwater Basilisks Rugby Union Club is hosting a day full of Women's and Men's Rugby and children’s entertainment on Saturday 23 June at its Hunter Street club to help raise funds and awareness for Autism...
Read moreAutism Queensland Board announces new Chairman
The Autism Queensland Board of Directors is delighted to announce the appointment of Mr Ian Langdon as Board Chairman. Mr Langdon, who is also Chair of the Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service Board of Directors, was appointed to the...
Read moreThank you Vuly!
The children who attend our early childhood intervention programs at Sunnybank Hills found a wonderful surprise in their playground when they returned after the school holidays - a new trampoline! Upon learning Autism Queensland had ...
Read moreAutism Queensland awarded tenders to deliver three new programs
Autism Queensland has been awarded tenders to deliver three new programs in the second round of the National and Jurisdictional Information Linkages and Capacity Building (ILC) grants announced yesterday. A National Readiness grant for...
Read moreNew service for families in Inverell
New England parents and carers of children and adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) will have greater access to therapy, early intervention, training and other specialist ASD support services now speech pathologist Natalie Jones has opened the ...
Read moreEarly Start Denver Model - helping very young children with autism
Did you know that Autism Queensland is the only autism service provider in Queensland with staff qualified to deliver the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) early intervention? This evidence-based, manualized, intervention is designed to...
Read moreStudents with autism should have access to a range of schooling options
As autism is a ‘spectrum disorder’, Autism Queensland believes that a range of schooling options should be available to students with autism and that no one option or model will suit the needs of every student with...
Read moreTeen Tech Shed up and running in Brisbane
Autism Queensland's after-school version of its popular Studio G program for younger participants is now available in Brisbane for 12-15 year olds with autism. The model is a combination of the current Studio G program, but with a less...
Read moreAutism Queensland Cairns receives $9000 grant from SUEZ
Autism Queensland Cairns has received a $9,000 grant from waste and water management company SUEZ to improve playground facilities for local children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Autism Queensland Cairns Team Leader, Tanya...
Read moreAutism Queensland receives USD$23,500 grant from the UPS Foundation
Autism Queensland has received an USD$23,500 grant from The UPS Foundation, which drives global corporate citizenship and philanthropic programs for UPS (NYSE:UPS). The grant will be used for the Studio G Program for young people with...
Read moreMedicare Rebates for Allied Health Assessments & Therapy Services
Autism Queensland's allied health assessment and therapy services are eligible for Medicare and private health insurance rebates companies when you have a referral from an appropriate medical professional. The following services* ...
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