2015 has now well and truly started. I really hope that 2015 will be even better than last year. Over the past 18 months I have been working with other adults to ensure that the group continues to grow and that important work is carried out. The group now has a regular attendance of approximately 13 adults which is good to see.
Our next meeting will be a brain storming session. It is at this meeting that the group will plan events for the coming months. As well as met the Lord Mayor of Brisbane in April, the group has a lot to look forward too. We are always welcoming new members and furthermore looking at ways to reach out more to the wider community. The work is constant but preparation and perseverance go a long way to try and ensure that this happens.
I am continuing to work with Ben Wilshire and Ben is in contact with Autism organisations both in Australian and abroad. We have also looked at and spoken to the National Autistic Society in the United Kingdom to see if we can also network with them. We have received some emails of correspondence which has been helpful. However connecting and working with them from Australia is something that has not yet been looked into and hopefully in due course something may change on this front?
There are two important conferences happening in Brisbane this year. The first one being hosted by Asperger Services Australia and the other the APAC conference towards the end of the year. Ben Wilshire will be attending both and this should be a good opportunity for Ben to do some public speaking and to represent the work he is doing as well as CareWest in Orange in his position as an Ability Linker.
In my own Autism Advocacy work, I will continue to try my best to run the group. We have Dr Tony Attwood visiting the group in November and furthermore we hope to see more adults working in the group to ensure that momentum and progress continues. The group is about building adults up and encouraging self esteem and confidence. Introductory events are a way of ensuring that new members get a chance to introduce themselves and overcome the barriers of social isolation and even depression. There are some really awesome adults in the group and in each other's company, the foundation stones are already being laid for a more optimistic and supportive future.
In the meantime it is just a matter of continuing forward and trying to ensure that support and friendships continue to grow. We welcome new adults not only from Brisbane but from within Australia, New Zealand and overseas. Wherever one goes or connects with, our support base is expanding.
Please feel free to contact me via www.garryburge.com or connect with us via Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GARRYBURGE.AS to ensure we hear from you.
Yours faithfully
Garry Burge
www.garryburge.com
Our next meeting will be a brain storming session. It is at this meeting that the group will plan events for the coming months. As well as met the Lord Mayor of Brisbane in April, the group has a lot to look forward too. We are always welcoming new members and furthermore looking at ways to reach out more to the wider community. The work is constant but preparation and perseverance go a long way to try and ensure that this happens.
I am continuing to work with Ben Wilshire and Ben is in contact with Autism organisations both in Australian and abroad. We have also looked at and spoken to the National Autistic Society in the United Kingdom to see if we can also network with them. We have received some emails of correspondence which has been helpful. However connecting and working with them from Australia is something that has not yet been looked into and hopefully in due course something may change on this front?
There are two important conferences happening in Brisbane this year. The first one being hosted by Asperger Services Australia and the other the APAC conference towards the end of the year. Ben Wilshire will be attending both and this should be a good opportunity for Ben to do some public speaking and to represent the work he is doing as well as CareWest in Orange in his position as an Ability Linker.
In my own Autism Advocacy work, I will continue to try my best to run the group. We have Dr Tony Attwood visiting the group in November and furthermore we hope to see more adults working in the group to ensure that momentum and progress continues. The group is about building adults up and encouraging self esteem and confidence. Introductory events are a way of ensuring that new members get a chance to introduce themselves and overcome the barriers of social isolation and even depression. There are some really awesome adults in the group and in each other's company, the foundation stones are already being laid for a more optimistic and supportive future.
In the meantime it is just a matter of continuing forward and trying to ensure that support and friendships continue to grow. We welcome new adults not only from Brisbane but from within Australia, New Zealand and overseas. Wherever one goes or connects with, our support base is expanding.
Please feel free to contact me via www.garryburge.com or connect with us via Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GARRYBURGE.AS to ensure we hear from you.
Yours faithfully
Garry Burge
www.garryburge.com
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