Resources & Networks

NETWORKING

Support Group for Couples in Queensland

QAPS = Queensland Asperger Partner Support

QAPS group started at the end of 2007 with Professor Tony Attwood’s endorsement. We are here to support and encourage you. Our support meetings are held each month. We will send you a diary of events reminders and relevant information by email: qaps.group@gmail.com or call 0418 761 652.

All of the members of our group have or have been in relationships with someone who has Asperger’s syndrome or autism (diagnosed or undiagnosed,) and have different experiences to share. Some of us have been involved in long-term relationships and have just discovered that our partners are autistic whilst others have known for some time. Some however, are in new partnerships and are coming to terms with the dynamics of a neurodiverse relationship. We are all on this journey together. Our group members are not professionals and therefore are unable to offer professional advice, but can direct you, should you wish, to some very knowledgeable professionals.

Please get in contact with Helen Boardman on the above mobile number or email address.

PROGRAMMES

Chill Foundation

Code Blue for Autism

Chill is a strength based social skills coaching program for young adults 18 plus on the autism spectrum. Chill is a ten-week program (one 2.5 hour workshop per week for ten weeks).
Supported by peer mentors, our interactive workshops use video illustration, peer demonstrations, role-play and social situation rehearsals. The program uses popular mediums of drama, music, film and social media to engage participants in a fun and creative experience.

Participants are streamed into workshops according to their current skills and capacity. Participant streaming maximizes the opportunity for our young adults to make connections with their peers during the program and establish new friendships.

RESOURCES

Create Skills For Life

What Create Skills for Life offers
Create Skills for Life offers educational resources, for parents, teachers, and therapists, which are tailored to facilitate learning for children with developmental delay and learning difficulties. The specially designed ebooks and worksheets introduce activities that help to create essential skills needed for rich and positive relationships.

RESOURCES

Autism: What Next?

Australia’s first go-to resource for people navigating an autism diagnosis.

Access to the best quality, evidence based information and resources.
Free and easy to use resource.
Designed and developed by teams of people with lived experience.
Features sections for both child and adult diagnosis.
Curated pathway designed to get you the information you need now.