Social Distancing & Home Schooling through Corona Virus

Danica De Giorgio & Kathrine Peereboom discussing the challenges of home schooling and social distancing for people on the spectrum.

Other News Articles

International Business Times Feature

A woman in Australia who has three sons diagnosed with autism said she was able to notice the telltale signs that pointed to her sons’ disabilities during the children’s developing years. Katherine Peereboom’s three sons, 8-year-old Oliver, 7-year-old Joshua and 6-year-old Tyler, are “severely autistic” and nonverbal, 7News.com.au reported. The 43-year-old Gold Coast mother said she noticed that Oliver’s development was

Read More »

The Sun UK – I hate seeing how cruel people are

Thank you to The Sun in the United Kingdom for publishing this article. “If people knew more about autism, they may be more inclined to make an effort and understand why someone is behaving differently. “Just when I think we have raised the bar in autism awareness and acceptance there is an incident that happens

Read More »

TRAINING POLICE TO UNDERSTAND AUTISM

People on the autism spectrum are 20 times more likely to come in contact with somebody from the police. Despite this, up until now there has been no training for police officers in how to recognise and react to people with autism spectrum disorder.  Spectrum Support, an organisation empowering the autism community, has partnered with the

Read More »
Scroll to Top

Give Your Gift Today