Meet Kathrine Peereboom, Australia’s first Autism and Law Enforcement trainer.
Having founded Spectrum Support in 2017, Kathrine Peereboom sits down with Get It Magazine’s Holly Bartter to share her story of family, forward thinking, and the work her charity is doing to educate law enforcement in understanding and managing ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) in the field.
Speak to any parent who has applied, let alone repeatedly reapplied for NDIS funding for their child – and their hearts will start pounding just as the mere thought of the unbearably epic process. Kathrine Peereboom, knows this dreaded procedure more than most with three severely autistic non-verbal boys – Oliver, 8, Joshua, 7, and Tyler is
As unemployment continues to rise there is a growing need for people to transition into a carers role. Working with our countries most vulnerable can be a very rewarding and fulfilling career.
There is a strong autism community out there and it can be easy to forget that for the majority of Australians they have limited exposure to what autistic traits may be. Thank you to Mama Mag for this wonderful article.
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