April is World Autism Awareness Month and we’d like to support the call out from Aspect (Autism Spectrum Australia) and help foster a world of understanding and acceptance for Autism and autistic people, not just awareness. Aspect celebrated World Autism Understanding Day on 2 April and we’d like to continue the push for increased undertanding of Autism, because understanding leads to acceptance, inclusion and support.
Some concerning statistics:
An estimated 1 in 70 people living in Australia are on the autism spectrum
www.autismspectrum.org
Autistic people still face unemployment rates of around 30% and are four times more likely to experience depression over the course of their lives than their non-Autistic peers!
www.autismspectrum.org
The following resources are for people with autism, those who support them and for those who want to gain an understanding on the road to acceptance.
ASPECT
Aspect (Autism Spectrum Australia) have some fabulous resources, including:
Interested in football? The Mazenod Panthers Football Club will be holding some Come and Try days for all-abilities football! All are welcome to come and have a kick of the footy! Wednesday 1, 8, 15 and 22 February, from 5:00pm – 6:00pm at Mazenod College, 5 Kernot Ave Mulgrave. For more information you can email […]
OC Connections participant and resident artist, Mandy Ebbott recently submitted a mosaic to the SASI Art Exhibition. The SASI Art Show aims to provide a platform for collaboration and inclusion, welcoming all people with a disability, to exhibit. To Mandy’s surprise, her art piece was selected by the Shire of Dunkley to use as their […]
OC Eco T-Top Bollards® at the Social Traders event
In our last blog post, OC Connection employment and enterprise arm, OCC Enterprises (OCCE) announced the launch of their OC Eco T-Top Bollards® This month we are excited to share that in collaboration with Social Traders, an event was held on behalf of OCCE OC T-Top Bollards for their industry-wide launch. This event was a […]