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Hello All,
Just wondering if anyone knows how to get a start as an Educational Consultant - Autism? I have heard and read the blurbs of different people who go on a circuit within both private and public schools while they espouse different programs for people with Autism.
How do you get involved in it? Is there a list that different departments of Education have in each state that have different contact people? Such as a list of recommended speakers.
I have a Bachelor of Adult Vocational Teaching with 7 years teaching experience, plus I have Bachelors in Communications; and I am close to finishing my Autism-based PhD. I would like it to be more than just a thesis gathering dust on a library shelf somewhere. I also have years of experience and training in Person Centred Planning working with parents of children with disability.
Oh by the way I have lived experience of the condition ... first-hand lived experience. Plus, I am a parent of two children with diagnosis. They were diagnosed first so therefore I got it from them!
Kind Regards
Lionel
TopicToaster
SubscriberHave you been in touch with Aspect?
https://www.autismspectrum.org.au/
My partner (speech pathologist) works in this area quite a bit, and has found in the past that the assistance you can get from organizations such as Aspect can be a good start for accessing other services for the client, or at least making yourself known to the movers and shakers in the field.
-Mitch
'El Burro' 2012 Defender 90.
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Maybe try contacting your state govt education department and any private school departments.
As the parent of a now adult child with high functioning autism we spent a lot of time battling schools and bureaucracy trying to get them to understand Autism and the unique challenges our son faced. I commend you on wanting to be part of the solution and assist others.
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