Autism Western Cape

2 April 2013 is the sixth annual World Autism Awareness Day. Every year, autism organisations around the world celebrate the day with unique fundraising and awareness-raising events. Autism Western Cape staff are fielding interviews from Radio, TV Print Media, our Director Janine Chester started her day at the crack of dawn with Ryan O Conner [...]

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This workshop covers: managing income, budgeting, grocery shopping and meal-planning. Strategies will be individualized to suit each participant’s skills and experience. The session takes place on 20 April 2013, 09:00-11:00 at On Spectrum.  Please note that registration closes on 16 April 2013 and the cost is R350/session. Print or Share

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ICE-AID has produced autism-specific medical emergency silicone wristbands which are bright lime green, with white writing, which makes it very obvious to a person coming across someone who appears lost, or is putting themself in danger etc. The instruction on the band is simple “I AM AUTISTIC. TO HELP ME SMS (insert personal number) TO [...]

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Find out more about the therapy offered by Brain Harmonics, a neuro-feedback therapy which has been shown to have great results with autism. Neuro-feedback is described as the science of changing brainwaves by giving your brain real time feedback on the current state of your brain activity – information that can help you to train [...]

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