Listed Below are some services for disabilities that you may find useful
Asperger Services Australia
The Network’s aims are to:
- Give mutual support to parents, carers, families, siblings and children/adults with Asperger's Syndrome
- Provide relevant information on Asperger's Syndrome
- Encourage research into Asperger's Syndrome and Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Promote awareness and engage in community education
- Campaign for improved educational services
- Provide a resource library
- Maintain a register of professionals
- Maintain links with other organisations
- To promote an Asperger's Adolescent/Adult support group
- To promote a siblings support group
Australian Hearing
Australian Hearing is funded by the Australian Government to look after the hearing needs of children who have a permanent or long-term hearing loss. We provide a full range of hearing services for children and young people up to the age of 21, eligible adults and aged pensioners, and most war veterans
www.hearing.com.au/
Autism Queensland
AT AQ
Autism Queensland offers a variety of intensive remedial and assessment programs at its Therapy and Education Centres.
SCHOOL YEARS
Autism Queensland work with the child's regular teachers to focus on achieving an improved educational outcome.
ADULT YEARS
Autism Queensland provide several support options for adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder and their families.
HELP AND SUPPORT
Consultancy services, advisory visits, and support groups.
RESPITE AND ACCOMMODATION
Autism Queensland provides a wide range of respite and accommodation options.
www.autismqld.com.au/services/services.html
Care and Respite QLD
Care & Respite (QLD) provides individual community and residential care programs where accommodation, assistance with activities of daily living, long & short term respite, domestic services and in-home attendant care are provided for individuals with physical impairments or intellectual impairments, who cannot live independently and who want individualised care. Phone 1800 016 111 for futher information
www.crq.org.au/index.htm