Takiwātanga (Autism) Experience

Tania is the Director of Advocacy at IHC. She is an advocate for kaupapa Maori including advocating for the rights of people with disabilities. This episode is a conversation about IHC's programmes and what services or support are available autism and the wider disability community.  https://ihc.org.nz/ ------------------------------------- Love not cure. Exploring autism one strength at a ti...

Bryan Betty is a practicing GP based in Cannons Creek in Porirua. The suburb is considered a high needs area in Porirua.  He was appointed as the Medical Director of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioner and was recently awarded with The New Zealand Order of Merit for his contributions to medical practice. In this episode, Bryan talked about medications and prescriptions for A...

2nd review of ORS assessment was sent through and after a few months of waiting,,, tan ta-aran! ------------------------------------- Love not cure. Exploring autism one strength at a time.  Takiwātanga is the Te Reo Māori for autism. From 'tōku/tōna anō takiwā' - 'my/his/her own time and space' This is a podcast about autism. https://takiwatanga.org.nz --------------------------------------...

Just some thoughts around the recent episode with Suzi and some key takeaways from that discussion. I also talked about the response of the Ministry of Education with regards the podcast request I raised with the ministry to answer some ORS related questions. ------------------------------------- Love not cure. Exploring autism one strength at a time.  Takiwātanga is the Te Reo Māori for auti...

Suzi is an amazing mum of 2. Her eldest son is diagnosed/assessed with Aspergers - ASD... She talked about the side effects of Ritalin (an ADHD medication)and the potential devastating outcome if she has let her son continue to take it.  Join me in this episode to uncover these side effects and how she is managing her journey of autism. This episode contains sensitive topics. Please respect t...

This episode is about my reflections with past episodes No. 21, No. 22, No. 23, and No. 24.  ------------------------------------- Love not cure. Exploring autism one strength at a time.  Takiwātanga is the Te Reo Māori for autism. From 'tōku/tōna anō takiwā' - 'my/his/her own time and space' This is a podcast about autism. https://takiwatanga.org.nz -------------------------------------...

Whaikaha or The Ministry for the Disabled is the newly established Ministry that is said to give a voice to the disabled community in Aotearoa. The new Minister, Poto Williams will be leading this new Ministry in pushing the new legislation (Accessibility Bill) in the parliament.  I was able to get some of her time to talk about what support and can the autism community and the wider disabled...

In this episode, we are going to showcase how the Hutt Valley Riding for the Disabled is making a difference in the disabled community for over 40 years. Their programmes for the disabled are EPIC! You can check them out here: https://www.hvrda.org.nz/ ------------------------------------- Love not cure. Exploring autism one strength at a time.  Takiwātanga is the Te Reo Māori for autism. Fro...

In this episode, we have invited Hannah Waddington, she is a practising educational psychologist and an Early start Denver model therapist. We also have with us, Jessica Tupou, who is working with Hannah as an experienced ESDM therapist. Hannah and Jess will give us some insights into what they do in the Autism Clinic at Victoria University of Wellington. Autism Clinic | Victoria University, Welli...

Dane Dougan is the Chief Executive of Autism NZ.  He has been the Autism New Zealand Chief Executive since 2013. Autism NZ has 16 branches across Aotearoa (New Zealand) serving the autism community.  Autism NZ Website:  https://autismnz.org.nz/   ------------------------------------- Love not cure. Exploring autism one strength at a time.  Takiwātanga is the Te Reo Māori f...

Here is my take after watching the presentation " Financial Planning for your autism family By Ryan Platt ". The presentation was held during the Autism Parenting Summit by Autism Parenting Magazine. --------------------------------- Takiwātanga (Autism) with Lloyd I Am Love not cure. Exploring autism one strength at a time. Takiwātanga is the Te Reo Māori for autism. From 'tōku/tōna anō takiwā' -...

Here is my take after watching the presentation "Bullying prevention by Emily Lovegrove". The presentation was held during the Autism Parenting Summit by Autism Parenting Magazine.  ---------------------------------  Takiwātanga (Autism) with Lloyd I Am  Love not cure. Exploring autism one strength at a time.  Takiwātanga is the Te Reo Māori for autism. From 'tōku/tōna anō taki...

Here is my take after watching Debs Aspland present "Giving autism parents Strategies to Revive Their Mojo". The presentation was held during the Autism Parenting Summit by Autism Parenting Magazine.  --------------------------------- Takiwātanga (Autism) with Lloyd I Am Love not cure. Exploring autism one strength at a time. Takiwātanga is the Te Reo Māori for autism. From 'tōku/tōna anō tak...

Here is my take after watching Angela West present "Dealing with Challenging Behaviours". The presentation was held during the Autism Parenting Summit by Autism Parenting Magazine.  --------------------------------- Takiwātanga (Autism) with Lloyd I Am Love not cure. Exploring autism one strength at a time. Takiwātanga is the Te Reo Māori for autism. From 'tōku/tōna anō takiwā' - 'my/his/her...

Here is my take after watching Rebecca Connick present "Functional Approach to Autism". The presentation was held during the Autism Parenting Summit by Autism Parenting Magazine. --------------------------------- Takiwātanga (Autism) with Lloyd I Am Love not cure. Exploring autism one strength at a time. Takiwātanga is the Te Reo Māori for autism. From 'tōku/tōna anō takiwā' - 'my/his/her own time...

Here is my take after watching Temple Grandin and Debra Moore present "Preparing Your Child for the Real World". The presentation was held during the Autism Parenting Summit by Autism Parenting Magazine.  --------------------------------- Takiwātanga (Autism) with Lloyd I Am Love not cure. Exploring autism one strength at a time. Takiwātanga is the Te Reo Māori for autism. From 'tōku/tōna anō...

This episode talks about how I dissected an ORS application result piece by piece, line by line.  ORS (Ongoing Resourcing Scheme):  https://www.education.govt.nz/school/student-support/special-education/ors/  RS Criterion 8:  ttps://www.education.govt.nz/school/student-support/special-education/ors/criteria-for-ors/criterion-8-for-ors-high-needs-with-language-and-social/ ...

Here is Part 1 of what is ORS (Ongoing Resource Scheme)?  ORS (Ongoing Resourcing Scheme):  https://www.education.govt.nz/school/student-support/special-education/ors/  ORS Criterion 8: https://www.education.govt.nz/school/student-support/special-education/ors/criteria-for-ors/criterion-8-for-ors-high-needs-with-language-and-social/  --------------------------------- Takiwātang...

What's up! What are we cooking for the next episodes?  --------------------------------- Takiwātanga (Autism) with Lloyd I Am Love not cure. Exploring autism one strength at a time. Takiwātanga is the Te Reo Māori for autism. From 'tōku/tōna anō takiwā' - 'my/his/her own time and space' This is a podcast about autism in New Zealand. https://takiwatanga.org.nz ---------------------------------...

Catching up...  --------------------------------- Takiwātanga (Autism) with Lloyd I Am Love not cure. Exploring autism one strength at a time. Takiwātanga is the Te Reo Māori for autism. From 'tōku/tōna anō takiwā' - 'my/his/her own time and space' This is a podcast about autism in New Zealand. https://takiwatanga.org.nz --------------------------------- Voice introduction from Temple Grandin...

This is a kick off episode to summarize key take away from Autism Parenting Summit from Autism Parenting Magazine. www.autismparentingmagazine.com --------------------------------- Takiwātanga (Autism) with Lloyd I Am Love not cure. Exploring autism one strength at a time. Takiwātanga is the Te Reo Māori for autism. From 'tōku/tōna anō takiwā' - 'my/his/her own time and space' This is a podcast ab...

Here is a summary of Day 4 of Sensory Processing Training held at Child Development Services Hutt DHB. This is all about target behaviours and mind map. Voice introduction from Temple Grandin and from other amazing speakers from Ted X presentations. No intention of any copyright infringement here. TedX: Guy Shahar - The beautiful reality of autism Chris Varney - How my unstoppable mother proved th...

Here is a summary of Day 3 of Sensory Processing Training held at Child Development Services Hutt DHB. This is all about behaviours. Voice introduction from Temple Grandin and from other amazing speakers from Ted X presentations. No intention of any copyright infringement here. TedX: Guy Shahar - The beautiful reality of autism Chris Varney - How my unstoppable mother proved the experts wrong Zach...

Here is a summary of Day 2 of Sensory Processing Training held at Child Development Services Hutt DHB. Voice introduction from Temple Grandin and from other amazing speakers from Ted X presentations. No intention of any copyright infringement here. TedX: Guy Shahar - The beautiful reality of autism Chris Varney - How my unstoppable mother proved the experts wrong Zachary Betz - The benefits of aut...

Here is a summary of Day 1 of Sensory Processing Training held at Child Development Services. Voice introduction from Temple Grandin and from other amazing speakers from Ted X presentations. No intention of any copyright infringement here. TedX: Guy Shahar - The beautiful reality of autism Chris Varney - How my unstoppable mother proved the experts wrong Zachary Betz - The benefits of autism Templ...