Teaching Information
Hunter Prelude Early Intervention Centre
Hunter Prelude Hunter Prelude has been providing quality early childhood intervention services for over 30 years, for children and their families in the Cessnock, Maitland, Dungog, Singleton, Scone, Muswellbrook and Upper Hunter LGAs.
Website: Link
Address: 131 Northcote Street, Kurri Kurri NSW 2327
Phone: 02 4937 4549
Fax: 02 4937 5571
Email: mail@hunterprelude.com
Support Information & Services
- Autism Action – Facebook Support Group – “We are a group of parents with children that have autism that are trying to make a difference. ”
- Facebook Group Link: https://www.facebook.com/Autism-Action-156926681000436/
- Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect) – Aspect therapy offers OT, Speech and psych services, within the home, school and community settings. Aspect’s model of practice is transdisciplinary, which means that therapists are trained in OT, Speech and psych strategies to better support families, however specific therapy can still be offered due to complexity. Aspect’s core interventions are based around positive behaviour support strategies. We mainly service NDIS funded clients and private paying clients. Unfortunately we do not offer Medicare funded session. Clients do not have to have a diagnosis of autism to access us.
- Phone: 1800 ASPECT (1800 277 328).
- Website: https://www.autismspectrum.org.au/
- Aspect Hunter School (Autism Spectrum Australia) – Special education school in New South Wales, Australia
- Website: https://www.autismspectrum.org.au/school/aspect-hunter-school
- Address: 3 Kooralbyn St, Thornton NSW 2322
- Phone: (02) 4922 5900
- Aspinall Chiropractic
- Address: 46 Grey St – Clarence Town
- Phone: 0418 484 081
- Early Links – Early Links has been supporting people with disabilities and their families since 1988. We work out and about in the community with our clients and help them to get all the right people and supports in place. At Early Links, inclusion is what we’re all about. We tailor our supports and services around your individualised goals and priorities. Early Links highly skilled and talented team works collaboratively with youth, young people, adults and their families, enabling opportunities to achieve your goals.
- Address: 44 Bulwer St, Maitand NSW 2320
- Email: contact@earlylinks.org.au
- Website: :http://www.earlylinks.org.au
- Phone: (02) 4934 3773
- Samaritans – Support coordination for families needing additional support with NDIS plans.
- Address: 36 Warabrook Boulevard, Warabrook.
- Website: https://www.samaritans.org.au/services/ndis-and-disability-support
- Phone: 1300 656 336 or 49607100
- Essentially Your Choice – Essentially Your Choice is a NDIS registered provider based in the Newcastle area, servicing participants in the Newcastle and Hunter areas. With a highly experienced and passionate team, Essentially Your Choice offers a truly person centered approach to support coordination
- Website: essentiallyyourchoice.com.au
- Phone: 02 4935 0777.
- Families Supporting Families Inc – Families Supporting Families is an inclusive organisation for the WHOLE family of a child with additional needs. They offer peer-to-peer support in a friendly supportive environment, coffee mornings, occasional nights out, educational workshops with guest speakers, and school holiday events for families in the greater Newcastle and Lake Macquarie areas.
- Phone: 0437 310288
- Email: info@familiessupportingfamilies.com
- Website: www.familiessupportingfamilies.com
- Address: PO Box 178, Waratah NSW 2298
- Life without Barriers – Offering disability services and day programs across the country, for both NDIS participants and those who aren’t eligible. You choose which of our supports you receive – services tailored to the participant.
- Website: www.lwb.org.au/disability
- Address: 352 King Street, Newcastle NSW 2300
- Phone: 1800 935 483
- Email: yourlwb@lwb.org.au
- If you require the Client Information and Feedback Service please call: 1800 721 226.
- If you are deaf, have hearing loss or difficulty speaking the National Relay Service can help you with your call to LWB.
- Contact them via TTY: 133677 l SSR: 1300 555 727 l IR: http://www.relayservice.com.au
Other Website Resources
- Autism Science Foundation – autismsciencefoundation.org
The Autism Science Foundation website offers evidence-based information about autism for scientists, families and the general public. - Autism Community Network – www.autismcommunity.org.au
The Autism Community Network (ACN) is a charity focused around building a strong community of support for those impacted by autism. We use our combined knowledge and experiences as carers or individuals in the ‘autism community’ to help each other.
- Autism Apps – www.autismapps.org.au
A website from the Autism Asociation of Western Australia to help parents and carers find useful and up to date apps to use on their devices.
- Autism Awareness Australia – www.autismawareness.com.au
The Autism Community Network (ACN) is a charity focused around building a strong community of support for those impacted by autism. We use our combined knowledge and experiences as carers or individuals in the ‘autism community’ to help each other.
- Positive Partnerships – www.positivepartnerships.com.au
A variety of workshops and online resouces to help educate parents, carers and educators about Autism.
- Sue Larkey’s website – https://suelarkey.com.au
Online resources, videos, workshops and fact sheets from Sue and others on a wide range of topics and tips related to Autism and supporting individuals on the spectrum at home and at school. Also provides access to Sue’s shop which sells books and many other resources.
- Resourcing Parents NSW – www.resourcingparents.nsw.gov.au
A search page for parents looking for parenting programs in NSW on a wide variety of topics.
- Commonwealth carers gateway – https://www.carergateway.gov.au/
A government service to link carers with a variety of services including counselling, online workshops, coaching, peer support programs and respite.
- Tony Attwood’s website – www.tonyattwood.com.au
Tony is an internationally recognised expert in Autism. His website has links to information and videos as well as his program of events, publications and research.
- Friendly Faces Helping Hands Foundation – www.friendlyfaces.info
A website designed to network rural communities and its people to the major hospitals and health facilities. The website provides information on accommodation, parking, cheap eats, childcare, and other facilities that are located around each metropolitan hospital, as well as links to support networks, social workers and counsellors.
- Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect) – www.autismspectrum.org.au
Aspect is the state autism association and offers a number of services including family support programs, schools, intervention programs, adult programs and a diagnostic and assessment services. Aspect has also produced fact sheets and manuals which are available on their website.
Call: 1800 277 328 (1800 ASPECT)
- Autism Topics – https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/what-is-autism
A variety of evidence based information on different topics relating to Autism from the National Autistic Society UK.
- Amaze – https://www.amaze.org.au/
Amaze is the peak body for autistic people and their supporters in Victoria. Amaze builds autism understanding in the community, influences policy change for autistic people and their families/supporters, and provides independent, credible information and resources to individuals, families, professionals, government and the wider community.
- Children and Young People with Disability. – https://www.cyda.org.au/
The peak advocacy group for advise in dealing with problems associated with disability especially inclusion in education and NDIS issues.
- Secret Agent Society – www.sst-institute.net
What parents say, Thanks to this program, my child has been able to make a real friends for the
first time in his life!
E: sas@sst-institute.net
Social Media
- Strive For Autism – Facebook
Our own social media page! - Autistic Not Weird – Facebook
Led by Chris Bonnello the page offers articles and advice about autism, from an ex-primary school teacher with Asperger Syndrome. - Raising Children Network – Facebook
raisingchildren.net.au provides ad-free parenting videos, articles and apps backed by Australian experts.