Tuesday 17 March (9:30am-1pm) Social Room, Te Tuhi 13 Reeves Road, Pakuranga, Auckland FREE entry and ample FREE car parking (at the rear of building) Complementary light lunch included.

The Parent and Family Resource Centre (trading as Disability Connect) is delighted to announce the Chinese Families Autism Support Group meeting in March.

At the start of the school term, support for children with special needs is often the question parents seek. There are different types of support offered by the Ministry of Education to support students with learning needs. The topic of this meeting will be on the learning support by the Ministry of Education, focusing on transitioning from Early Childhood Centre to Primary School.

Katherine Reilly and Imogen McLeod, Practice and Implementation Advisors at the Ministry of Education will deliver the presentation in English and Mandarin interpretation will be available. There will be an English handout available. The presentation is starting promptly at 10am.

Please note that the workshop will start promptly at 10am – Programme for the day:
9:30 Registrations Open (tea and coffee)
10:00 Presentation: Learning Support- Ministry of Education, Katherine Reilly and Imogen McLeod, Practice and Implementation Advisor, Ministry of Education
12:00 Lunch and Networking
1:00 Finish

All Chinese and Asian families raising a child with autism are welcome to this meeting. Please inform as many parents as possible about this meeting.

**If you are a professional working in the disability sector, there will be a $50 charge for attending this family's support group.

For catering purposes, it is important to register for this meeting. You can register in English or Chinese by emailing Sanny at Disability Connect sanny@disabilityconnect.org.nz . You can also phone 636-0351 to book over the phone (English) Click here for a map link to the venue.