These film clips are stories of lived experiences from mob across Australia living with autistic children and young people.
A Mother's Story tells the real life journey of Jaki, an Aboriginal mother from Moree who never gives up on her son. Searching for diagnosis Jaki takes a learning journey of her own along with the importance of building understanding in her family and community of autism.
Finding out about Kevin introduces the family and community to autism. Join Kevin and his family in sharing their journey of Kevin's diagnosis and what that looked like for Kev and his family.
Understanding Kevin shows Kevin and his family after diagnosis working together and using the My Child's Storyboard to support Kevin at home and at school.
Kirralee shares her experiences in seeking a diagnosis for her son Dom. After a change of paediatricians and following her intuition Dom was diagnosed at six years old. Kirralee shares the importance of having support from her family and communicating between school and health professionals for the best learning outcomes for Dom.
Kirralee shares Dom’s strengths and interests and how working together with the school and following strategies from home is supporting Dom's communication and learning at school.
Melanie is from the Djapu people of North East Arnhem Land and is a proud mother to son Molyun. In this film clip Melanie reads from the Voices Book and shares her story to encourages other families. Melanie says "all it takes to move forward is one foot infront of the other, taking one step at a time".
Naomi is of Kaytej, Anmatyerre, Ngalakan people with connection to the Arrernte lands. Naomi is a proud mother to daughter Sharni. She shares her diagnosis journey in search for support for her daughter's health and education.
