Timaru Happenings:
Support/Social/Information Sharing Evenings:
After much deliberation the South Canterbury Support Group has been discontinued. Replacing the monthly support group we would like to run a support/social/information sharing evening once or twice a term (school term) and have a guest speaker as the focus.
More information on the 2011 evenings will appear shortly
For more information on these support groups please contact Robyn
Autism Holiday Programmes:
Since July 2009 Autism New Zealand Canterbury Branch have managed to provide a Holiday Programme for children on the Autism Spectrum in the Timaru area. These programmes are designed to enable continuity for children during the school holidays whilst also providing valuable respite care for parents. These programmes are staffed on a 1:1 or 1:2 basis (adult:children) to ensure the right level of care is provided.
Initially the programme was designed for Primary Aged children between the ages of 5 and 12 years and is being run on Monday's, Wednesday's and Friday's (9am until 3pm) during each of the school holidays, unless the day falls on a statutory holiday.
For more information about these programmes please click on the picture above
** Now here** - As of September 2010 we are expanding the Holiday Programme in Timaru to provide opportunities for children between the ages of 13 and 21. The programme will take place on a Tuesday and Thursday during the School Holidays and more information about activities and application packs to join the programme can be found here