The Beauty of My Autism
When I was five, I remember dancing. For me, dancing was a primitive release, and I remember the liberation and the joy – the pure and intense joy – that […]
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The impact of parents doing Now & Next together
Now & Next- Family Resilience and Working as a Team Nicole Buffoni Before my son was diagnosed with ASD, my husband and I had always been an incredible team. Life,
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By Families, For Families: Now & Next Alumni Conference
In April of 2017 the peer facilitators and alumni of Now & Next convened a conference, entitled, ‘By Families, For Families’. Like Now and Next itself, the conference was the
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Parents as peer leaders
One goal of the Now and Next program is to identify potential peer leaders and to recruit and train them into the NANA Peer Facilitators team. This ‘leadership pipeline’ not
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Now & Next in a nutshell
Something exciting is unfolding in Sydney’s Inner West at an Early Intervention (EI) service provider, Plumtree. Over the past few years, a dedicated team of professionals and parents has been
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Plumtree’s innovative leadership program for families of young children with disability receives government funding
Now & Next program – Parents and carers learn to develop a vision for their child, plan and set goals and actions and care for themselves.
