What's with the $1.2B Special Education overhaul?

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/478933/overhaul-of-the-1-point-2-billion-special-education-system-announced

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Love not cure. Exploring autism one strength at a time.  Takiwātanga is the Te Reo Māori for autism. From 'tōku/tōna anō takiwā' - 'my/his/her own time and space' This is a podcast about autism.

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This episode is a short discussion about the meeting I have attended where National Party talked about Immigration and Education. I was able to ask a couple of questions about education for Neuro diverse children. Please watch to learn about this.

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The daily living skills, in my view, is one of the most crucial topic that is not usually being discussed/talked about everyday because it sounds... cliché.

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In this episode I gave a glimpse about the 3rd re-review of our ORS application. IEP and safety concerns.

This Episode is more of a reflection-ish type. I also talked about Disability category and school options (US perspective - My hunch tells me we do not have something similar here in New Zealand)... Here it is - just something to think about. 

We have no guest today and perhaps for the next couple of weeks. I got hold up by me getting sick. I am just starting to get well... 

Anyway, hope you still get some value out of it given I was just talking out of stock knowledge. lol

David Corner was the representative for international disability organisation Inclusion International for 12 years. During those years, he's been the voice for the Asia-Pacific region.

He is an IHC National Self-Advocacy Advisor. David is an amazing autistic person who has achieved a lot of things in life.

Listen to this latest episode as David talks about his journey of autism and how he was able to navigate life on his own lenses.

https://ihc.org.nz/strong-voices/david-corner-signs

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Yen is a Filipino migrant mum of 3. Her youngest child was diagnosed with autism and in this episode, we talked about her autism journey and shared some of her insights about autism and support available in Aotearoa.

She is an advocate of re-usable nappies.

"I want to bring a cost-effective solution to the masses, where each parent, regardless of financial status will be able to afford. We want you to have easy access to reusable nappies by offering cheaper options to jumpstart your journey. We want to show you how easy it is to use a cloth nappy and how much money your family can save while also putting less waste in the landfill." - Yen

FB:

https://www.facebook.com/chirpycheeksnappystore

Site:

https://www.chirpycheeks.co.nz

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Lloyd was interviewed by Culture Connection host Jesil Cajes from Hutt City FM 106.7 about Autism and a parent's journey from diagnosis to navigating support available across Aotearoa. 

One parent's journey is different from another. This discussion is just one of many experiences of autism families. Other autism parents will have different approach to support their whanau. 

https://www.facebook.com/cultureconnectionnz/

http://huttcityfm.co.nz/

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Love not cure. Exploring autism one strength at a time.  Takiwātanga is the Te Reo Māori for autism. From 'tōku/tōna anō takiwā' - 'my/his/her own time and space' This is a podcast about autism.

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Paula Tesoriero is the new Chief Executive of Whaikaha (Ministry for the Disabled).

Given Paula's busy schedule as the new CE, we were fortunate to still get a few minutes of her time to talk about her vision of Whaikaha and what the future would look like for the autism community in Aotearoa (New Zealand). This is a sweet 14 minute-ish conversation with Paula Tesoriero.

https://whaikaha.govt.nz/

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Love not cure. Exploring autism one strength at a time.  Takiwātanga is the Te Reo Māori for autism. From 'tōku/tōna anō takiwā' - 'my/his/her own time and space' This is a podcast about autism.

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Love not cure. Exploring autism one strength at a time.  Takiwātanga is the Te Reo Māori for autism. From 'tōku/tōna anō takiwā' - 'my/his/her own time and space' This is a podcast about autism.

https://takiwatanga.org.nz

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