Minister launches myWAY Employability

Minister for Social Services, the Hon Amanda Rishworth MP, announced the launch of myWAY Employability's new and improved functionality and resources at an event in Adelaide on 26 October.

“The Government is proud to support Autism CRC to deliver evidence-based resources to support autistic people to map out and achieve their employment goals, communicate and champion their needs and strengths in the workplace, and engage successfully with employers and service providers,” Minister Rishworth said.

myWAY Employability has already helped over 4,500 registered users to create a personalised career roadmap and convene a support team to help them achieve their goals. The enhanced version makes exploration of career choices and team collaboration even easier.

Minister Rishworth also announced the new Self-Advocacy @ Work online resources package to be available to users later in November. These resources are designed to equip and empower autistic individuals to better advocate for themselves in the workplace.

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Commonwealth funding announced

In September, we were excited to announce that Autism CRC has been awarded funding from two streams within the Commonwealth Government’s Department of Social Services:

$1.35M to extend our activities under the National Autism Strategy and National Best-Practice Resources Grant.
$2.65M to extend our activities under the ILC Grant Program, which will support the provision of evidence-based resources for mainstream services capacity-building.

This funding will facilitate our ongoing work as the independent national source of evidence for best practice related to autism, through to the end of 2024.

New inclusive education initiative in SA

Autism CRC is working with the South Australian Government and universities to deliver greater learning in inclusive education practices to pre-service teachers. The aim is to improve the knowledge, skills and confidence of pre-service teachers to support diverse learners in inclusive classrooms across the state.

“Providing aspiring teachers with these skills will improve the level of support and understanding in classrooms across the public and non-government school sectors,” said SA Premier Mr Malinauskas at the launch of the initiative on 9 October.

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Supporting development of the National Autism Strategy

Autism CRC has been supporting the co-design and development of the National Autism Strategy (NAS) with two key activities:

comprehensive review and mapping of the research evidence and policy landscape across key service areas
development of a co-design process to provide a set of recommendations for inclusive community engagement and consultation in the development of the Strategy.

Findings and recommendations from this work are now available as Final Reports and Easy Read summaries.

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George’s Run kicks off on Sunday!

George will begin his run on 5 November, travelling from Adelaide to Melbourne in just seven days, hoping raise $50,000 for Autism CRC’s research initiatives. Join us in supporting George as he undertakes this ambitious challenge.

Catch George as he sets off from Adelaide Oval, South Australia, at 9am on Sunday. Show your support along the way or cheer him over the finish line at Federation Square in Melbourne at 5pm Saturday 11 November.

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Thank you to AARC applicants

Applications for AARC membership have closed. We received more than 200 Expressions of Interest for AARC membership! Interest came from across Australia and New Zealand, with applicants representing a rich and diverse range of experiences, perspectives and expertise.

Membership for the AARC will be announced early 2024. Applicants will receive an email confirming if they were successful or not by the end of December 2023.

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We’ve updated the way you log in

Registered users on the Autism CRC website will be aware that accessing Autism CRC resources, such as the National Guidelines, requires a one-time log in link.

We’ve transitioned to a username and password system which will replace the one-time log in link. Next time you log in, just set up a password for easier access in the future.

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Autism CRC Podcast surpasses 800 downloads

The Autism CRC podcast – where big ideas gain a new lease on life, has released its 10^th episode in the Autism@Work series. Since our first episode released in August 2023, the podcast has been downloaded over 800 times.

If you haven’t already, now is a great time to listen in and hear from a range of neurodiversity experts with topics ranging from Human Resources to boosting productivity through building neurodiverse teams.

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Established in 2013, Autism CRC is the world’s first national, cooperative research effort focused on autism. We are the independent national source of evidence for best practice in relation to autism across the lifespan and the spectrum.

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