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Below are some links to various websites that may be useful.
Child Development Raising Children Network – The Australian Parenting Website. Includes information to support parents raising a children with autism http://raisingchildren.net.au/
Child Care Aware – Articles on various topics of child development http://www.childcareaware.org/en/subscriptions/dailyparent/
Occupational Therapy OT Australia WA http://www.otauswa.com.au/
Speech Pathology Speech Patholgy Australia http://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/
Smart Talk Speech Pathology http://www.smarttalk.net.au/
Disability Disability Services Commission http://www.disability.wa.gov.au/index.html
Local Area Coordinator - Search for your nearest LAC. LACs operate as service coordinators, assisting people with the disabilities and their families/carers to plan, select and receive needed supports and services. http://www.disability.wa.gov.au/forindividuals/lacd.html
Disability First Stop - directs families towards the appropriate agencies to give them the support they need when a family member has been diagnosed with a disability
Autism FaHCSIA – Helping Children with Autism Funding http://www.fahcsia.gov.au/sa/disability/progserv/people/HelpingChildrenWithAutism/Pages/default.aspx
Autism Association of Western Australia http://www.autism.org.au/
Friends of Autism http://www.friendsofautism.org.au/
Autism West http://www.autismwest.org.au/
Early Intervention for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder:Guidelines for best Practice. Margot Prior and Jacqueline Roberts http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/D9F44B55D7698467CA257280007A98BD/$File/autbro.pdf
ADHD LADS society - Learning and Attentional Disorders Society. It provides support, information, advice for parents who have children with ADHD. www.ladswa.com.au
Gifted and Talented Children Thinking Ahead http://www.thinkingahead.com.au/
The Gifted and Talented Children’s Association of WA www.gatca.org/

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