Research: Rebecca Armstrong
Presenter: Val Ockenden
Produced by Louise Ratcliffe and FreeFM89.0
Guests: Rachel Wiltshire
Rachael Wiltshire found out she was an Aspie when she was 12, and graduated Dux of Samuel Marsden Collegiate School in 2012. Rachael has completed four years of study at university majoring in History and Earth Sciences, and is currently studying dance fulltime (or was, until she tore a ligament in her ankle- hopefully surgery will be able to fix that, and she’ll head back to dancing next year). She hopes to become a dance teacher, a secondary school teacher, or ideally, both. Rachael currently works part-time tutoring high school students and teaching dance. She particularly enjoys being a dance tutor for StarJam, a charity that provides dance and music workshops for children and young people with disabilities. Rachael tour guides at the Great War Exhibition, combining her interests in history and performance. Education and autism are two of her special interests, and she enjoys sharing her own experiences as a student in the hope that this will help others successfully navigate the education system. Rachael has presented at the Altogether Autism conferences in Auckland in 2015 and 2017.
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“Who I am” by Jessica Andrews
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Connect, Inform, Support features interviews with professionals and specialists on disability-related topics, and is a source of information and resources for families and whānau caring for people with disabilities.
Discussion topics cover a range of subjects related to disability and special needs, such as inclusive education, supporting someone with special needs, and the challenges and triumphs of living with disability.
Girls vs boys brain development, impulse control etc
Women on the Autism Spectrum
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