Autism Association 2022 Annual Report

Community Development and Inclusion

Autism Early Childhood Champions The Autism Early Childhood Champions team supports Early Childhood Education and Care services (childcare centres) to break down barriers to inclusion, creating meaningful inclusion of children with Autism in mainstream early childhood settings. Over the last year, we delivered training to Champions from over 90 Early Childhood Education and Care services and 270 educators across both metro and regional areas while also providing ongoing support to each centre. Feedback from participating educators has been very positive, reporting an increase in their knowledge and understanding of Autism. As a result, they feel more confident to make positive change to support the children they work with. We look forward to seeing this project expand in the coming year, including developing a suite of downloadable resources and videos to guide best practice.

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