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Open Door is a community-based TV series where groups or individuals make a documentary about an issue that concerns them. This episode on Autism features interviews with parents of young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The parents talk about how their children were diagnosed, how best to help them, how to be fair to their siblings, working with the school system, and dealing with public attitudes to Autism. There are currently around 40,000 New Zealanders diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
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about time someone did this... mum of 2 asd kids in auckland. thank you now i can show this to school & perhaps change my childrens life.
regards hm

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Posted at 12.35PM - 18.05.2010
The ASD dvd IN MY SHOES produced by Autism NZ is an excellent video to show classmates and teachers. There is a section aimed at primary school kids, college age and maori families. My ASD son also enjoys watching it... perhaps he relates to the behaviours he sees on screen.
This episode of Open Door is good but only focuses on mainstream education for children with Autism. Special schools and special needs units are also options for less able children, with some mainstream access. My son could not cope in a classroom all day and is being gradually introduced to that environment with huge success.