A4
Autism & Aspergers Advocacy Australia

On Sunday, 1 September, people interested in forming a national, grassroots autism & Aspergers advocacy organisation met in Albury, NSW. The meeting decided to form such an organisation and that it should be called "A4 - Autism & Aspergers Advocacy Australia".

A steering committee was formed and it is convened by Judy Brewer-Fischer.

Autism & Aspergers Advocacy Australia was launched at 5:00 pm on Tuesday, 12th November 2002 at the Inaugural World Autism Congress 2002.

The launch included a comprehensive briefing about the role and aims of A4. You can find out more about A4 by downloading A4 convenor Judy Brewer-Fischer's powerpoint presentation. Click here. It is 85 KB.

Autism & Aspergers Advocacy Australia was formed in response to the growing demand from people with autism spectrum condition and their families who wish to have a more direct involvement in raising the profile of autism-related issues with the decision-makers, to government and the media. The aim of the advocacy organisation is to provide a voice on a national and a state and territory level for individuals and groups across Australia.

Membership is free and information will be distributed via e-mail. If you would like to receive information about A4, please complete a membership form. The form can be downloaded in PDF format (31 KB), Word (34 KB) or RTF format (286 KB), which can be opened by most word processing programs.

If you would like to be kept informed of developments or wish to contact A4, please email: aaadvocacy@bigpond.com

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This page updated 2 January, 2003.