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25.01.2022 ASPIA's next partner support group meeting in Burwood, Sydney is this coming Saturday 5th October. Our long-time member, web developer and educator Nola Norris PhD will present on "Sense of self and time in Asperger Syndrome". Please see the website for all other meeting details www.aspia.org.au

24.01.2022 ASPIA's next partner support group meeting will be this coming Saturday 1st December and we have our long-time member Natalie Black (currently studying a Masters in Psychology) presenting on an extremely helpful topic for partners - "What it is about us ... " Please see the homepage of our website, or our newsletter, for information about this meeting www.aspia.org.au

24.01.2022 Announcing our next full-day presentation in Sydney on Asperger's Syndrome and Relationships - Saturday 2 November 2019. Open to individuals, couples, professionals, anyone interested.

24.01.2022 More learning from our November partner support group meeting: Many/most individuals on the Spectrum (Autism/Aspergers) have a tendency to display "Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)". They have difficulty tolerating being asked to do anything. As Jeroen shared - "adults on the spectrum will only achieve what they want to achieve, or what they agree to achieve". Many/most partners will be able to identify with this dynamic in the relationship, and the sense of helplessness/powerlessness to secure cooperation or a sense of working together and being a team or proper partnership.

23.01.2022 ASPIA's next partner support group meeting is this coming Saturday 1st June. Clinical Psychologist Jeroen Decates will present on the topic "Self-confidence along the Spectrum", describing the differences in how self-confidence is developed for those on the spectrum and those not on the spectrum, and how this can lead to misunderstandings. See website for meeting details www.aspia.org.au

22.01.2022 This Saturday 7th December is our final partner support group meeting for 2019. Our speaker is long-time group member Natalie Black who helps us develop greater and kinder self-insight, and strengthen our boundaries and self-care See website for more details.

20.01.2022 Just two weeks to go - Professor Tony Attwood and Dr Michelle Garnett presenting in Sydney ...

20.01.2022 ASPIA's July Newsletter is now on the website and our monthly partner support group meeting is tomorrow, Saturday 7th July. We have an Osteopath from Abbotsford attending to talk about self-care, mindfulness and relaxation etc. www.aspia.org.au/newsletters.html

19.01.2022 Many partners also have a child or teen on the spectrum.

18.01.2022 ASPIA's June Newsletter is now on the website and our Presenter for this month's partner support group meeting in Burwood, Sydney is Nola Norris, our web developer and long-time member. www.aspia.org.au/newsletters.html

17.01.2022 Just letting people know that we won't be holding this Saturday's partner support group meeting. Instead, we have our full-day presentation with Tony Attwood and Michelle Garnett on Asperger's Syndrome and Relationships at Burwood RSL. We have a few spare spaces available if anyone would still like to attend (cost involved). Please email asap - [email protected]

17.01.2022 ASPIA's next partner support group meeting on 9th May will be held online via Zoom. You will need to register to attend - please visit the homepage of our website for information and instructions. Our Presenter is Clinical Psychologist Jeroen Decates, topic "The difference between those whose thoughts are anchored in emotion versus those whose thoughts are not anchored in emotion". www.aspia.org.au

16.01.2022 Just a reminder that ASPIA does not hold a partner support group meeting in January. February 2nd will be our next meeting, with Clinical Psychologist Dr Hugh Walker & Psychologist Jennifer Beard from Steve Den Kaat's Clinic "Diverse Minds", St Peters, Sydney. More info will be posted closer to the February meeting.

16.01.2022 Sharing for those who live in or near Brisbane. Very similar to the presentation in Sydney in November 2019. Great value, very worthwhile attending.

14.01.2022 Our first meeting for 2020 is this coming Saturday 8th February at Club Burwood (Sydney). Our Presenter is Nola Norris, a long-time group member of ASPIA who was inspired to do a PhD after hearing guest speakers at ASPIA. Nola now teaches and writes about memory and learning in high-functioning autism and is always looking for clearer explanations of the brain mechanisms that affect partner relationships on a daily basis. She does this with the conviction that increased conce...ptual understanding is an important coping and well-being tool for partners. The topic is 'Sense of self and time in Asperger syndrome'. Three questions will be raised: Why does my partner appear to have no (or limited) sense of the passing of time? Why is it so difficult for her/him to ‘join the dots’? (cause and effect) Why does she/he seem to attach so much significance to objects? (identity) Please join us for this great educational session, and opportunity for discussion and mutual support. All other meeting details are on the ASPIA website.

13.01.2022 As most will no doubt assume, our next ASPIA meeting on 9th May will not be able to go ahead in the usual way. We are exploring a way to provide something online and will let everyone know closer to time.

13.01.2022 Our regular ASPIA Partner Support Group Meeting in Burwood Sydney is this coming Saturday 4 May. We'll be having an informal discussion time - an opportunity to draw on the collective wisdom of the group for suggestions and support. See website for any other meeting details.

12.01.2022 ASPIA's next partner support group meeting is this coming Saturday 7 September, 1.30pm for a 2.00pm start. For this meeting Naomi Millar-Powell will present on the findings of research she has conducted into the nature of ASD-NT relationships, in particular NT caregiver burden and the impact that this burden has on relationship satisfaction. Naomi is a registered psychologist working at the Pastoral Counselling Institute, a community psychology practice in the Hills area offe...ring forensic services, general psychological assessment, treatment and counselling services. Please see the "support" section of the aspia website for all other meeting details.

11.01.2022 ASPIA's next partner support group meeting (Burwood, Sydney) is this coming Saturday 4th August. Educator, supporter and long-time friend of ASPIA Psychologist Eleanor Gittins will be presenting. See the newsletter on the website for more information www.aspia.org.au/newsletters.html

11.01.2022 This Saturday 2nd March is our next partner support group meeting and our Presenter will be Dr Nola Norris (Dip Teach, Bed, Med, PhD) who is a long-time ASPIA Member, our Web Developer since 2005, and our in-house Educator. Her topic is: How and why people with Asperger Syndrome think differently: Executive Functions and the Asperger sense of time. See the homepage of our website for more information

10.01.2022 ASPIA's next partner support group meeting is this coming Saturday 6th July. We will have an informal discussion time to consolidate this year's learnings. Great opportunity to get to know each other a bit more too. See the website for mtg details.

10.01.2022 One of our members generously provided this cake at yesterday's meeting to mark our 15 years as a group, 13 years since the launch of our original website, and the launch of our new website just this past week. Proud and exciting moment for all

10.01.2022 A great opportunity for those in or near Sydney to hear Tony Attwood and Michelle Garnett speak on Girls and Women with ASD.

09.01.2022 For this coming Saturday's ASPIA partner support group meeting we will gather for an "Informal chat with Eleanor". Eleanor Gittins is a Psychologist who has been known to ASPIA for nearly as long we we've been in existence (16 years) and has provided much of our valuable education in her quietly logical and informative way. Eleanor will begin with a bit of an overview of ASD in relationships for those who are new-ish to the group, or to the topic, and then she'll open the meeting up for a question and discussion time.

07.01.2022 Meeting alert for anyone planning to attend ASPIA's partner support group meeting today. Our speaker has had to pull out due to illness, and sends his apologies. The meeting will go ahead as usual, but as an informal discussion time which is always valuable because of the shared wisdom of the group.

07.01.2022 ASPIA's next partner support group meeting will be this coming Saturday 8 August 2pm via Zoom. There is a cost of $10 to attend. The topic is "The cost of caring: the body knows the story too" by Psychologist Eleanor Gittins. Please email [email protected] if you'd like to be included.

05.01.2022 A "Thought" from ASPIA archives

05.01.2022 ASPIA's next partner support group meeting in Burwood, Sydney is this coming Saturday 5th May and we have Clinical Psychologist Jeroen Decates presenting. Jeroen is well known to the group as he has been presenting at our meetings, counselling with our members and contacts, and running groups related to Asperger’s Syndrome for 15 years. From his clinical experience he is constantly developing new insights into Asperger’s Syndrome in relationships, and for our May meeting he will share his insights with us, answer our questions and provide the education, guidance and support for partners that he does so well. All other meeting details are in our May Newsletter which is now on the ASPIA website www.aspia.org.au/newsletters.html

03.01.2022 Asperger's Syndrome and Relationships - a full-day presentation in Sydney - Saturday 2 November 2019. Open to individuals, couples, professionals, anyone interested. Limited places, registration essential.

03.01.2022 We hope you enjoy our new profile photos as we announce the launch of ASPIA's new website - same address www.aspia.org.au . See the home page for information about our meeting this coming Saturday 3 November with Clinical Psychologist Jeroen Decates as our presenter. Our November newsletter can be found under the "resources" tab.

03.01.2022 ASPIA's first partner support group meeting for 2019 will be this coming Saturday 2 February. All basic meeting details are the same as usual, see our website. Our Presenters for this meeting will be Clinical Psychologist Dr Hugh Walker and Registered Psychologist Genevieve Fyfe from Diverse Minds Psychology Clinic in Erskineville, Sydney. The Topic will be Broaching the Possibility of Diagnosis with a partner, and ‘What to Expect’ from a diagnostic assessment.... Biographical information about the speakers is in the newsletter which will be uploaded to the website in the next couple of days.

02.01.2022 Our next ASPIA partner support group meeting is this coming Saturday 6 April. See website for meeting details. For our topic we will build on last meeting's education and talk more specifically about communication and why it is so difficult to communicate effectively in relationships affected by Asperger's Syndrome. Presenter/facilitator will be Carol Grigg OAM, ASPIA's co-founder and long-time coordinator. Informal format. Hope to see you there.