ASK is a Charitable Trust for and by Autism Spectrum (AS) adults:
New Zealand / Aotearoa's first autism peer-support group.
Mission Statement: 'We offer support,
information and inspiration from the inside out.'
(NOTE: the ASK Lending Library is now open to all residents of New Zealand, Scroll down).
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The name ASK, besides meaning Autism Spectrum Kiwis, reflects the growing recognition, internationally, of the importance and value of ASKing us: consulting AS individuals at all levels. See HERE for information on AS.
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ASK Trust endeavours to foster:
- acceptance of our unique AS
differences.
- ways of helping AS adults live to our fullest
potential: for instance by using our strengths
to circumvent areas of difficulty, rather than trying to change who we are.
- understanding of AS enlightened by ‘insider
perspectives’.
ASK Trust offers:
- for general public
and professionals: ‘insider’ perspectives through our own presentations and
workshops, links to the writing of adults on the spectrum, and our library comprising
a comprehensive selection of books for, about
and by AS adults, plus a range of other books of interest to AS adults,
families and professionals.
- additional benefits
for members including peer-support meetings; subsidised (currently free) use of
our library, and workshops on common issues such as managing anxiety, stress,
and conflict. See HERE for
further information for members, and how to join.
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This article recounts
the history of ASK, from its grassroots beginnings in the 1990s:
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autism spectrum books
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