**AUTISM / ASPERGERS SUPPORT GROUP**

[doll*obsession]

A safe place for all members with friends or family with ASD

Come and have a cuppa, share your joys, and vent your problems with other people who understand.

[azureline**]

Hi Iza, I am sure someone will be along to reply to you soon. I have no idea what the answer is....I just wanted to say Good Morning and lovely to see you :-x

[izabsmiling]

Hello Az and Thankyou :-x
Lovely to see you too.
How have you been?

[krazy.kiwi]

Iza, I have no idea at all either. wish I could help though. :-x

[izabsmiling]

Hi and Thanks Kiwi :-x
I'll have to do some research.

I hope that today is a good one for everyone here 🙂

[azureline**]

Hello Az and Thankyou :-x
Lovely to see you too.
How have you been?

Things are very busy here! Relay is this weekend and as usual I am not ready!

[catsnknots]

My sons letter of acceptance to Disability Services (DHD) is in the mail .
I was told to keep this in case Centrelink want to see it...
I was also told that there has been no funding for 'new' support packages in Victoria.

Does anyone know anything more about this.

Know more about what exactly??

If you are claiming money from centerlink they will want proof of diagnosis. You need to give them a copy of all paperwork.

[izabsmiling]

Hello Catmad

I was asking about funding for 'new' Support Packages through Disability Services (DHS) in Victoria.

[catsnknots]

http://www.dhs.vic.gov.au/for-individuals/disability/individual-support-packages

http://www.dhs.vic.gov.au/for-individuals/disability/individual-support-packages/self-directed-support

Is this the type of thing you are looking for?

Looks like they are trying to improve the system where people with disabilities are encouraged to participate in the decision making..

[izabsmiling]

Thanks Catmad,

I see that one very important reason for that may be because in many areas there may not be the services there to access.

So that money which was previously allocated for 'a specific' purpose may not have been usuable for that person.

Of greater concern is that the funding for any 'new' clients isn't there from what I was told.

[izabsmiling]

or at least isn't there in Victoria.