Newsletter archive (1992–2009)
| Issue | Content | Issue | Content |
|---|---|---|---|
| Issue 1: October 1992 | Introductory message | Issue 2: March 1993 | Welcome & meeting notice Information update Publicity Mindy’s twenty-first birthday |
| Issue 3: June 1993 | Membership statistics Family get togethers Enquiries and correspondence including international news Conductive education Auditory integration training Bradley’s story | Issue 4: September 1993 | Adelaide family get together Welcome to new members & congratulations Melbourne & Sydney meetings Hospital visits Fundraising UK newsletter |
| Issue 5: December 1993 | Introduction and welcome to new members Reports on UK and USA conferences Community based respite care Letters & congratulations to members New information from the USA Family get togethers by state Auditory integration training – one family experience | Issue 8: June 1994 | Welcome to New Zealand members Congratulations to members and letters from readers Membership 5P Minus Society News inc. dental care UK Support Group News inc. sleep problems Partial integration – one family experience Family get together photos |
| Issue 9: December 1994 | Greetings Letters from members Report on Disability bulletin board system Information about computer software Trip to Movie World State get togethers Photos | Issue 10: April 1995 | Introduction and promoting the group Questions, answers and letters Notices of state meetings USA and UK News Cycling with Anna Randal at work and play Gabrielle’s story Judy’s story Glossary |
| Issue 11: August 1995 | Video news and congratulations Letters and Q&A USA News inc. behaviour control How rare is rare? Gastroenterology Glossary of genetic terms | Issue 12: March 1996 | Reflections on UK trip Members letters Australian perspective on UK conference Review of video: Toddler aiming children with disabilities UK newsletter USA news & 5P- newsletter Glossary of genetic terms Photos |
| Issue 13: October 1996 | Welcome & news about incorporation Letters Internet & WWW resources USA conference news Grandparents Government assistance for families USA newsletter | Issue 14: March 1997 | Welcome & tax deductibility Meetings Letters & WWW news UK conference Constipation Occupational Therapy Adult options Saliva control Genetic terms glossary |
| Issue 15: October 1997 | First AGM details Therapy, resources, & information WWW & USA news Letters Supporting inclusive schooling UK news Respite Coping with negativity | Issue 16: March 1998 | News & family get togethers WWW & Comic software UK conference Scoliosis Sasha’s story The larynx Challenging behaviour |
| Issue 17: Spring 1998 | Resignation of Margarette Christie as coordinator Family get togethers Equipment & therapy news Letters Benefits & allowances Siblings of children with disabilities Bradley’s story WWW resources Nutritional supplements Photo gallery | Issue 18: March 1999 | Visit of Prof Niebuhr uK booklet Bradley’s UPSUIT Letters Research update Software review UK newsletter Communication |
| Issue 19: August 1999 | Cry of the Cat – video by Helen McGrath Booklet – Helping you and your family Conference 1999 Dental care Chewing techniques | Issue 20: December 1999 | Conference report and new committee Letters & email Mindy at the hairdresser Hanne’s travel journal A father’s story Video review – Cry of the cat Conference photos |
| Issue 21: March 2000 | Website growth & international visitors Meetings around the states USA conference Update on Scott’s progress Update on Hanne New publications | Issue 22: July 2000 | Editor’s summary About Morgan Meetings and conferences Update on Hanne Support group locations PECS – Picture Exchange communication System New resources Photo gallery |
| Issue 23: April 2001 | Celebrating 10 years What we do Meetings and conferences Book review – Genetics and mental retardation syndromes Resources New publications Photo gallery | Issue 24: September 2001 | From the Editor Annual newsletter Meetings Update on Mindy Morgan Parents’ poems Incontinence – programs, resources & funding Photo gallery |
| Vol 2(1): February 2002 | Editor’s comments Melbourne meeting New website address Photos | Vol 2(2): September 2002 | New contact details Meetings in 2002 Published research articles Communication resources Web resources – Feeding Werribee Safari tour |
| Vol 2(3): July 2003 | Funding crisis Diary dates & contact details New Zealand family seeking contacts Letters Published research Useful internet sites Photos | Vol 2(4): May 2004 | Editor’s summary Visit of Prof Kristoffersen (linguistics research papers) Funding news Victorian Companion Card Resources & news Ariella’s story Joel’s story Help wanted & diary dates Photos Funding schemes |
| Vol 2(5): July 2005 | Editor’s comments Funding news Resources & news Feeding issues Products & therapy Family news – Natalie & Michael, Julien, Benjamin, Anthony, Nicholas, Bradley, & Bec Help wanted & diary dates Photos | Vol 2(6): August 2006 | Editor’s summary Funding news Behaviour research UK news Scott’s big ride More about Bradley Meeting dates Websites to visit Julyen’s 21st birthday Photos |
| Vol 3(1): July 2008 | Editor’s comments Membership & funding Family picnics – Sydney & Melbourne Family news – Daniel & Jevon Resources Activities – Riding for the disabled & more | Vol 3(2): August 2009 | Editor’s comments Membership & funding Family picnics – Queensland Family stories – Ariella, Taylah, Cameron Work & independence – Hanne, Rachel, Brendan & Ranon |