Autism Advocacy is what we are about

Our presentations are designed to give hope and provide strategies to families of Autistic individuals and to better inform those working with the Autistic individuals. All of our presentations are based on lived experience, both from Daniel's perspective of being Autistic, from Daryl's perspective as a parent who wants best outcomes for his child and from Leash's perspective as a sibling of an Autistic individual

About our Presentations

Our flagship presentation, From Diagnosis to OAM - A Personal Autism Journey plus a Sibling's Perspective is a 3 hour session that includes Daniel's sister Leash giving an honest snapshot of the joys and challenges of having an Autistic sibling. Daniel and Daryl (#DanielsDad) tag team to deliver an in-depth look at our family Autism journey from both perspectives. This includes a look at the emotions around the diagnosis, Daniel's view of the world as a child, our school journey, adolescence, transitions to tertiary education, independent living, employment and our advocacy work. We also include a sensory overload activity to give our participants a better understanding of the daily challenges for a neurodivergent person.

For educators, our presentation meets the Australian Professional Standard for Teachers at the level of Proficient Teacher 6.4.2.

Our Presentations

Beveridge, Victoria

Thursday 22 May, 10am

Greater Beveridge Community Centre

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Kilmore, Victoria

Thursday 22 May, 6:30pm

Kilmore Trackside

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Bendigo, Victoria

Thursday 29 May, choice of 11am or 6:30pm sessions

The Bendigo Club

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More to Come

Watch this space for announcements of more seminars

Our Team

Daniel Giles OAM

Autistic Self-Advocate

Daryl Giles (#DanielsDad)

Parent Advocate

Leash Purcell

Daniel's Sister

Testimonials

I wanted to say thank you so very much for sharing your journey. You were both so inspiring and I was so moved by what you both had to say.

Your presentation was the best I have attended in my 20 plus years of teaching. You have helped me both professionally as a preschool teacher and as a Mum of a 7 year old boy who has autism.

I have passed on your information to many others.

Thank you so very much.

JM

Educator and Mother

Best PD EVER

AT

Education Support Officer

All over Australia more Classic Autistic families NEED to hear your story and be empowered. Professionals need to hear your story to stop underestimating Classic Autistics.

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Attendee

My son and I attended your presentation last night and we'd like to thank you for sharing your story and journey with us. Both Daniel and Daryl are amazing people and have such terrific advice and knowledge to share. We would recommend all professionals, parents, children and the wider community to attend Daniel's presentation. We hope we can meet with you again one day and all the best for the future.

NC

Parent and Son

What an amazing journey Daniel has been on! EVERYONE should get the opportunity to listen to this inspiring story about overcoming challenges, building resilience, having high expectations and achieving what you want in life.

KS

Attendee

Just heard the inspiring talk by Daniel Giles and his dad, Daryl, on the autism journey, in Bendigo. I would recommend attending for parents and for those on the spectrum who would like to hear more about autism as a lived experience.

AR

Attendee

Contact Us

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Address

Bendigo VIC, Australia

Phone

0418 522 377

Email

admin@speakinginsights.com.au

ABN

11945440100