Autism-Takiwātanga - Support & Resources By Age Group

Age-specific information on autism-takiwātanga

It can sometimes be overwhelming finding age-appropriate information on autism-takiwātanga. 

Click on the kete below to access information and support services for specific age groups. 

Check out a QR code poster which gives others easy access to KidsHealth's autism-takiwātanga content. 

Aged 6 to 9 

Aged 10 and 11

Aged 12 and 13

Aged 14 and 15

Aged 16 and over

Autism-takiwātanga support information and education / ngā kete mātauranga

There are a range of different support services in New Zealand for children and teenagers with autism-takiwātanga and their whānau.

Support services include:

• social support
• education support
• parenting support
• cultural support

You may want to use different support services at different stages of your child's life and development. 

The kete above represent different age groups. Click on the kete to access information on that age range. 

These kete are designed to contribute to, refil and add to the family's own kete of knowledge, information and support. The overall goal of these kete is to empower New Zealand families. 

The guiding principal behind these kete is that of rangatiratanga - to enable whānau to have control over their own health and wellbeing. 

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