Autism Queensland Cairns - Edmonton
15 Marr St, Edmonton QLD 4869
- Clinic
- Comes to you
- Online sessions
- NDIS registered
About Autism Queensland Cairns - Edmonton
Autism Queensland is the State's peak autism body providing a comprehensive range of education, therapy and support services to assist autistic children and adults, their families, carers and others supporting and working with them. AQ has been providing specialist education for autistic children for 55 years, supporting autistic students with small group learning opportunities, personalised programs, effective inter-disciplinary team support, and collaboration with families and other school settings.
What's offered
Telehealth sessions
Home or school visits
Clinic sessions
NDIS registered provider
- Transport
- Group Programs
- Personal Care
- Community Participation
- Daily Living
- Life Skills
- High-Intensity Personal Care
- Early Childhood
- Employment Support
- Behaviour Support
- Therapy
Services provided
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Psychology
- Behavioural Support
- Autism Assessment
- ADHD Assessment
- Early Intervention
Autism Queensland Cairns - Edmonton lists
- AQ School (Prep-Year 6)
- An autism specialised education environment supporting Prep-Year 6 autistic students with small group learning, personalised programs, and inter-disciplinary team support.
- Allied Health & Diagnostic Assessments
- Multidisciplinary team of psychologists, speech pathologists and occupational therapists conducting child, adolescent and adult diagnostic assessments, ADOS-2, and other assessments.
- EarlyAQtion Early Childhood Intervention
- Structured, individualised services for young autistic children (age 0-7) focusing on behaviour, developmental and social skills and family-based interventions.
- Individual Therapy
- Speech pathology, occupational therapy, behaviour support and psychology services for all ages, available face-to-face and via telepractice.
- Therapy Groups
- Evidence-informed therapy groups for autistic children, adolescents and adults focusing on behaviour, developmental and social participation, motor skills, and daily living activities.
- School Advisory Service
- Information, advice, support and individualised strategies provided at schools (face-to-face or online) to support educational outcomes of children with ASD.
- Inclusion Consultancy Services
- Expert guidance for early childhood, school, community and corporate organisations to develop inclusive and innovative spaces accessible to everyone.
- Individualised Parenting Sessions
- One-on-one sessions tailored to address behaviours of concern, manage daily routines, support emotional regulation, and strengthen relationships.
- Telepractice Services
- Online conference services with speech pathologists, occupational therapists and psychologists allowing live interaction, document sharing, and parent/carer training.
- Professional Development & Parent Education
- Autism-focused workshops, webinars, and specialised training services for parents, carers, therapists, educators, and support workers.
Get to know Autism Queensland Cairns - Edmonton
From Autism Queensland Cairns - Edmonton's website.
Our approach
Autism Queensland uses an evidence-informed, person-centred approach that brings together current high-quality research, the values, strengths and preferences of individuals and families. The service employs a strengths-focus philosophy, recognising that this enables growth and empowers decision-making and self-advocacy. The multidisciplinary team works collaboratively to support autistic children and their families, with services tailored to individual needs and delivered across early childhood, school-aged and adult age groups.
Meet the team
The team at Autism Queensland includes speech pathologists, occupational therapists, psychologists, early childhood and school-age educators, behaviour support practitioners, wellbeing facilitators, lifestyle support workers, inclusion consultants, social workers and mentors. The organisation is led by experienced leadership including the Chief Executive Officer Frances Scodellaro, a speech pathologist with over 35 years in the autism field, and the Chief Operations Officer Kim Sheather, an accomplished occupational therapist with extensive experience in senior therapy and management positions across disability organisations.
Locations & areas served
Edmonton
15 Marr St, Edmonton QLD 4869
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- Online sessions
Opening hours
- Mon–Fri
- 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
- Sat–Sun
- Closed
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