Free workshop in Sydney to deepen understanding of Autism in Japanese

A workshop conducted in Japanese on Autism will be held in Chatswood, Sydney, on Monday 10 March. This workshop is supported by the Federal Department of Education and is free to attend.

Melbourne-based Japanese occupational therapist Yuho Okita (right) and psychologist Mari Horiguchi at an autism workshop for the Japanese community, organized by Positive Partnerships. Credit: Positive Partnerships

We spoke to two workshop facilitators, Yuho Okita, an occupational therapist in Melbourne who teaches at universities in Australia and Japan, and Mari Horiguchi, a psychologist. We asked them about the content of the workshop.

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Following the Sydney event, a workshop in Japanese will be held in Perth on Sunday 16 March.

For more information and to register for the workshop, please visit the Postitive Partnerships website and social media.

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