Special Needs Support

Welcome to AMBA’s Special Needs information page for families with multiples.

If you find yourself visiting this site, chances are you are currently experiencing your own personal roller coaster ride, or know someone who is.  Families with multiples are in an unusual position of often having one child leading the way and highlighting how different their sibling can be. Whilst it can be normal to develop at different stages, this can be quite confronting for some families when one child is significantly delayed.

Perhaps as time goes by, you have begun to notice some differences between your children.    It is not uncommon for some conditions not to be evident at birth.

If more than one of your children has special needs then you will have an extra work load which is not experienced by many in the community.

Aims

The aims of AMBA's Special Needs Service are: 

• To provide information about various disabilities to families who have a child with special needs. (refer to links below)
• To facilitate meetings with other families in similar circumstances
• To offer support during challenging times.
• To help families process the information given to them which may be contributing to confusion
• To provide empathic, friendly support
• To provide support through the use of e-mails, and phone calls.
• Click here to find your nearest club contact for Special needs.

Join the Special Needs Register

You don't need to be an AMBA member to register or make use of the register

We have developed this Register Form for families with Special Needs. 

The aim of the register is to provide a means for personal contact between parents and families where disabilities/special needs may exist.  This will then provide these families the opportunity of being able to offer each ofther friendship and support.

It is free to register and use the service, you can download the form here and either email it to specialneeds@amba.org.au or post it to:

AMBA Special Needs Register
PO Box 105
Coogee  NSW  2034

Confidentiality is assured, and your information is only shared with your permission.

Finally

We would like to wish you all the best on your journey as parents, or a support person to a child/ren with special needs.  We cannot choose our circumstances, but we can choose to overcome them.  We would like to offer you words of encouragement written by parents of children who have special needs. 

Words of Encouragement – Various Authors 

Please feel free to browse through photos of some of our special children with differing needs. 

Please don’t hesitate to contact your local club for further information on special needs support for families with multiples.