Support Groups
There are a number of support groups available for individuals, or families/carers of individuals, with a communication or swallowing difficulty.
Contact details for the following support groups are listed below:
- Aphasia Association of New Zealand
- Autism New Zealand
- CCS Disability Action
- Cleft New Zealand Inc
- Down Syndrome Association
- Dyspraxia Support Group of New Zealand
- Head Injury Society of New Zealand
- Huntington's Disease Association
- IHC (IDEA Services)
- Motor Neurone Disease Association of New Zealand
- Multiple Sclerosis Society of New Zealand
- National Foundation for the Deaf
- New Zealand Dystonia Patient Network
- Parkinson's Society of New Zealand
- Speak Easy Association of New Zealand
- SPELD New Zealand
- Stroke Foundation of New Zealand
- Upsidedowns Education Trust
Aphasia Association of New Zealand (Inc.)
0508 APHASIA (274 274)
PO Box 24137
Royal Oak
Auckland 1345
Autism New Zealand
1st Floor, 257 Lincoln Road
Addington
Christchurch
Phone: +64 3 339 2627
Fax: +64 3 339 2649
CCS Disability Action
info@ccsdisabilityaction.org.nz
Level 1, 86-90 Vivian Street
PO Box 6349
Marion Square
Wellington 6141
Phone: +64 4 384 5677
Fax: +64 4 382 9353
http://www.ccsdisabilityaction.org.nz
Cleft New Zealand Inc
info@cleft.org.nz
P O Box 13385
Onehunga
Auckland
PHONE: 0800 4 CLEFT (0800 425 338)
Down Syndrome Association
national.coordinator@nzdsa.org.nz
PO Box 4142
Auckland
Phone: 0800 693 724 (free phone within New Zealand)
Fax: +64 3 360 2867
Dyspraxia Support Group of New Zealand
Head Injury Society of New Zealand
487 Anglesea Street
PO Box 1168
Hamilton
Phone: +64 7 839 1182
http://www.head-injury.org.nz/
Huntington's Disease Association
7a Taylors Road
PO Box 16 238
Sandringham
Auckland 1351
Phone: +64 9 815 9703
Fax: +64 9 815 9704
http://www.huntingtons.org.nz/
IHC
Level 15, Willbank House
57 Willis Street
Wellington
Phone: +64 4 472 2247
Fax: +64 4 472 0429
Motor Neurone Disease Association of New Zealand
PO Box 2129
Wellington
Phone: +64 4 473 5555
Fax: + 64 4 473 5626
Multiple Sclerosis Society of New Zealand
Level 2, 82 The Terrace
PO Box 2627
Wellington 6140
Phone: +64 4 499 4677
Fax: +64 4 499 4675
National Foundation for the Deaf
205 Parnell Road
PO Box 37729
Parnell
Auckland 1151
Phone: +64 9 307 2922
Fax: +64 9 307 2923
New Zealand Dystonia Patient Network
P O Box 305 375
Triton Plaza
North Shore 0757
Parkinsons Society of New Zealand
PO Box 11 067
Manners Street
Wellington 6142
Phone: +64 4 472 2796
Fax: +64 4 472 2162
Speak Easy Association
Various contacts throughout New Zealand. For more information visit:
http://www.speakeasynz.org.nz/
SPELD New Zealand
PO Box 290
Waipukurau 4242
Phone: +64 6 858 5303
Stroke Foundation of New Zealand
Level 1, Federation House
95-99 Molesworth Street
PO Box 12482
Wellington
Phone: +64 4 472 8099
Upsidedowns Education Trust
P O Box 743
Shortland Street
Auckland
Phone: +64 027 283 2017



