Important Announcement Regarding Covid - 19

As I am sure you are aware the world is currently experiencing some hard times with the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak. In response to this we at Bryce Pace – Autism Advocate are making some changes to ensure the safety of the wider community.
We are proud to say that we will still be providing our Professional Development and public speaking services with some changes,
• We will be only supplying in person workshops to Victoria
to minimise the use of public transport.
• We will not be attending any events with a turnout of
more than 100 people
• We will also be avoiding handshaking, high fives, etc.

In addition to these changes, we are excited to announce that we will now be offering our workshops online to ensure we can continue to offer our unique workshops through this uncertain time. If you are interested in having us run a workshop for your business, school, scout group or youth group feel free to contact us by heading to the link below.
www.brycepaceautismadvocate.com/contact
Please also note that as we currently lack the resources to sanitize things on a regular basis, we have made the decision to suspend our Recharge Room services until further notice. We apologise for any inconvenience and encourage you to keep an eye on our social media and website for further announcements.
We would like to thank everyone for your support especially during this uncertain and unpredictable time and we hope things can get back to normal soon.
Thanks
Bryce Pace
Autism Advocate, Blogger, Speaker

Important Announcement Regarding Covid-19

As I am sure you are aware the world is currently experiencing some hard times with the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak. In response to this we at Bryce pace – Autism Advocate will be taking some precautions; we will still be providing most of our services however at a reduced rate to ensure the safety of the wider community.

We are happy to say that we will still be running our Professional Development and public speaking services with some precautions.

•       We will be limiting these services to Victoria Only to minimise the use of public transport.

•   We will not be attending any events with a turnout of more than 100 people

• We will also be avoiding handshaking, high fives ect.

Unfortunately, though as we currently lack the resources to sanitize things on a regular basis, we have made the decision to suspend our Recharge Room services until further notice. We apologise for any inconvenience and encourage you to keep an eye on our social media and website for further announcements.

We would like to thank everyone for your support especially during this uncertain and unpredictable time and we hope things can get back to normal soon.

Thanks

Bryce Pace

Autism Advocate, Blogger, Speaker

Three Years Of Bryce Pace - Autism Advocate!

Today we celebrate three years since I wrote the blog post that started it all. Three years ago today, I came home from school frustrated about how students were using autism as a way to insult their peers and teachers so I did what any teen does in this situation, I logged onto Facebook and began to write. Once I clicked ‘post’ my journey to become an autism advocate began. At the time though I could not have imagined what the road ahead had in store for me. Today I want to thank everyone who has supported me along the way. I want to say thank you to the Victorian Student Representative Council, The Youth Affairs Council Victoria Rural, The Newsboys Foundation, The Warrnambool Standard, the teachers at Brauer College, Kaiko Fidgets, The Connect Magazine and of course my wonderful mother who has supported me on this journey from the very beginning. 
Four years ago, if you had of told me that I would be pursuing a career as an autism advocate and speaker I would not have believed you as I was still hiding my diagnosis from the world. It is amazing to look back and see how far we have come as a force within the autism community, from that first post revealing my diagnosis to now working on innovative projects such as the Recharge Rooms in Schools Program it has been an amazing ride. Bryce Pace – Autism Advocate is no longer just a place where you can read about autism, it is now where people can learn and actively contribute to the autism community. It is a safe place for families of autistics to learn to support their loved ones and it is a place where we can share each other’s stories and help create a world that will accept, include and embrace the autism spectrum. three years is a long time and we have achieved a lot in those years however there is still a long way to go until we reach our goal, so let’s get out there and create the world we want to see. 
Thank you for your continued support
Bryce Pace
Autism Advocate, Blogger, Speaker

Below is the post that started it all.

you can also read the post by heading to: www.brycepaceautismadvocate.com/the-first-blog-post

A Screenshot of a Facebook post with the post date April 10th 2016. the post reads In the past couple of years I have heard people use autism as an insult and I have seen people take selfies of themselves pulling silly faces saying they have autism or have captions such as “the autistic boys” I would like to say something about these people they do not know what autism is if they are mocking it like this. There are Autistic people all over the place they are just ordinary people with as some people describe it super powers. There are people who have autism and they walk past you every day and some even talk to you. I would like to ask a question and I want everyone to think about this. What is wrong with having autism? I would like to end this post with telling you a secret that I don’t tell many people as I am constantly worrying about what they are going to think of me if I tell them and I am sick of hiding who I am. I am autistic and I am proud to be as it gives me “super powers” I can smell fish and chips from a mile away and I can hear things most don’t know exist. Autism is not a disease nor is it contagious and it doesn’t mean I can’t go to school and do the same work everybody else does it doesn’t mean I can’t be who I want to be. I can be whatever I want. I constantly hear people use the question “are you autistic?” as an insult I have even being asked that question and I will answer that now yes I am autistic does anybody have a problem with that?
If you made it to the end of this post and still are willing to be friends with me then you are my true friends. I don’t want to be treated any different because I am autistic just remember that every post you make that makes fun of autism hurts somebody and that post is permanently on the internet like a tattoo is on your skin.
Thanks for reading
Bryce Pace

Recharge Rooms In Schools Pilot Program

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Hi everyone, I have some exciting news. For the past 11 months, I have been working on a pretty cool project called the Recharge Rooms In Schools Program. This program allows schools to host one of my innovative Recharge Rooms permanently giving students of all abilities a safe and quiet space to go to relax and recharge at any point in the day that they feel overloaded. This program is one of a kind as it includes a consultation service in which I speak to school council, staff and students to design a space that suits the individual needs of your school and I assist in installing the space making the process as easy as possible. I am now looking for interested schools in Victoria to pilot this program in 2019. Pilot schools will be able to access this program at a subsidised cost and will act as a template for the future of this program. As many parents and teachers can agree this is a service that is long overdue, we lose too many young people who could possibly make a significant impact on our world because they cannot cope with mainstream school and it is time to act now before yet more young people slip between the cracks. If you are interested in being one of the pilot schools, feel free to email: bryce.pace.autism.advocate@gmail.com and if you have any questions feel free to also email the above email or leave a comment below.Thanks Bryce pace Autism Advocate, Blogger, Speaker