emma barrett

hi all we currently live in new zeland having moved from the uk 6 months ago. There's myself, my husband and we have 6 children, the eldest is 10 and the youngest is 5 months. we are really struggling here in nz. we Come from sheffield in the UK where there is obviously lots to do and find it far too quiet for us here in nz. also with schools our main concern is our 7 year old has autism (aspergers) and there is little to no support here for him and he's really struggling. my husband is a nurse and has more or less been offered a job in mackay , queensland and he's wanting to go for that. I have slightly more reservations and don't want to jump out of the frying pan and into the fire so to speak! can anyone advise on any of these issues in mackay please? schools in general? autism support in schools and in the mackay region in general? is there much for the kids to do In the area? thanks so much in advance