POSITIVE ABOUT AUTISM
If you are interested in TRAINING ABOUT AUTISM, take a look at the website positiveaboutautism.co.uk. They offer training where the costs start at only £68. They are aimed at professionals/practioners but parents/carers are also very welcome at most of them. We have no feedback from anyone who has been to any of their sessions, so if you attend please let us know how it went.
RIGHT OF APPEAL for PARENTS re STATEMENTS [April 2010]
Parents can now appeal if their children have statements and this statement is not amended to reflect provision at annual review when it should be.
See link below for futher information:-
LINK UP - the newsletter of the Leicestershire Autistic Society
Please click
here for Issue No 109/No 6 Leics NAS, the March 2010 copy of Link Up.
Please click
here for Issue No 108/No 5 Leics NAS, the January 2010 copy of Link Up.
Please click
here for Issue No 107/No 4 Leics NAS, the October 2009 copy of Link Up.
Please click
here for Issue No 106/No 3 Leics NAS, the July 2009 copy of Link Up.
Please click
here for Issue No 105/No 2 Leics NAS. the April 2009 copy of Link Up.
Please click
here for Issue No 104, the January 2009 Issue of Link Up.
Please Note that this is Issue No 1 for the society as the Leics Branch of the NAS - see newsletter for details of the change.
Please click
here for Issue No 103, the September 2008 copy of Link Up.
Please click
here for Issue No 102, the June 2008 copy of Link Up.
Please click
here for Issue No 99, the December 2007 copy of Link Up.
Please click
here for Issue No 98, the September 2007 copy of Link Up.
Please click
here for Issue No 97, the June 2007 copy of Link Up.
Please click
here for Issue No 96, the March 2007 copy of Link Up.
Please click
here for Issue No 95, the December 2006 copy of Link Up.
Please click
here for Issue No 94, the September 2006 copy of Link Up.
DIRECTORIES
The group produces two directories - one for ADULTS and one for CHILDREN - which are valuable references when looking for help, services and support across a range of issues. Contents include Education, Support, Respite, Health, Benefits, Leisure and more.
DIRECTORY OF CHILDRENS SERVICES
Please click one of the links below for a downloadable copy of this directory. This is very much a work-in-progress and updates are welcome. Please email
committee@aspergerleics.org.
For the Directory in WORD format:
For the Direstory in PDF format:
DIRECTORY OF ADULT SERVICES
Below is the Directory of Adult Services.
For the Directory in WORD format:
For the Directory in PDF format:
The MONDAY CLUB
is a very successful venture for adults with AS which has been copied elsewhere in the country.
From their website:-
The Monday Club is a social group based in Leicester for adults aged 18 - 65 who have Asperger Syndrome. The Club is based at the Central YMCA in East Street, Leicester. We meet on Monday Evenings from 7.00pm. - 9.00pm.
We aim to create a supportive environment for our members to meet, either in a mainstream setting or in the community, with trained staff and volunteers available to offer support where necessary.
We provide a variety of enjoyable activities for our members and offer the opportunity to meet others with Asperger Syndrome and to develop friendships and mutual support through structured activity evenings.
The club is funded by the City and County social service and works with them to identify and provide services to adults with Asperger Syndrome.
NEWS:-
The Monday Club has recently registered with Twitter so you can now also find out what will be happening at the Monday Club via Twitter. Just set up or sign in to your Twitter account and then search for The_Monday_Club to find out about activities and events.
HOLIDAYS
http://www.happykidsholidays.com
happykidsholidays is a non profit making association (lio 1901) aimed at supporting families with children and teenagers with Autistic Spectrum Disorders who want to come on holiday in France. We are registered with the French authorities, registration number W243002752.
I was a teacher in UK from 1994 until I moved to Dordogne, France in 2006. I worked in mainstream and special primary and secondary
schools, for the National Autistic Society, and for Sheffield LEA Autism
service. Many of the families I worked with never had a holiday, but they all had a huge need for a break.
Once I became lucky enough to live in such a beautiful place, I decided
to try and enable people to have the holidays they deserved, so I talked to some people who agreed with me and happykidsholidays was born.
[Note from Editor - They do cater for some adults with Aspergers too - see website for details.]
DIRECT PAYMENTS
Information of the DIRECT PAYMENTS scheme can be found by following this link to the Department of Health website:-
DOH
Lower down on this page you will find PUBLICATIONS. This includes a Parents Guide to Direct Payments.
Also see the government website:-
GOV
for more information. This includes a link for online application.