National Autistic Society: Cambridge Branch

Hello,

Parents and carers of preschool children who have social communication difficulties are warmly invited to drop in to 'Meet and Play'.

Starts Tuesday October 5th 2010, and then on the first Tuesday of every month,1:15pm to 2:45pm. Cherry Hinton Children's Centre, the Community Wing, Cherry Hinton Junior School, Fulbourn Old Drift, Cambridge CB1 9ND.

Dear Cambridge NAS,

We are once again running professional training courses

on diagnostic instruments, and are seeking volunteers to assist with our

course in September. We seek an able adult or adolescent with a diagnosis of

AS, HFA or ASD to come in on Tuesday September 14th 2010 between 1.30 and

2.30pm to do a friendly interview in front of 12 professionals who are

learning how to do interview assessments for ASD. 6 people will take turns to

do one or two activities with the volunteer. There are no 'tests' and it

Peterborough i-MAT autism team

Sarah Oakley is an independent health visitor able to support disabled children and their families in a number of ways.

From Sarah Oakley:

I am an independent health visitor and lactation consultant based in Ely and covering the whole of Cambridgeshire, West Suffolk and West Norfolk. I am the mother of a teenage boy with autistic spectrum disorder so I have a personal, as well as professional, interest in disabled children and their families.

Early Bird courses are offered across the county, approximately six times per year, depending on demand. Courses begin when there are a sufficient number of potential families with a maximum of six families attending.

New NAS campaign 'You need to know' launched 8th June 2010

We are launching a new campaign, You Need To Know, which will demand better mental health services for children with autism. Autism is not a mental health problem, but research shows that 70% of children with autism have one or more mental health problems. This does not have to happen.

New resources

NAS have recently developed two new resources - a website and a workbook to help people on the autism spectrum learn about managing their money. Both are funded by the Financial Services Authority, as part of its National Strategy for Financial Capability.

To access the new managing money website, please go to:

www.managingmoney.org.uk

This workshop is an intensive and interactive event that provides an overview of the Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

Those attending will gain an understanding and insight into the world of individuals living with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder.  It will also help to provide the necessary tools and strategies in a person centred way, with which to move forward.

Would you like to employ a care-worker to care for your child or be a buddy for your teenager?  If so, Cool2Care can help.