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Durham Autistic Support Group
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Last Updated: 18th June 2008
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Quick links: Latest News in Autism (EXTERNAL site, CDASG do not accept any liability for it's content) CDASG Information Sheets & Research Documents 2007/8 Financials added. Usefull Links to other Web Sites pdf reader (To be able to read your newsletter when delivered via email)
Books loans cost £1 each for a loan period of 1 month. Books can be collected and returned at any of the Support Group Meetings. We will post some of the smaller books out but members must return them at their own cost.
Usefull Links to other Web Sites Childhood Autism Research Group On-line (cargo-ne)
Chris Mitchell (Asperger's Syndrome Advocacy and Support) 'I offer services to raise awareness of Asperger's Syndrome among the wider community and provide support for individuals with the condition together their families and carers. My main objective of my advocacy work in terms of raising awareness is to promote the idea that Asperger's Syndrome is a characteristic or even a gift, depending upon how one views it, rather than a disability, and that individuals diagnosed with the condition are not cursed or broken. With effective understanding people with Asperger's Syndrome can make significant contributions to society in many different ways as well as leading fulfilling lives. Too often, through general lack of
understanding, the potential of people with Asperger's Syndrome goes
unfulfilled. is to help other people with Asperger's Syndrome avoid going through some of the difficulties that the likes of myself and other adults diagnosed late in life have been through. To achieve this, I can offer a range of services from public speaking to mentoring that can be tailored to individual needs. I am based in Sunderland, but I have worked
UK-wide.'
is the database for ASD which is running in six areas in the North East. Durham isn’t one of them as yet because of Daslne’s own resource limitations. However I think it’s really interesting for our members to see the potential benefit of having a database for ASD and how useful that could be for families. CDASG will continue to support Daslne and we hope that this unique database will continue to expand so that Durham can become part of this fantastic development. Further information about Daslne can be found on their web site www.ncl.ac.uk/daslne.
Across the UK, a child is diagnosed with a severe disability every 25 minutes. Although some children need hospital care, 98% of disabled children live at home with a parent or other family member who may not have expected to be in this position but who has quickly had to become an expert. When parents find out that their child is disabled they feel isolated and alone because usually they don't know anyone else facing the same problems. They want contact with another family who've been through a similar experience and they want information about their child's disability. Contact a Family is the only UK-wide charity providing advice, information and support to the parents of all disabled children - no matter what their disability or health condition. We also enable parents to get in contact with other families, both on a local and national basis. Each year we reach at least 275,000 families.
Click the lorry to visit the site The Childhood Autism Research Group Online - North East (CARGO-ne) is an online resource for families and health professionals that aims to provide up to date information on research projects for Children and Adolescents with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) within the Newcastle University and the University of Durham.
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