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this is mr shadow,my support cat
hi guys,i want to start an offline support group in the manchester central area and my idea is as follows.
the group will be for:
-people all over the spectrum,verbal and non verbal.
-parents/carers of autistic children and professionals who work with us.
reason i want both autists and parents there is because both groups can learn to apreciate what its like for each other,and the parents can see what autism is like in adult hood-we obviously all change including the profoundly autistic.
id ideally like to get talks from people who work with us once the group gets established.
how do i find out if theres a large number of autistic people in the area?
who should i contact for help?
i know i need to get hold of a church hall or something similar who will let us have our meeting there,im going to ask the company who supports me;creative support if theyll let me use one of their offices in their picadilly head office for free seeing as im paying a ton of money in carers bills towards them.
one of my support staff has mentioned putting up flyers in doctors surgeries,i dont know anywhere else,does anyone have any ideas?
also,what would be a good name for the group? i can only think of autism support group or autistic support group-its got to be clear english as manchester central is mainly immigrants who dont speak full english.
what would be a good idea to discuss at meetings?
i just want some iideas,anything you can help me with,im stuck. thankyou very much.
sorry i hope ive not left out anything,ive had a can of yummy cider and will soon be hit with night meds so i will be a mess shortly.
the group will be for:
-people all over the spectrum,verbal and non verbal.
-parents/carers of autistic children and professionals who work with us.
reason i want both autists and parents there is because both groups can learn to apreciate what its like for each other,and the parents can see what autism is like in adult hood-we obviously all change including the profoundly autistic.
id ideally like to get talks from people who work with us once the group gets established.
how do i find out if theres a large number of autistic people in the area?
who should i contact for help?
i know i need to get hold of a church hall or something similar who will let us have our meeting there,im going to ask the company who supports me;creative support if theyll let me use one of their offices in their picadilly head office for free seeing as im paying a ton of money in carers bills towards them.
one of my support staff has mentioned putting up flyers in doctors surgeries,i dont know anywhere else,does anyone have any ideas?
also,what would be a good name for the group? i can only think of autism support group or autistic support group-its got to be clear english as manchester central is mainly immigrants who dont speak full english.
what would be a good idea to discuss at meetings?
i just want some iideas,anything you can help me with,im stuck. thankyou very much.
sorry i hope ive not left out anything,ive had a can of yummy cider and will soon be hit with night meds so i will be a mess shortly.