2005 September

This month?

Financial Entitlements

Parents Meeting held on 17 Aug 2005

Seminars and Conferences

Future Meetings and Events

This month?

Just a short newsletter this month (your editor is still recovering from the school holidays!). Back to top

Financial Entitlements

The main thing is to remind everyone of the Parents Meeting on Wednesday 21st September. The Guest Speakers will be from the Barnsley Welfare Rights Service speaking about the various financial entitlements and benefits which may be claimed as a consequence of our children's AS. You may know some of the benefits already, but this is a good chance to see if there's any you've missed. Back to top

Parents Meeting held on 17 Aug 2005

Just a small group of parents came to the August Parents Meeting (holiday season of course, and we hadn't booked a guest speaker). But we agreed it had been well worthwhile, as it gave us a chance to talk about our experiences in a way which isn't always so easy in a larger meeting. Back to top

Seminars and Conferences

Please note that there are some conferences and seminars happening soon in our area. Please find them in the table below. If you decide to go then please let us know - it would be great to hear what happened. Back to top

Future Meetings and Events

Tues 13th Sept. Parent Support Training (1), 9:45 arrival, 10am to 1pm.Luke Beardon from Sheffield Hallam was a guest speaker for us earlier this year, and now he has agreed to provide some training for our prospective Parent Supporters. As mentioned in the July Newsletter, the group is sometimes asked to provide individual support to parents who are facing difficult situations such as school meetings, challenging behaviour at home etc. Whilst BAPG doesn't have the specialist skills, we are a support group and do want to be able to help each other. This is the first part of the training to help us do this.If you are interested in occasional helping another in this way and would like to be involved then please contact any of the Steering Committee (contacts below).
Tues 20th Sept. Steering Committee Meeting, 9:30 to 11:00am.Any BAPG parent is welcome to come along! If you'd like to raise an issue please feel free to contact any of the Steering Group first otherwise see you there!
Wed 21st Sept. Parents Meeting, 6:30pm to 8:00pm Guest Speakers from Welfare Rights Service. Advice on the various benefits available to AS parents, and how to apply for them. This is like to be a very popular talk, so we suggest you arrive earlier to grab a drink (and a seat!).
Wed 21st Sept. Kids Computer Club, 6:15pm to 8:15pmRun by BAPG parents, the club is open to all children of BAPG parents. Initial planned activities include building a BAPG Kids website and playing multi-player computer games (within the club).It's free to use. BAPG is paying for the hire of the room and computers.The club is proving very popular, and at present we're limited to 6 places, so if you'd like to book a place for your child(ren) then please contact James (see below).
Thurs 29th Sept Early Intervention Conference - examination of different intervention methods.Location: Harrogate.Organised by: National Autistic Society.Cost: £99 plus VAT for professionals; £60 plus VAT for each parent / carer.Further info: conference@nas.org.uk, or 0115 911 3367
Sat 1st Oct. Funworld at Mapplewell
Wed 5th Oct. Seminar: includes Wendy Lawson, Luke Jackson and Jacqui JacksonLocation: Source Conference Centre, Meadowhall, Sheffield.Organised by: Centre for the Development of Autism PracticeCost: £100 for professionals ; £70 for each parent / individuals with ASD diagnosisFurther info: www.autismcentre.co.uk, or 01246 583826
Sat 15th Oct Seminar: Structured Teaching in the Home - implications of autism on living and learning situations; TEACCH Structured Teaching.Location: Nottingham.Organised by: National Autistic Society.Cost: £99 plus VAT for professionals; £60 plus VAT for each parent / carer.Further info: conference@nas.org.uk, or 0115 911 3367
Wed 19th Oct. Parents Meeting, 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Wed 19th Oct. Kids Computer Club, 6:15pm to 8:15pm
Wed 16th Nov. Parents Meeting, 6:30pm to 8:00pmGuest Speaker - Fiona Hay, Speech and Language Therapist
Wed 16th Nov. Kids Computer Club, 6:15pm to 8:15pm
Wed 7th Dec. Parents Meeting, 6:30pm to 8:00pm Guest Speaker ? to be announced
Wed 7th Dec. Kids Computer Club, 6:15pm to 8:15pm
Sat 17th Dec. Kids Xmas Bash, Funworld Mapplewell
NB. All Meetings are held at Priory Campus, Lundwood unless otherwise stated Back to top