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 | Birthday Ceilidh! | 187 Tage her | ||
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| 20th June in Broxburn - last few days remaining to buy tickets!! Get them quick.......www.specialscotland.org | ||||
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| Birthday Ceildh! | 259 Tage her | ||
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| Special Scotland is celebrating it's first birthday! In June, we will be holding another of our legendary Ceilidhs to celebrate the achievements in our first year and to look forward to the next. The Ceilidh will be returing to Broxburn, where we launched in April of 2008. Why Are We Celebrating? > We have donated almost £3000.00 in grants, equipment & training to families throughout Scotland, including Glasgow, West Lothian & Edinburgh > We launched our free Online Library encompassing 27 books which parents can loan for free. > We have held Parent Support Afternoons in Edinburgh & West Lothian. > We participated in Pedal for Scotland, held two Ceilidhs and several Bag Packing sessions in Broxburn & Linlithgow Who's the Band? Music on the night will be supplied by 'Celtic Rouge,' a band that have attended all of Special's Ceilidhs and always provide an exhilarating night! You can view their website and get a taste of the music by visiting www.celticrouge.com What's Included? - A delicious 2 course buffet - Entertainment by 'Celtic Rouge' - An opportunity to get more information about the charity - A chance to win great prizes by taking part in our raffle - A cash bar will be available on the night (last orders 11:30pm) - Table Nibbles What's the Plan? - 7pm arrival - 7:30pm - the band kicks in and the dancing starts! - 9pm Buffet & raffle time! - 11:30pm - Last Orders & Last Dance - 12 midnight - carriages - Watch this space as raffle prizes will be announced Visit http://www.specialscotland.org/Birth... to buy tickets! | ||||
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| Funding Application Changes | 364 Tage her | ||
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| To ensure that all funding applications are treated equally and timely, a new timescale has been produced for 2009. Applications will be accepted quarterly with decisions taken 2 weeks after the deadline. Please see below the new timescales: Application Deadline for Quarter One Friday 27th March 2009 Trustee Meeting Saturday 4th April 2009 Decision Date Saturday 11th April 2009 Application Deadline for Quarter Two Friday 26th June 2009 Trustee Meeting Saturday 4th July 2009 Decision Date Saturday 11th July 2009 Application Deadline for Quarter Three Friday 25th September 2009 Trustee Meeting Saturday 3rd October 2009 Decision Date Saturday 10th October 2009 Application Deadline for Quarter Four Friday 18th December 2009 Trustee Meeting Saturday 9th January 2010 Decision Date Saturday 16th January 2010 | ||||
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| geschrieben von Rory Archibald | 0 Antworten | |||
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| Website & Service Updates | 552 Tage her | ||
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| Special have spent the last month working on implementing new services available through out website, turning the website more into a hub. What's Available? Online Lending Library - Hire from a selction of 19 books, free of charge, for up to 3 weeks. We even supply the stamped address envelope! Click http://www.specialscotland.org/libra... to find out more. Funding Applications - Funding application forms are now available from the website. Click http://www.specialscotland.org/Fundi... to find out more. HMIE reports are now available from our website which detail schools that specialise in Autism or have Autistic units. Click http://www.specialscotland.org/hmie.html to find out more. A new volunteer section of the site has been launched where we hope to help families find voulunteers to run their own home programs Click http://www.specialscotland.org/volun... to find out more. | ||||
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| geschrieben von Rory Archibald | 0 Antworten | |||
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| NEW Fundraising Committee | 575 Tage her | ||
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| With the introduction of the funding facilities at Special, we are looking to create a fundraising committee to ensure funds are available so that as many applications can be accepted as possible. We are looking for enthusiastic and creative people to help think up funding ideas and carry them through. Meeting once a month, this will be an excellent was of meeting new people and facing a new challenge. If you are interested please call 0784 355 9572 or email info@specialscotland.org | ||||
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| geschrieben von Rory Archibald | 0 Antworten | |||
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| NEW Scotland's First Online Lending Library | 575 Tage her | ||
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| We are still on track to launch what we believe to be Scotland's first online library for autism. Parents, guardians and professionals will be able to hire books, sent direct to their door for free for up to 4 weeks. To begin with we will have a selection of 20, specially selected books, but will be expanding to hopefully 100 from all over the world by the end of the year. Blue prints are being drawn up to hold local library sessions for those without internet access so watch this space! At the moment the launch date has been pushed back till the 10th of June 2008 due to some books taking longer to deliver than others, however this should be the first and last time delay for the library. | ||||
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| geschrieben von Rory Archibald | 0 Antworten | |||
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| NEW Parent Support Afternoon | 575 Tage her | ||
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| Closing date extended to book your place! Specials' first parent support session still has places available! These sessions will give parents the opportunity to meet other parents & guardians and give the chance for information and idea swapping. The main points of the session are to discuss various therapies such as 'SonRise,' & 'More Than Words' as well as discussing the services available and the services that are still required. This helps us in decided where the most help is needed. A member of Special will be on hand to discuss the services and resources that are needed to further expand our presence and help. The event will take place on the 7th of June in the Apex City Hotel, Edinburgh from 12 - 3pm. A light lunch will be served at the start. Places are free and limited to 25. To book your place, please email info@specialscotland.org before the 30th May 2008 or call 0784 355 9572. Families who would like to share their experiences and those who have worked with families with autism are welcome to come and share their knowledge! Although places are free, any donations will be gratefully accepted. | ||||
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| geschrieben von Rory Archibald | 0 Antworten | |||
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| Latest News! | 605 Tage her | ||
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| Today, Special launched our newsletter issued by email. If you haven't already signed up, join Special @ www.specialscotland.org See a copy of the first eddition here; http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3280/... What we believe to be Scotland's first online lending library will be launching on the 1st of June, allowing parents, guardians & professionals to loan books free of charge that are posted to their home free of charge. Our first parent support day will be held on the 7th June, 12pm - 3pm on the Apex City Hotel, Edinburgh where a light lunch will be served. This is a chance for parents to meet other parents and discuss new ideas, experiences and where Special can help. Places are free but limited to 25 and available by emailing info@specialscotland.org or calling 0784 355 9572 We are planning an Autism Awareness & Information Conference in November 2008. Dates and locations will be announced as soon as possible. Feedback and suggestions can be forwarded to conference08@specialscotland.org | ||||
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| geschrieben von Rory Archibald | 0 Antworten | |||
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| Did You Know? | 620 Tage her | ||
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| 1) Autism is no longer seen as a rare condition and is thought to affect around 535,000 people in the UK today. 2) The first detailed description of a child we now know had autism was written in 1799 by Jean Itard in his account of the wild boy of Aveyron. 3) Autism is an invisible disability - most people with an autism spectrum disorder look just like anyone else who does not have this condition. 4) Autism is a lifelong developmental disability with no cure. Children with autism grow up to be adults with autism. 5) Autism has nothing whatsoever to do with the way parents bring up their children. 6) More families are experiencing multiple members with an ASD than ever before. In some families, many or all siblings are in the autism spectrum. 7) The earlier autism spectrum disorders are diagnosed and treated, the better. Outcomes for children's lives are significantly improved with early diagnosis and treatment.  Each child with an ASD is a unique individual. People with autism spectrum disorders differ as much from one another as do all people.9) Asperger syndrome is a form of autism. 10) People with Asperger Syndrome typically possess vivid, creative and unique imaginations For example: Satoshi Tajiri the Creator of POKEMON & Hans Christian Anderson a famous Author of children's stories such as 'The Little Mermaid.' 11) Autism is a form of autistic spectrum disorder or ASD. Other forms of ASD include Asperger syndrome, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder and Pervasive Developmental Disorder. 12) Children and adults with autistic spectrum disorders have difficulties with everyday social interaction. | ||||
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| geschrieben von Rory Archibald | 0 Antworten | |||
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| West Lothian Courier | 624 Tage her | ||
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| Click below to see the article in the West Lothian Courier about special! http://www.flickr.com/photos/2533736... | ||||
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