I thought you might be interested in hearing about an exciting new online community for parents and carers of children with autism. The community, called talk about autism, will allow you to talk to others about the issues surrounding autism, especially education and development of young people and children with autism.
At 11am on Tuesday 30th September 2008, His Worship the Mayor of Taunton Deane, Councillor Tim Slattery, accompanied by the Mayoress, Mrs Gill Slattery, declared the new Taunton Autism Support Group website launched - and it went live!
The launch was attended by parents/carers and professionals involved in supporting individuals with children on the Autistic Spectrum. [...]
Girls with mild Autism are less likely to be identified and diagnosed than boys, a study suggests.
We usually have a TASG lunch at Christmas and we held our first summer lunch in July 2008.
This post list the speakers we have had at our Lisieux Way TASG meetings.
The subjects covered have included: the work of the National Autistic society; education; grants and finance; legal issues; communication strategies; diet and Autism; coping with challenging behaviours and much more.
