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 Project
Leaflet 2007
The
project aims to be a point of contact for anyone in Greater Manchester
needing information about autism and related issues. We
provide information to parents, people with ASD and professionals,
as well as directing people to the relevant statutory services
and voluntary agencies in their own area. Enquiries can
be made by telephone, email or by letter. An individualised
response is provided to each enquiry.
The type of
information we are able to provide covers a wide variety such
as;
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Identification
and diagnostic assessment
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Education
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Family Support
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Short breaks
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Strategies for managing behaviour
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Communication tools
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Managing stress and anxiety
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Relationships
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Social and leisure opportunities
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Benefits
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Employment
As well as providing telephone advice and
individualised Information Packs we can also put parents &
carers in touch with other support groups and offer a
parent-to-parent telephone link via the Greater Manchester
Parent Resource Network.
Development
The project supports the development of
statutory services within each of the 10 Local Authorities
through the Autism Services Development Groups. These
multi-agency groups, which include parent representatives, look
at ways of developing better services for all people with
autism.
Identifying and Disseminating Good
Practice
The project has developed a website and a quarterly newsletter
for the region to ensure better access to information about autism
within the Greater Manchester region and to disseminate policy
development and good practice. The AutismGM Newsletter can
be viewed on this site as well as other useful information.
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