News & information

This page is for various news updates, reports and documents.

(Note: Documents for downloading will be in standard pdf form requiring the freely available Acrobat software.)

New youth club in Horsham

Bettina Stott, resource centre manager with the National Autistic Society, reports that a new youth club will be opening in Horsham for young people on the spectrum. It will run once a week during term-time. It is likely to be near Horsham town centre in walking distance from the train station and the bus terminals (near Argos/ Carfax).

The society is looking at venue options and collecting names of interested young people. It is hoped to have a couple of "getting-to-know-you" sessions before the summer holidays and then start in full in September.

Applicant details (name, address, email, date of birth) should be sent to Bettina.Stott@nas.org.uk. More information is available from Bettine or from the youth club project co-ordinator Kate Jindrova at kate.jindrova@nas.org.uk

Update report

General update from Dot Rae, January 2007. This contains news about the AAAction group, the Sussex Autistic Community Trust, the Working Party for Development of Services for Adults with Autistic Spectrum Disorders, and various contact details. It can be downloaded here.

Integrated team manager

The Working Party for Development of Services for Adults with Autistic Spectrum Disorders has commissioned a new Integrated Team Manager, Peter Joyce. He can be contacted by email here or at Meadowfield, Sussex Partnership NHS Trust, Swandean, Arundel Road, Worthing BN13 3EP.

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