Autism West Cork General Meeting
A general meeting for Autism West Cork will be held at
10:30am on Wednesday 6th June 2012
At the Respite House, Co-Action Centre
St Mary’s Hill
Dunmanway
Come and help shape the future of Autism West Cork.
Agenda:
- Greetings and introductions.
- Election of officers.
- Autism West Cork – the way forward. Have your say on how Autism West Cork should develop.
- Events report and discussion.
- Any other business
Have A Blast!
We are pleased to confirm that the projected outing to a Laser Quest event organised by Rebel Adventures near Clonakilty has been fixed for Bank Holiday Monday, the 7th May 2012, commencing at 11.00 am SHARP.
It is a 90 minute session for children from aged 8 upwards. The numbers will be limited to 20, and adults and/or siblings may take part as long as no child with ASD is excluded.
No decision has yet been made as to the extent to which this event will be subsidised, but the cost of €25 per head will be heavily subsidised by AWC, and I would expect the actual cost for participants will be in the region of €5 per head. Actual cost will be notified as soon as it is decided.
In the meantime, so that Rebel Adventures can have an idea of overall numbers, please could you e-mail me as soon as possible to let me know whether your child/children (and how many, if more than 1 is coming) are intending to come along. My e-mail address is ten.mocrienull@nedrowmot.
Finally, could we also ask all of you who receive this to communicate its contents to any parents of children with ASD who you think may not have computer access.
More information from the Laser Quest website.
WAAD 2012.
World Autism Awareness Day April 2 2012.
The annual World Autism Awareness Day is April 2, 2012. Every year, Autism organizations around the world celebrate the day with unique fundraising and awareness-raising events.
Throughout April, Autism West Cork will be holding fundraising events throughout West Cork to help raise valuable funds for the children of area. We would greatly appreciate your support if you see our collectors out on the streets!
If anyone would like to volunteer an hour or two of their time to help out,or if your school, club or community group would like to help to raise awareness of Autism, please contact us on 083 009 4285.
All fundraising ideas greatly welcome.
Autism West Cork welcome Kevin Whelan
Autism West Cork welcome Kevin Whelan – CEO of Irish Autism Action.
Irish Autism Action is a young dynamic, innovative and passionate organisation formed in 2001 which is bringing positive change into the lives of those affected by autism. The range of services which Irish Autism Action provides includes awareness raising, early detection diagnosis, education support, advocacy, counselling, helpline, home based support, transition planning, social housing, research information and advice for families upon receiving diagnosis.
This talk will appeal to parents, grandparents, carers, Teachers & SNA’s. Everyone welcome.
Thursday Nov 17th @ 8pm Quality Hotel Clonakilty
Kool Kamp 4 Kool Kidz
Have just heard that a camp for children on the spectrum is going to be run by Clondrohid Community Recreational Facility. It’s on the 22nd and 23rd August and places are limited so you need to be booked in advance.
If you’re interested please see the attached Kool Kamp for Kool Kidz poster for more information.
New Autism Project In West Cork
There’s a new autism related group being formed in West Cork who are planning a major project in the area. Please try to get to one of these meetings if you can:
We are a newly formed group Cork South West Association for Autism based in West Cork & catering for Adults & the future needs of Children within the Autistic Spectrum. We are holding a very important meeting on Tuesday 30th August @ 8pm in the meeting room in Rosie’s pub Ballydehob.
Anyone with an interest in or family member with Autism would be advised to attend this meeting as we are planning a major project that will benefit the future of our children & adults.
Further information contact Noel Camier 087/2258836, Noeleen Murphy 086/3254214 or Leslie Swanton 086/1632181.
Cork South West Association for Autism are holding a very important meeting in West Cork Hotel on Thursday 1st September @ 11:30am with Joe McDonald CEO of Cork Autism Association, Philip Jordan, Chairperson, Cork Autism Association & Maurice Walsh, CEO Co-action West Cork.
Anyone with an interest in or family member with Autism would be advised to attend this meeting as we are planning a major project that will benefit the future of our children & adults.
Further information contact Noel Camier 087/2258836, Noeleen Murphy 086/3254214 or Leslie Swanton 086/1632181.
Welcome To Autism West Cork
Welcome to the new look site for Autism West Cork.
Having revamped our logo we decided to revamp the website as well. This will give us a greater opportunity to post more information about what we’re doing in West Cork.
We hope you like the new site, do let us have your feedback and comments.