Holiday Club for Autistic children

Holiday Play Club Questionnaire

My name is Sheena Henderson I previously worked as a Play Development Officer for South Lanarkshire Leisure, Play Services. My remit was to plan and implement holiday play clubs for children with additional support needs, which I did for four years until I had my son in 2006.

The first ever play club ran summer 2002 and it catered for twelve children all who were on the autistic spectrum. The clubs ran from two locations one in Hamilton catering for some of the children from central South Lanarkshire and the other in Lanark meeting the needs of some children from the more rural areas.

Each club ran for two days a week at the locations using the same staff members. Staff members worked on a one to one basis with the children throughout each session. These play sessions offered a varied play programme from a sensory room to soft play. Each child had an individual play programme which was constructed by the play worker.

My proposal is to work in collaboration with BAGGS (Borders Asperger and Autism Group Support) setting up holiday play clubs for children with ASD starting summer 2009, mirroring the model I have previously used in South Lanarkshire.

To take part in the questionnaire, please contact BAAGS....baagsmail@yahoo.co.uk

September 17th 2008

Richard Exley
ANGER & Autism

Wednesday 17th Sept.
10 am until 1pm

£45 per delegate

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Psychology Student Seeks Siblings.

Do you have a brother or sister with autism?

Are you over 18?


I am in my final year of studying Bsc Psychology with the Open University.


I am undertaking a research project to find out more about what it is like to have a brother or sister with autism.


I am looking for a participant to interview, and hear about your experience of autism, and the impact this has had on you and your family.


Confidentiality and anonymity assured.


If you would like to find out more please contact me and I will pass on your details to Donna...the student.

T-SHIRTS for sale

BAAGS t-shirts are available in adult sizes;
small...medium..large and x-large.

cost is £9 plus £2-75 p&p

they look great, and feel great and all money would help towards keeping BAAGS supporting.

The Carer - Van

By definition, people with an Autism Spectrum Disorder, requires constant attention and in many cases close scrutiny. Providing this level of attention is extremely demanding on the individual as well as the family and friends of the sufferer.

Many of the regular things the rest of us find commonplace are not available to these families; things like day trips and holidays are extremely difficult if not impossible. Some respite from the constant pressure of providing day to day care to the sufferer is often impossible to find.

BAAGS has hit upon the idea of a caravan on a regular holiday site, Berwick Holiday Park, which is within easy travelling of Scottish Borders for the use of individuals, and the families of those, with an Autism Specific Condition to use as short holidays and respite.

The aims of this discreet project of BAAGS would be
• To reduce the stress on the family members involved in the care and support of an autistic person.
• To allow the autistic person the opportunity to holiday in an environment that is non-disabled specific.
• To encourage families who have an autistic member to holiday as a family unit, without the fear of isolation or stigma.
• To allow autism people and their families to holiday alongside other families. To allow families to enjoy a family holiday at an affordable cost, regardless of time of year they holiday.

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Talk-in for parents and others

Thanks to £1000.- from the Parenting Strategy Fund...we are hoping to organise some informal talk-in for parents, teachers, additional needs assistants, social workers, carers.....etc etc.
We will have a Guest who has a diagnosis of asperger syndrome, and they will come along and give you an idea of what life has been like for them from chuildhood to adulthood and all the stuff in between.
The talk-in's will be held on an evening, in a local venue with tea/coffee included.

These talk-in's will be free to all parents and donations towards the cost of the tea/coffee will be encouraged.

It is hoped that the venues will be in Duns, Hawick, Peebles and Gala......anyone with thoughts/opinions or n interest in attending, please contact me.

Dates have still to be finalised, and you will read about them here as well as everywhere else!!!