In January the National Autism Project published a report The Autism Dividend: Reaping the Rewards of Better Investment. The report focuses on the lack of cost-effective and effective care for autistic people in the UK and calls for national governments to implement recommendations which are based on evidence-based practice. It...
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SWAN Shortlisted for National Diversity Awards!
SWAN are absolutely delighted to have been shortlisted for a National Diversity Award! A huge thanks to everyone who nominated us. We are in the Community Organisation Award for Disability category and you can view all the other nominees here: http://www.nationaldiversityawards.co.uk/shortlist/.
SWAN at the Batik Workshop
Kasia of SWAN describes a recent SWAN activity: “A few Saturdays ago some of us took part in a Batik workshop led by Amy from Autistic Initiatives. Batik is an art using wax painted on silk and then dyes used to paint a picture. We had 3 hours to accomplish...
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Please, if you attended our Know your Emotions event, could you email swan.scotland@gmail.com for a feedback form?
Yenn Purkis is encouraging us to "Ditch the Expectations" in their latest blog. rony@swan
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I was facilitating my most excellent autism women’s group – also welcoming of non-binary, trans and intersex folk – and got in a conversation with one of the attendees. They are relativ...Our friends at One Stop Shop Aberdeen have an exciting event coming up... rony@swanWe are excited to announce our upcoming webinar for autistic people with Author, Blogger, Guest Speaker, Autistic Advocate, Trainer and Rubik's Cube Enthusiast Chris Bonnello from Autistic Not Weird on the 18th August at 6pm.
Chris will be talking about autism, resilience and working to your strengths and there will be time for a question and answer session. Please register attendance here: oss-aberdeen.co.uk/Chris
"At my current 25 years old, I have finally embraced disability pride. It can be a long process for many, as it was for myself, not only because we experience mockery and disdain from an ableist society that refuses to accommodate our needs, but because the mere idea of disability is fervently denied in favour of euphemistic justifications for our behaviour." Josefina Trocoso for Medium. rony@swan
Via Autistic Women & Non-binary Network
I wasn’t disabled! Except I was.
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At my current 25 years old, I have finally embraced disability pride. It can be a long process for many, as it was for myself, not only...Studio III are currently looking for artwork submissions from children and young people on their experiences of lockdown for their next conference event. Entries should be sent to admin@studio3.org and will remain anonymous.
This is a FREE event open to parents, carers, families, siblings, professionals and all practitioners who work within the caring sector.
Life has changed for many of us, for better or for worse. Crucially, it has had a massive impact on the lives of children with intellectual disabilities, autism, and other additional needs, as well as how they are supported by staff, parents and carers. This event will look at questions that have arisen around supporting children and young people during the Covid-19 lockdown, and how we can use that information moving forward to better support our young people.
Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou on Research on Lockdown and Autism
Videos from Children on Personal Reflections on Lockdown
Panel of Parents and Carers on Imagining the Future After Lockdown
This web event will be available on demand for people who are unable to attend live. Cat@Swan
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Studio 3 are hosting a series of online, live, interactive conferences at low costs for families, practitioners and professionals.