Overdue: 90 days
Public benefits
The committee believes that our purposes satisfy the public benefit requirement. The direct benefits which flow from the purposes are two-fold: for parents and for individuals with autism. For parents, the creation of a parent-led, cross-community, peer-to-peer support network reduces their social isolation and empowers them by providing practical
support and intervention strategies they can use with their children with autism. For individuals with autism, their inclusion and community engagement in social events, education and employment opportunities, will reduce their social isolation. All of these activities will increase the visibility of autism, increase the understanding and acceptance of individuals with autism and their families living in the Mid-Ulster district, and improve their quality of life. These benefits are evidenced by feedback from our members', parents/carers and through an annual survey that will seek the views of our beneficiaries. We carry out evaluations after all training and activities/events we hold. We don’t believe that any harm will arise from these purposes but in the event of anything happening, for example, a member or participant getting injured on an outing we have considered all possible risks and have reduced these significantly by our policies & procedures; child protection, adult protection and risk management, as well as relevant training for the committee & our members. The charity’s beneficiaries are our members, who are individuals with a diagnosis of autism, their family members and carers living in the Mid-Ulster district council area. The only private benefit flowing from these purposes is the increase in knowledge, skills and understanding of individuals with autism. The practical development of skills and knowledge acquired may be transferable to other situations which will lead to private benefit but this is incidental and necessary due to the high level of support needs for some of the individuals and their families.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
We aim to do this by: 1. Providing support to parents of children and young adults with a diagnosis of Autism and those who work with them 2. Promote awareness of ASD in the community by organising information evenings, meetings, classes and seminars. 3. Increase the understanding of the condition and effects it has on the child, the family and
those who deal with it in a daily basis. 4. Provide information and advice to those seeking diagnosis by referring them to the relevant agencies 5. To organise recreational activities for children and young adults with autism and their families
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Who the charity helps
- Adult training
- Carers
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Learning disabilities
- Parents
- Sensory disabilities
- Voluntary and community sector
- Volunteers
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Community development
- Disability
- Education/training
- Medical/health/sickness
