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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£68.6K
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Spending
£70.1K
Public benefits
The public benefits that flow from:- Object 1: are an improved quality of life for the parents / carers of children with autism, a reduction in stress, isolation and improved education to allow them to be better carers. Object 2: better opportunities for finding mutual support with others who understand and share your highs and lows of caring
for a child on the autism spectrum. Empowering each other to demand better services for our children through working with other voluntary and statuary bodies. Object 3: are a reduction in social isolation for children and young people on the Autism spectrum. This in turn will help improve their emotional well-being, social interaction and communication skills. Object 4: Better access to therapies to help improve the lives of those on the Autism spectrum. To help deal with social, emotional and behavioural issues. The benefits are/will be demonstrated through feedback from our beneficiaries, evaluations of our services, increased attendance rates and increased membership. We currently have 200 local families registered and this is growing weekly. The demand for our services are very high due to very little other support available to families before or after an Autism diagnosis. Families feel like they are left to arrange therapies, source support etc. We always ask our members for feedback and how we can improve future activities, programmes etc. no Those living in the Downpatrick and surrounding area with a diagnosis of Autism and their families. Also those being assessed for Autism and their families. no
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
We host a monthly parent support group to give parents/carers the chance to meet other families dealing with the same daily issues. This reduces isolation and lets families see they are not alone. We also run a parents stress relieving programme. This includes activities such as complimentary therapy sessions, yoga, knitting, mental health
workshops etc. This helps recharge our parent/carers and boost their mental health. We also source professionals to provide specialised parent training to help families deal with issues such as challenging behaviour, anxiety, sleep issues etc. We run a range of therapies that otherwise wouldn't be available to our members. These include Occupational therapy, pony therapy, lego therapy, music therapy, sensory sessions etc. All of which have great benefit to our children. We organise lots of activities just for fun such as clay sessions, Saturday club, trips out, dance, sports etc. These activities allow the whole family (including siblings) to enjoy a fun activity in a non judgemental environment. Overall we want to support the whole family of local children with Autism. We seek to raise awareness of autism, educate the general public and share a wide range of information among our members and the local community.
... [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
- Carers
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Learning disabilities
- Mental health
- Parents
- Sensory disabilities
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Counselling/support
- Disability
- Education/training
- Grant making
- Human rights/equality
- Medical/health/sickness
- Volunteer development
