Staff:
Gita Lobo
Project Manager
Email:
Tel: 07929 379125
Jenny Galliver
Volunteer Coordinator -
Befriending Scheme
Email:
Youth Group Co-ordinators:
Dorothy Chadwick
Claire Evans
Liz Thomas
Youth Support Workers:
Bob Maycock
Nathaniel Miles
Rose Shorter
Autism Family Support Project
Thomley Hall Centre
Menmarsh Road
Worminghall
Buckingham
HP18 9JZ
Tel: 01844 338696
07929 379125
Autism Family Support is a project of ‘Children in Touch’.
Children in Touch aims to support the therapeutic education of children with autism in Oxfordshire and surrounding areas. In particular it helps support the work of the Autism Resource Bases, and helps to develop further therapeutic and educational services.
Contact Sheila Coates on 01844 351655
We are primarily funded by grant making trusts and are constantly fundraising.
Our work is supported by OASIS -
the Oxfordshire Autistic Society for Information and Support. Run by parents and volunteers, OASIS offers help to parents and carers of children and young people with ASD in Oxfordshire and the surrounding counties, as well as to professionals working in this field. OASIS holds monthly meetings and attracts nationally famous and respected speakers. There is a newsletter, a large library and play days in all school holidays.
Contact the Chair on 07900 144493
In partnership with
Charity No. 1033927
Supporting families &
developing services across Oxfordshire
Funded
by
June 2010
The Autism Family Support project in Oxfordshire offers information and support services for people with achild, young person or family member on the autistic spectrum.
Services Offered to Families
- Support if you have a family member on the autism spectrum, especially following diagnosis or at crisis points
- Information about autism and services in Oxfordshire
- Contact details of support groups
- Informationabout talks, training and developments in your area
- Access tohelpful resources
- We can put you in contact with other parents
- Other services listed on this page
We also:
- Work with support groups
- Organise and deliver training,workshops and events
- Respond to requests for bespoke training
- Work with local professionals to develop services for people with autism
- Work with agencies across Oxfordshire to develop coordinated services
- Aim to raise awareness of the needs of people on the autistic spectrum across Oxfordshire
Other Services Offered:
Family Information Pack
Free to parents who have just received a diagnosis for their son or daughter and individuals or families who are new to the area.
Befriending Scheme
We recruit and train volunteers then carefully match them to an autistic child or young person or their family.
Youth Groups for young people
with Asperger syndrome
Youth groups held in Oxford for people with Aspergersyndrome, aged 8-21 yrs
‘Oxford Aspies’ group
A monthly social group for people aged over 16 with Aspergersyndrome.
Access to information programmes
For parent/carers of newly diagnosed sons/daughters.
Our Database & Mailing List
To ensure that information about new developments, conferences and other useful information reaches families and organisations. Also, to provide statistics to service providers to aid their planning and development of services for children, young people and families affected by autism.
For organisations and people working with, or supporting someone on the autistic spectrum
- Autism specific expertise to advise/help with future service planning
- Statistics of children, young people and families affected by autism to aid planning and development of services
- Mailing list to keep you informed of developments or training in the area
- Access to resources for people with autism
- Answer queries- if we don’t know the answer to your query, we normally know someone who does!
- Training for you/your staff
- Volunteering opportunities