Families with autistic children on the Isle of Wight are getting more help thanks to a new initiative. The Isle of Wight Youth Trust have been commissioned to hold events for parents and carers of autistic children as part of the RAISE (Respecting Autistic Identity in Schools and Education) project. RAISE is part of a nationwide project ‘Autism in Schools’, funded by the NHS, that aims to reduce the numbers of exclusions, suspensions and hospital admissions of autistic children and young people. Locally, the initiative is organised collectively with the Isle of Wight Youth Trust, the NHS, AIM (Autism Inclusion Matters), Parents Voice and the project name was chosen by young people who AIM work with. No official diagnosis is required in order to get involved with the RAISE project. The goal is to promote positive autistic identity, increase understanding of autism and the related reasonable adjustments that support autistic students’ mental health, and break down barriers to attendance at school. Coffee mornings were held in January and March and enabled parents and carers to connect, network, share experiences and meet professionals. The morning proved to be very successful, and another one has been organised for Monday 13th May between 10:00 and 12:00 at the Isle of Wight Youth Trust in Pyle Street. No booking is required for the coffee morning. One parent said:
“It was very useful information and really helpful to meet other parents and share experiences.”
In addition to the coffee mornings, a series of parent information sessions are being held at the Isle of Wight Youth Trust to help parents and carers in supporting their autistic child diagnosed or on the assessment pathway. The first of these have now taken place but there is still an opportunity to sign up to the next sessions which start on 24th May and run for four weeks. Each session focuses on a different topic: Autism and Anxiety, Communication and Sensory Processing, Transitions, Routines, Bedtimes and Behaviours and Masking, Meltdowns/Shutdowns and Autistic Burnout. Parents/carers will need to attend all four sessions and these must be booked via Eventbrite at https://bit.ly/4aOhpnJ. You can find out more about the RAISE project by emailing [email protected].
“No official diagnosis is required in order to get involved with the RAISE project.”
When the hell are we going to stop all this namby pamby, cotton wool protectionist twaddle. I’m sure there are people with real problems, but there are also so many “fakers” The next government need to cut down on all this so called mental health rubbish, make sure there is a proper diagnosis and not a paid for private diagnosis that is paid for by the parents so they get the result they want, and stop dishing out the drugs that are given to kids and adults in this country that are banned in other countries.
Problem is, HMG hand out more of our money to both the parent (s) AND the schools IF children are ‘titled’ with a syndrome or illness.
So as well as genuine cases, many mental illnesses are easily faked or exaggerated by adults, and perhaps some ‘use’ their children to the same effect to ‘claim’ more out of the ‘state’.
It is widely known in Social housing estates that benefits can be gained easily by using mental health to claim more and avoid ‘official’ work now. It has become the ‘new backache’ of old, as DHSS sussed that scam, but anxiety, etc is harder to prove, so it milked to the max.
Watch the thumbs down by such scammers families.
As NHS treat people for free, then NO extra money ought be paid for mental health.
Oh, do shut up you pathetic, nasty old Karen.
I sincerely hope that some misfortune befalls you so that you can experience what it’s like to be on the recieving end of comments like yours.
Oh, do shut up you pathetic, nasty old Karen.
I sincerely hope that some misfortune befalls you
I think you only need look in the mirror, to see who the real nasty old karen is, ISlander