| What do we do? We offer emotional support by listening and sharing our experiences of living with autism We give practical help by exchanging ideas about problems we have faced and how we have dealt with them. We provide information and advice about appropriate education and specialist services. We help people see that there is hope and celebrate the successes, large and small which our very special children achieve. We are campaigning for additional educational provision locally for children on the autistic spectrum We run programmes to help our children: Trampolining and dramatherapy (to help foster social understanding.) We organise outings for our members and their families during school holidays ======================================================= Meetings We meet at 8.15 pm on the 3rd Thursday of every month at Lewisham Opportunity Pre-School, Longbridge Way, Lewisham. This is behind the Ladywell Leisure Centre, accessed from the rear left-hand corner of the car park. Meetings start at 8.15pm and finish about 10.30pm. At these meetings we invite a variety of speakers on different aspects of autism.Click on our Diary button for more details Rail: closest station is Ladywell, about 3 minutes walk (out of the station and turn right) Buses: lots of buses go past Ladywell Leisure Centre, 47,54,75,136,185,199,208,284, or close to Ladywell Station 122,484,P4 Activities Click here for more information on our activities which are listed below; DRAMATHERAPY TRAMPOLINING SCHOOL HOLIDAY FAMILY OUTINGS COFFEE MORNINGS EVENING MEETINGS BUSINESS MEETINGS SIBLINGS GROUP and also those other organisations that run activities that we support which are listed below; TAI KWON DO SWIMMING Newsletter, Library Bibliography & Reviews We publish a quarterly newsletter with details of meetings,book reviews, parents' experiences and writing and drawing by some of our young people with autism. Also regular email news Bulletins are sent to members. We have also prepared an annotated bibliography of books on autism that we have found helpful We have a large collection of Books, Papers , Pamphlets, Newspaper Cuttings, Publications and Information Packs along with book reviews on matters related to autism and autistic spectrum disorders. Click here for more info How to Contact us by clicking on the "email us" button under the picture of the leaf with link at the top of each page on our website page. |
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| This page last updated July'2009 |
| For search engine purposes the following has been placed at the bottom of this page: signalewisham is the website for a group of parents of autistic children that have set up a small local charity in Lewisham and surrounding boroughs in South East London called SIGNAL. SIGNAL Lewisham Support information guidance news autism ASD. London ASD Signal guidance information autism. signalewisham austism Lewisham Signal. signal autism lewisham. SIGNAL (Support Information Guidance and News for Autism in Lewisham) |
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| Who are we? We are a group of parents of autistic children that have set up a small local charity in Lewisham and surrounding boroughs in South East London our membership is around 200 families. |
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| As of 1st June 2009, SIGNAL has an office in the Amersham Road Children's Centre, 75 Amersham Road, New Cross, London SE14 6QQ. The phone number is 020 8691 1777 ext 4692. This is not a dedicated SIGNAL phone and there will only be a SIGNAL person there on a part-time basis. Please look out for more information as to SIGNAL office hours and facilities which will be set up over the coming months. |
| PLEASE SPONSOR HUGH’S MARATHON!
I'm dusting off my running shoes and asking for your support once again in preparation for a marathon this September to raise money for SIGNAL. My last sponsored run was in 2007. Since then I've run another marathon for ‘fun’ and a couple of half marathons. Also, my son Harry (9, ASD) has started to come training with me and hopes to be ready for the Dulwich 10k this autumn. This year I've entered the Green Chain Marathon which is run by New Eltham Joggers. It's local (I can get the bus home), off-road (ie, muddy) and there are no marshals, just signposts. Their website cheerfully points out that anyone who gets lost could wind up running 30 miles or more! The whole thing starts at 8.30am on Sunday 20 September so if you see me plodding round SE23, training in my yellow SIGNAL t-shirt, give me a toot. I'll do my best to wave back! Hugh Miles. (SIGNAL t-shirts, as modelled by Hugh, right, are available to buy – contact the editor) This is our big fundraising event this year, so please ask all your friends and family to sponsor Hugh. You can donate money via the justgiving website www.justgiving.com/signal or by filling in the sponsorship form that you have received with this newsletter and sending a cheque. Make sure to fill in the giftaid box on the reverse of the form so we can claim your tax back. Thanks! Sally and the SIGNAL Committee |
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| The New Committee Chair Sally Fricker Vice Chair Temporarily vacant Secretary Temporarily vacant Treasurer Catherine Munday Professional Liaison Jo Ashby Ordinary members Jacqui Cook, Claire House, Mary McInerney, Francine Warren, Annie Williams Two positions vacant here |
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Professional advice Bev Meddens Tribunal advice Teresa Whyte Trampolining Co-ord Lucy Yeatman, Francine W Trampolining Assistant Vacant Dramatherapy Co-ord Fabienne Benoist, S Fricker Fundraiser Sally Fricker Assistant Fundraiser Vacant Membership Secretary Jon Munday Membership Pack Distribution Candida Miles Prospective Member Contact Jacqui Cook/Giles Frampton Prospective Member Admin Candida Miles Trip Organiser Mary MacInerney Trip Org Assistant Claire House Website John O’Connor Thursday Evening Coordinator Vacant Coffee Morning Coordinator Candida Miles See Chair’s Report for list of previous hosts Newsletter Editor Candida Miles Newsletter Assistant Hugh Miles Newsletter Distribution Debbie Watson 16+ group Jacqui Cook, Sheila M Sibling Club Mary Mc, Sally Watson Book Club Gill Stephenson, Sheila M Email Bulletin Sally, then Candida Raffle Queen Jacqui Cook Library Candida Miles Library Assistants Helen Milstein et al Hospitality Coordinator Trish Sarris Paid Support John Munday and Candida Miles and Sally Fricker (as Fundraiser) SIGNAL representation: Trish Sarris, Sally Fricker, Jacqui Cook, Mary MacInerney, Lucy Yeatman, Claire House, Sheila Moorcroft, Bev Meddens, Liz Staggs, Lisa Mace |
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| The SIGNAL Committee present and past |
| Gardener - Lewisham is running a service to collect garden rubbish, free of charge. The service is available on Saturdays and Sundays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon from Girton Road car park, Sydenham and from the car park behind Laurence House, off Canadian Avenue, in Catford. For more details click here |
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