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Events taking part in the South East

 

Date : 22nd -26th March

Location : Newcastle, West Bromwich, Bristol, Sheffield and London

Event : Autism: let's talk

 

Dimensions-UK is holding 5 days of events, 1 daytime and 1 evening in each location.

 

Topics include:

 

  • Top ten things you need to know when your child with autism becomes an adult with autism
  • Behaviour support and autism: using Applied Behaviour Analysis to promote quality of life
  • Assistive Technology for autism
  • Informal open sessions to talk one to one with professionals in the field

 

Contact Joseph Francis on 0114 2412116

 

Visit the Dimensions-UK website

 


 

Date: 1st April, 10am to 2.30pm

Location: Tower Hamlets College - Poplar

Event: Autism Awareness Day

 

Leaflets,video, interview with students with Autism, raffle tickets, Daisy Chain floristry, wordsearches and much more

 

Visit the THC website

 


 

Date: 2nd April

Location: Dover to Land's End

Event: Fundraising Walk

 

Sara Lyons, a girl with Asperger's Syndrome, is preparing to walk from Dover to Lands End to raise awareness of autism and funds for two charities: the RNLI and Lifeworks Surfable.


She is setting off from Dover on 2nd April 2010. If anyone wants to join her for a few miles please download an itinerary.

 

You can follow her progress on Facebook and Twitter

 

Her Just Giving pages are:

www.justgiving.com/Sara-LyonsRNLI

www.justgiving.com/Sara-Lyons

 

Visit the Asteroid Autism website

 


 

Date: 1st to 3rd April, 8pm

Location : Colchester Arts Festival, Colchester, Essex
Event : Comedy at Colchester Arts Centre

 

Comedians Andrew Maxwell, The Laughter Zone and Laura Solon will be supporting Autism Anglia at Colchester Arts Centre by Standing up for Autism.


Visit the Autism Anglia website

 


 

Date: 2nd to 4th April

Location : Mersea Island, East Mersea
Event : Cosmic Puffin 3

Music Festival in aid of raising awareness of autism (and BLISS) all proceeds are being shared between tha National Autistic Society and Bliss.


Visit the Commic Puffin website

 


 

Date: 2 April 11 am - 1pm

Location : Rochester Visitor Centre (Upstairs) Rochester High Street, Kent
Event : World Autism Awareness Session

 

MCCH Medway Pathways to Inclusion is holding an Autism awareness session. This is open to all.


Visit the MCCH website

 


 

Date: Sunday 4th April, 5.30 pm

Location : Cinema City, Norwich
Event : Autism Friendly Screening of Snowcake


Cinema City in Norwich will be showing an autism friendly screening of Snowcake - a 2006 feature starring Sigourney Weaver as a woman living with Autism and the effect it has on those around her. It also stars Alan Rickman.


Visit the Autism Anglia website