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
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
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.
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
Let us know about your events
Are you organising an event to celebrate World Autism Awareness Day? Why not let us know.