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Awares international online autism conference

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Autism2009, the unique Awares international online autism conference, opens on November 30, 2009

 Just to let you know that Autism2009 – the latest in Awares’ annual international online autism conferences – opens on Monday, November 30, 2009, and runs for a week. This event – which Professor Simon Baron-Cohen has called “the finest online conference of its type on the planet” – is run once again by Adam Feinstein, editor of Awares, the pioneering website of Autism Cymru, Wales’s national charity for autism.

Yet again, more than 60 of the world’s leading autism experts will be taking part, as well as thousands of delegates. Among those who have already agreed to participate are:  Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, Professor Susan Leekam, Dr Gary Mesibov, Donna Williams, Dr Wendy Lawson, Dr Susan Folstein, Dr Darold Treffert, Stephen Shore, Thorkil Sonne, Dr Manuel Casanova, Dr Connie Kasari and Dr Pamela Heaton.

Topics of discussion will include:  education, behavioural issues, language impairments, neurology, genetics, immunology, Asperger’s syndrome, autism in adolescents and adults, employment, sensory issues, socialising difficulties and related conditions.

This conference is open to anyone with an interest in autism:
parents, carers, teachers, clinicians and other professionals, as well as individuals with autism themselves.

Don’t this miss this unique opportunity to put your questions directly to some of the world’s top autism authorities. You can register for
Autism2009 right now at www.awares.org/conferences

For further details, contact Adam Feinstein at:   adam@autismcymru.org

Best wishes,

Adam Feinstein
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Adam Feinstein
www.awares.org/conferences

Autism Cymru

Autism Act 2009

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

The Autism Bill has made it through its final parliamentary stage and will now become the Autism Act. The Act is the first ever disability-specific law in England.

The Autism Act started out as a Private Members Bill, drafted by The National Autistic Society (NAS) and taken forward by Conservative MP Cheryl Gillan. The Bill was backed by a coalition of 16 autism organisations and had overwhelming parliamentary support, being backed by all the main political parties. 

The adult autism strategy

The Autism Act will guarantee the introduction of the first-ever adult autism strategy, which will set out how local services should be improved to meet the needs of adults with autism.

The strategy will cover a range of issues including health, social care, employment and training and, crucially, will be accompanied by guidance which places a legal obligation on local authorities and NHS bodies to meet certain requirements.

The strategy will be published by April 2010 and the accompanying legal guidance no later than December 2010.

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Jubilee Court CQC inspection

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

The quality rating for this service is 2 stars this means that people who
use the service experience good quality outcomes.

What the service does well:
A warm and welcoming atmosphere is evident on entering the care home and
we can see that people using the service and staff maintain good relationships.
People using the service tell us that they are very happy living at the care
home and that they enjoy their lives and the activities that they do.
Before people are admitted to the care home an in depth assessment process
takes place to make sure that staff are able to meet people’s needs.
Staff actively listen to and support the decisions and choices of people using
the service in order to improve their quality of life and promote their independence. They have individual and flexible lifestyles, which meet their
needs, preferences.
People using the service are supported by staff to take risks as part of an
independent lifestyle.
People using the service receive personal support in the way that they prefer
and their health care needs are assessed and monitored to ensure that they
remain well.
People using the service are assured that their concerns will be acted upon and
that they are protected from abuse.
People using the service live in a very well maintained and comfortable
environment.
People using the service are supported by a well trained staff team who are
aware of their roles and responsibilities.
People live in a home that is well managed and run in their best interests
What has improved since the last inspection?
Not applicable as it is a new service.

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