Asc Cymru

Please bear this in mind when travelling into town. Westgate Street will be out of action for 8 weeks and it will affect the busses too.

Our fabulous student mentoring team attended this 2 day training last week and have said they learned a lot from it.

This is a great idea for those wanting to start their own business but work too

Aubergine is a new city centre cafe run by autistic people. We wish Selena and Frankie all the luck with their new venture.
You can see a video of how to get to Aubergine here and please give them a follow on Facebook or Twitter.

Great to meet so many enthusiastic people at the TUC conference today
https://twitter.com/walestuc/status/11155 68719437213696?s=20

More info on the Wales TUC Conference next week where we are launching our toolkit for union reps

Very much looking forward to this event next week.
Katy Samuels, our Employment and Development Coordinator will be supporting the launch of the Autism in the Workplace toolkit that was written by ASC-Cymru for the TUC.
For more information on bespoke training for your organisation please email our info@asc-cymru.org inbox.

We have been asked to share this event that is happening in Cardiff.
The event is about PDA and is a talk combined between Nicole and Harry. Harry will be talking about the highs and lows of being a pdaer and sharing his experience. Nicole is sharing the benefits of self-development as a parent of a child with PDA.
... https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-pda-ex perience-cardiff-t…
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Student support guys and any other students out there... This could be a good opportunity to grab a bargain 😊

There has been a great amount of publicity the last few days around ASD and driving. The DVLA have reworded their web page to state you must declare if your Dr advises that it may affect your driving.
More info at the link below:
https://www.gov.uk/asd-and-driving

Just a reminder that there is no drop in this afternoon as the service is closed from 11.30am today until 2nd January.
Thank you to all of you for your continued support through 2018 and we look forward to working with you in 2019.
Merry Christmas and Happy New year from all at 21 High Street.

Inspired by his autistic son's love of music and performing, actor Richard Mylan explores how the arts can benefit people on the autistic spectrum.
Richard and his son, Jaco, have become figureheads of the autism awareness movement in Wales and the UK, after a BBC Wales TV documentary featured their story.
Having started in the West End himself, and moved by how Jaco reacts to music and drama, Richard is now on a quest to discover how the arts can help people with autism.
... In this documentary, Richard meets a leading expert on the study of autism in Wales; joins a choir made up of people whose lives are touched by autism; visits an accessible circus with his son Jaco; and meets creatives with autism using their talents to create unique and thought-provoking work. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bc2tml
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A few places have become available for @3Dami’s FREE summer #animation camp next week in London. Ideal for 14-18 year-olds to build skills in #3D animation and #digital art and create a short film. Apply by Sunday 22 July
https://app.hiive.co.uk/swarms/3dami/3998 /#/

Important Info about Creative Drop In
Creative Drop In will be running tomorrow (Tuesday) from 3pm-5pm in The Training Room instead of starting at 1pm as the room is going to be in use until 3pm

Important Notice about Job Club! Job Club won’t be running for the next two weeks, people are welcome to come in an use the training room but the session will not be supported by a member of staff.

Selena & Frankie's new Food Experience needs your help!
If you would like to support them, go to this link:
https://gogetfunding.com/aubergine-is-a-v enture-by-2-autis…/
... Aubergine is the vision of two Autistic friends…
We need YOUR help. We’re raising £4000 to buy a used catering van, which will help us set sail on our first giant leap towards Autism Acceptance!
Statistics from the National Autistic Society and the Office of National Statistics tell us that only 16% of Autistic people are in full time work (compared with 80% of non-disabled people and 47% disabled people). Many of those who do work full time work well below their pay grade and skill set, because workplaces - even those that work in the field of disability - are not suitable environments for Autistic people. From the point of application and interview, Autistic people are already at a disadvantage: Interviews are very much a social skills exam, meaning that Autistic people frequently lose out on being accepted for work that they may well be excellent at. We have learned that office etiquette, such as greetings and socialising, or face to face supervision meetings can often lead to ‘expectations not being met’ despite having completed work to a high standard, and the Autistic employee becoming isolated and even bullied. It’s a story we hear time and time again. A story both of us, Selena and Frankie, have struggled with for a long time.
So we’re looking to change this. We want to be able to afford to support ourselves and work to our potential, and we want to provide that opportunity for other Autistic adults too. We have BIG plans for a fantastic cafe and catering service run entirely by Autistic people, like us, with an autism-friendly business model that has been informed by evidence based research in business practices, management and architecture. In order for us to reach those goals, we have decided to start small and test all of our business practices thoroughly along the way, so that we can build a strong case for funding and partnerships on a much bigger scale.
So, in part one of our plan: We’re getting a van! We need YOUR help. We’re raising £4000 to buy a used catering van, which will help us set sail on our first giant leap towards Autism Acceptance!
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