AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF TEAM AUTISM
Aims
- To get to know more of the Adult Autistic Community in North Cumbria, especially those who have not engaged with other services, those awaiting an Autism Assessment and together find solutions for gaps in service.
- To facilitate Regular Events, Lunch Clubs, Games evenings and Social opportunities in Carlisle and Penrith and host Monthly Zoom Meetings for West Cumbria
- To organise day trips and walks to places of interest, for leisure and animal therapy for Team Autism members
- To deliver Autism Awareness Courses to Autistics, their Family Members and the wider Community in Cumbria
- To deliver Autism Awareness Courses to Employers and Corporates
- To raise awareness of Autism in North Cumbria
- To encourage Peer support amongst our Team Autism Members
- To open our Penrith Hub to create a safe place for our Members to be themselves, Not have to mask, sit quietly or join in any social activities
- To fundraise and seek others to help us to raise funds to continue our Services into the future
- To signpost Autistics and their families to other services that may help when we are unable to
- To encourage and inspire Autistics to live to their full potential and have hope for the future
Objectives
- The Main objectives of Team Autism –
- To help Autistic Adults without Learning Disabilities and their families
- To help Autistic Adults to be more socially included in Society
- Autistic Adults and their families to have more understanding of the Individuals’ Autism and how it affects their daily living
- For Autistic Adults to gain the life skills and coping mechanisms to be more independent
- Raise awareness with employers so that reasonable adjustments can be made to sustain employment
AUTISM AFFECTS AT LEAST 1 in 100, and this figure is rising. Cumbria’s population is approx. 500,000. Cumbria County Council (2020) figures show that there are 5,353 Adults in Cumbria with Autism, but fewer are known to Services.
