Team Autism CIC
Company No: 13515960
****** UPDATE November 2022 - TEAM AUTISM HAVE ACHIEVED MOST OF THEIR SHORT TERM AIMS AND ARE ALSO FACILITATING MONTHLY LUNCH CLUBS IN COCKERMOUTH, CARLISLE, WHITEHAVEN/LOWCA AND WORKINGTON/MARYPORT
"AUTISM - IT'S PART OF ME" and "AUTISM - IT'S PART OF THEM" COURSES HAVE BEEN DELIVERED FREE OF CHARGE IN PENRITH, CARLISLE, MARYPORT, WORKINGTON, WHITEHAVEN, COCKERMOUTH with excellent positive feedback. We will be rolling out more Courses free in 2023/2024 in North & West Cumbria ******
Short Term Aims
To get to know more of the Adult Autistic Community in Penrith, Cumbria, especially those who have not engaged with other services, and together find solutions for gaps in service. To facilitate weekly lunches for Autistic Adults in Penrith
To raise Awareness of Team Autism Services to the community
To co-produce an Autism Awareness Training Programme designed for Parents and Families of Autistic Adults and deliver the Programme throughout Cumbria
Fundraising to subsidise cost of services to those on low incomes
Objectives
The Main objectives of Team Autism –
To help Autistic Adults and their families that have autism as their main support need (No Learning Disabilities - ADHD, Dyslexia etc are not Learning Disabilities)
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
