News

Teenage is moving back to a booking system and places can be reserved for the session on –

York – Tuesday 19^th August 10am – 5pm – Booking essential

There are a range of activities in York – http://www.visityork.org/seeanddo/

Sherwood Pine Forest – Wednesday 27^th August 10am – 5pm – Booking essential

Collection tins will be available on the day for those wishing to make a donation as well as a raffle on the coach or text ‘ACCT06’ followed by the amount £1 – 10 to 70070 

Cleethorpes Coach Trip – Tuesday 5^th August 9.30am – 7pm – Booking essential

Beachwear and towels will be needed and don’t forget your buckets and spades!

Tropical Butterfly House, North Anston – Monday 11^th August 10am – 5pm – Booking essential

The drop off and pick up point for coaches is St Mary’s, Bramall Lane and coaches will leave promptly at the stated time. Parking at St Mary’s cannot be guarantee so please allow time to find a parking space.

There will be no staff present on these trips and children remain the responsibility of their parents/carers at all time. These events have been organised for the whole family!

Please bring a packed lunch and blanket or alternatively check the web sites of the venues for details of cafes on site. Rain coats/sun hats/sun block maybe needed as well as sensible foot wear.

Anyone wishing to go around in a large group can do so and we can help to support each other. Any families who may require additional to support to access any of these trips please give me a call.

To book on to any of these trips please email Nicola on nicola.hough@acctsheffield.org.uk or text on 07972221305. PLEASE CANCEL ALL UNWANTED PLACES.

Collection tins will be available on the day for those wishing to make a donation, as well as a raffle on the coach or text ‘ACCT06’ followed by the amount £1 – 10 to 70070 

Swimming at Hillsborough Leisure Pool

Sunday 10^th August 5.30 – 6.30pm

This session is for our exclusive use and for the whole family. There will be no ACCT staff present and children will remain the responsibility of their parents/carers throughout the session and must be accompanied at all times.

Please check their web site for details of child to adult ratios – www.hillsboroughlc.co.uk or ring them on 0114 2312233. Please be aware a strict swimwear policy is in place at Hillsborough Leisure Pool.

To book places please contact Nicola on nicola.hough@acctsheffield.org.uk or 07972221305

Text Giving – to make a donation to ACCT text ‘ACCT06’ followed by £ and the amount (1 – 10) and send to 70070 

Parents’ Treat – Great news! Helen Martin is coming to drop in again on Monday 14th July from 10am to give 15 minute massages to our stressed parents! We will have the 1st Floor Meeting Room for coffee and chat and the Seminar Room for massage in privacy.
If you would like a massage please turn up as early as you can as Helen will only have time to treat the first 7 people who register. You will also need to fill out a treatment consent form before massage.

PLEASE ENSURE ALL UNWANTED PLACES ARE CANCELLED by contacting 07527 824034. Teenage Club is over subscribed and failure to cancel places means that other young people miss out on attending and it wastes vital funds.

Can members whose young people access our Teenage Youth Club PLEASE BRING BACK THEIR COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES this Wednesday 9th July or return them to our office, ACCT, St Mary’s, Bramall Lane, Sheffield, S2 4QZ

The information we collate from these helps us to shape the service and develop the club so service users get the maximum benefit. We also use the data to show the outcomes and outputs of the project when reporting to funders and completing new funding applications.

Many thanks

Meeting on Wednesday 9^th July 7pm – 9pm at St. Mary’s.

Claire Le Feuvre will present a session entitled:

“An introduction to changing your communication style with children who are autistic, in order to reduce anxiety around social interactions and encourage more meaningful communication”

We hope to see you there.

We have organised a program of days out during the summer holidays. These trips are not available for booking as yet but to allow our members to plan their time and make the most of the support on offer at ACCT.

Treat for Parents/Carers – Our lovely member Claire Richardson will be at Drop In doing Manicures this Monday 30th June from 10 – 12pm

ACCT Family Days Out

 

Swimming at Hillsborough Leisure Pool

 

Sunday 13th July 5.30 – 6.30pm

 

This session is for our exclusive use and for the whole family. There will be no ACCT staff present and children will remain the responsibility of their parents/carers throughout the session and must be accompanied at all times.

 

Please check their web site for details of child to adult ratios – www.hillsboroughlc.co.uk or ring them on 0114 2312233. Please be aware a strict swimwear policy is in place at Hillsborough Leisure Pool.

 

To book places please contact Nicola on nicola.hough@acctsheffield.org.uk or 07972221305  

PLEASE CANCEL ALL UNWANTED PLACES

 

Please consider making a donation to ACCT with

 

Text Giving – simply text ‘ACCT06’ followed by £ and the amount (1 – 10) and send to 70070

4^th Annual Trip to –

Chatsworth Farmyard and Adventure Playground

Saturday 5^th July 2014

Departing by coach from St Mary’s at 10.00am – 4.30pm

Instead of Acctivate

This event has been organised for the whole family. No Acctivate staff will be attending and parents/carers will be responsible for their children.

Please bring a picnic and drinks or alternatively food can be purchased from the cafes and restaurants at Chatsworth. For further details about Chatsworth please visit their website: http://www.chatsworth.org/

Depending on the weather rain coats/sunhats, sun screen and clothes for wet play maybe needed and suitable footwear.

Please register your interest at Acctivate or Teenage Club, providing all the names of those wishing to attend, an email address and mobile telephone number or contact the Nicola on 07972221305 or email nicola.hough@acctsheffield.org.uk Booking is essential, if you turn up on the day and you haven’t booked on the trip you maybe turned away if the coach is full.

  Text Giving – to make a donation to ACCT text ‘ACCT06’ followed by £ and the amount (1 – 10) and send to 70070

Collection tins will be available for anyone wishing to make a donation                  

Stuart Williams, Educational Psychology Team Manager, will be speaking about the role of the Educational Psychologist in Special Educational Needs. As the leader of the Autism Team, Stuart will also speak about the way in which that service supports children with Communication Difficulty in mainstream schools.

The meeting is from 7pm – 9pm at St.Mary’s Community Centre, Bramall Lane, Sheffield, S2 4QZ. Meetings are friendly and informal and a good opportunity to meet other parents. 

Swimming at Hillsborough Leisure Pool

Swimming at Hillsborough Leisure Pool

Alison and Alan Hope will be completing the three peaks challenge on May 10th to raise funds for ACCT. The Yorkshire 3 peaks challenge involves a climbing the peaks of Whernside, Ingleborough and Pen-Y-Ghent. The total distance is 24.5 miles and height climbed will be 5249 feet.

Please share and donate. Thankyou to them both for supporting ACCT once again.

http://www.justgiving.com/Alan-Alison

Sunday 18th May 5.30 – 6.30pm

This session is for our exclusive use and for the whole family. There will be no ACCT staff present and children will remain the responsibility of their parents/carers throughout the session and must be accompanied at all times.

Please check their web site for details of child to adult ratios – www.hillsboroughlc.co.uk or ring them on 0114 2312233. Please be aware a strict swimwear policy is in place at Hillsborough Leisure Pool.

To book places please contact Nicola on nicola.hough@acctsheffield.org.uk or 07972221305  

PLEASE CANCEL ALL UNWANTED PLACES

Please consider making a donation to ACCT with

Swimming at Hillsborough Leisure Pool

Sunday 27th April 5.30 – 6.30pm

This session is for our exclusive use and for the whole family. There will be no ACCT staff present and children will remain the responsibility of their parents/carers throughout the session and must be accompanied at all times.

Please check their web site for details of child to adult ratios – www.hillsboroughlc.co.uk or ring them on 0114 2312233. Please be aware a strict swimwear policy is in place at Hillsborough Leisure Pool.

To book places please contact Nicola on nicola.hough@acctsheffield.org.uk or 07972221305  

PLEASE CANCEL ALL UNWANTED PLACES

Please consider making a donation to ACCT with

It’s World Autism Awareness Day/Month! Please help us raise awareness and raise funds for Sheffield Autism charity ACCT: Asperger’s Children and Carers Together. ACCT support over 285 families across Sheffield who have children effected by autism and other related conditions. Please join in our campaign by text donating text ACCT06 followed by £3 to 70070.

acctsheffield.org.uk

What to do to help:

Many people with Autism have difficulty identifying expressions and emotions. These often have to be learnt and practised.
Upload a photo of you expressing an emotion and copy and paste this status above it on your Facebook….please name your emotion so everyone can recognize it.
Nominate friends by tagging them in the comments or your picture….why not suggest the emotion you think they show the best!?

Don’t forget to text donate.

Thankyou for your support.