just got this in my email inbox from Lesley (dolphins group member)
Tracks
are pleased to present
Ros Blackburn
Logically Illogical
(Informative and fascinating talk for anyone interested in Autistic Spectrum Disorders)
Thursday 12 October 2006 @ 7.15pm prompt!
at The Nobel School, Mobbsbury Way, Chells, Stevenage, Herts SG2 0HS
Ros Blackburn is a 35 year old woman with autism. She was a withdrawn and isolated baby incorrectly diagnosed as profoundly deaf at the age of 6 months. She was then, aged one year, diagnosed as severely autistic but with average intellectual ability. Now aged 35 Ros feels that although many aspects of her autism have remained severe others, such as her severe language delay, have disappeared altogether. As an adult, she is regarded as High Functioning Autistic.
In her talk Ros describes many areas of her living and working with autism and gives an extremely useful insight into her autistic world, using humour and graphic examples of her own experiences. She talks about her life and some of the practices that have played an invaluable part in her progression; the positive as well as the negative side of living with autism. She describes the fun and also the problems of living with such an uneven profile of strengths and weaknesses and the sort of support she would like to have.
It is Ros?s wish that all those who attend her talks find them helpful and informative but above all entertaining and full of fun.
(Not suitable for young children, may be appropriate for older children with a particular interest in Autism, talk finishes at 9pm). Refreshments are available between 6.45pm ? 7pm ? everyone to be seated before 7.15pm please.
Tracks (Autism), a respite/pre-school for children with autism and communication difficulties,
would like to thank The Nobel School for all their support by holding this event.
( Tracks (Autism) Tel: 01438 314702/07809 051210 Email: [email protected] )
Tickets: £5
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can you email me and I'll send you the details of who to send payment to if interested. not sure on posting her contact detials up here as its her home address.
djmisdee @ hotmail.com (without the spaces)