Exhibitors

Ambitious about Autism

Ambitious about Autism is the national charity for children and young people with autism. As part of our range of high quality services, we provide training and consultancy to professionals, parents and carers to help children and young people with autism to learn, thrive and achieve. Come and find out more about our programme of training courses and talk to our specialist consultants about the support we can offer.

www.ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk

The Autism Education Trust (AET)

The Autism Education Trust (AET) was launched in November 2007 with funding from the Department for Children, Schools and Families. It is dedicated to co-ordinating and improving education support for all children on the autism spectrum in England.

It is estimated that one in 100 children is on the autism spectrum. Their education is the primary concern for most parents and carers. The Autism Education Trust aims to create a platform for voluntary, independent and statutory providers to plan and develop appropriate autism education provision across all education settings, including early years.

www.autismeducationtrust.org.uk

The Communication Trust

The Communication Trust is a group of over 40 voluntary sector organisations, bringing together their expertise to ensure that the speech, language and communication needs of all children and young people are met. We do this by signposting specialist training, support and guidance to people working with children. The Trust was founded by Afasic, BT, Council for Disabled Children and I CAN.

www.thecommunicationtrust.org.uk

Jessica Kingsley

Jessica Kingsley are independent publishers of accessible books that make a difference. Recognised as the leading publisher on autism and Asperger syndrome, we publish in a range of areas including social work, education and arts therapies. Our books are for parents, professionals, academics and the general reader.

www.jkp.com

The National Autistic Society (NAS)

The National Autistic Society is the UK’s leading autism charity, providing both advice and services to adults and children with autism, parents, carers and professionals. 

We will have a range of information and support for teachers, SENCOs, teaching assistants and other education professionals including the latest information on autism good practice.

www.autism.org.uk

Peach

Peach is a parent-led group aiming to encourage, support and inform parents of children with autism. Peach is the fastest growing UK charity in the field of ABA and Autism and helps families start Intensive Behavioural Intervention Programmes.  We support parents of children with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder to make informed choices for their children's future by: providing information, approaching local and central government, monitoring standards and quality of services and promoting ABA to a wider forum.

www.peach.org.uk

Talk about Autism

Talk about Autism is an online community for parents of children with autism and others to talk about how autism impacts on their lives. It’s a great place to share stories, get support and help other people to understand more about autism. Talk about Autism will be demonstrating the community forums and the different ways in which we interact with our members online.

www.talkaboutautism.org.uk