From time to time, MAGIC or a MAGIC member makes it into the local papers or onto television, or an article comes along that we feel
may be of interest to you.
Here are a selection:
An item from the KM Extra - Parents tackle MP over autism funding.
MAGIC are Autism Champions.
Our very own Gayna winning a Pride in Medway Award.
This article is about the 2007 MAGIC Christmas Party, held at Monkey
Bizz. The article was printed in the 11th January 2008 edition of the Medway Messenger.
Apologies for the slightly burred text.
This item is an article from the 21st October 2007 edition of Kent On Sunday, highlighting the need for more help with statementing and the sad facts surrounding autistic children and bullying.
This article is about one mothers life with twin autistic boys.
This clip features a football team with a difference.
Thought you may enjoy a little insight into our Youth club recently featured on BBC southeast. Well done to James and all the kids!
Click here to
watch the article.
(If this is your first time to the BBC video sites, just follow the on-screen instructions)
We also have obtained a sound clip from BBC Radio 2, it is an interview held at Woodies for the Jeremy Vine show for Children In Need 2007.
This clip can be played by clicking here.
"Thanks – and please tell friends in MAGIC that we think it is great!"
"This is wonderful well done it really is MAGIC"
"Hi, we all watched it at home, we thought you we all great, well done everyone!"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8192895.stm
10 August 2009 - Hollywood movies rarely deal with disability - except for autism, when characters are typically shown as having special intelligence.
Why do we like to think everyone with autism is especially gifted?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8083280.stm
04 June 2009 - Thousands of people with autism in England are failing to get the diagnosis and specialist help they need, the National Audit Office says.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7616555.stm
16 September 2008 - Girls with mild autism are less likely to be identified and diagnosed than boys, a study suggests.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7513661.stm
19 July 2008 - Caring for children with developmental problems such as autism or Down's syndrome can weaken parents' immune systems, research suggests.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7209166.stm
07 March 2008 - Many schools feel they do not get enough local support in dealing with pupils who have mental health problems, a survey shows.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7283125.stm
07 March 2008 - Schools are excluding more children permanently for bad behaviour because of difficulties in arranging support for them, head teachers say.
Here are three articles regarding last years Walk In Our Shoes event, that you many find of interest
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Kent Messenger Article
A nice write up by Pat Gulvin from the Prices Park Conservatives. (Scroll to the bottom of the page)
From Jonathan Shaw's site
MAGIC make the cover of Jonathan Shaw’s newsletter
From Tracey Crouch's Blog
