You may be aware MAGIC has become one of the ten parent groups to receive support from the Treehouse Charity in order to campaign for better
services for those with Autism and their families.
The group also hopes to network with other groups across the UK. One of our aims is to lessen the Postcode Lottery for services in Education,
Leisure and Social Care that is currently in existence.
During 2009, Jonathan Shaw, MP, visited Treehouse.
As a result of that visit, this letter, from the Minister addresses some of the issues raised
at this discussion.
This news item reports on
MAGIC's Gayna Simmonds speaking with Treehouse at the 2009 Liberal Democrats Party Conference fringe event, sponsored by the charity, in Bournemouth.
Sarah McCarthy-Fry visits TreeHouse to launch new national project
TreeHouse welcomed Sarah McCarthy-Fry when she visited on Monday 9 February 2009 to launch the DCSF funded Parent Participation Project (PPP).
Sarah McCarthy-Fry is the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Schools and Learners for the Department for Children, Schools and Families, as well as
MP for Portsmouth.
Her principal policy areas include school admissions, the National Curriculum and Special Educational Needs. She has campaigned extensively to improve the lives
of disabled people. Read
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Parent Support Project E-Bulletin for May 2009
This bulletin is for parents, carers and professionals who are interested in establishing effective working relationships between parents and professionals
at every level, and who are keen to ensure the best possible provision for children and young people with autism.
It can be downloaded here.
For the latest news from Treehouse, visit their website at http://www.treehouse.org.uk/
talkaboutautism.org.uk is the online autism community hosted by TreeHouse, the national
charity for autism education.
To use the community you need to register - it's easy and only takes a moment.
Once registered you can join in the Discussion Forum where you can meet and talk to others. In here you can discuss issues such as Education, Autism in the
News and Local Authority Services or just relax and chat in the The Social section.
Worlds Apart is an interesting conversational thread on the Treehouse
forum, http://www.treehouse.org.uk/
