Looking for clarification, under Government funding a steps information pack must be issued when a child is believed to have ASD ?
quote "The Government funded the National Autistic Society in 2006 to develop a complementary information resource, Next Steps, which was distributed through educational settings when a child is believed to haveASD. The pack aims to:
- increase understanding, knowledge and awareness of autism spectrum disorder (ASD);
- ensure that parents, families and individuals with anASDcan access relevant information and services;
- provide information, advice and support to individuals with anASDand their carers;
- help individuals with anASDreceive the support they need to fulfil their potential;
- provide information on local services that may be available to people with anASD;
- improve general awareness of autism and provide advice to health, education and care professionals working in the field."
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NAS
Families can book two places on a one-day help! First Steps seminar for £30 (inclusive of VAT), which includes a full resource pack of useful information, advice and support guidelines.
The help! First Steps seminar is delivered by experienced and trained professionals of The National Autistic Society.
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So the questions to the NAS are three fold ;
1.) Why are they charging £30 for an information which the government has already funded and holding a seminar ? This looks like a double dip corrupt system !
2.) Is the first steps information available free to anyone ?
3.) Are the NAS meeting the criteria of the 6 points of the government funding outline ?
Personal opinion, they can not be, looking at the number of posts of non-clarity confusion, because that governments criteria of 6, would be met easily in most cases instead of all the confusion I read about in the NAS forum and by my own conditional need experience. That is half the battle, people with autism do not have a true place to guide them, the NAS is doing a 20% job, but getting a 90% funding. THE NAS ARE NOT WORTH THE GOVERNMENT FUNDING, they can't even cover the 6 areas generally, maybe in just in LONDON, but not anywhere else in the country.
Could the NAS please respond, thank you.
