ELAS had close relations with this when it last ran 2007-16.
-As you may know the Asperger Forum took place at the University of Strathclyde for a number of years. The Forum produced 2 documents, An Ordinary Life and An Ordinary Life Too. The Forum is also an opportunity for autistic individuals to meet and discuss relevant issues and topics, with a view to this information being fed back to professionals at both a grass roots and strategic level.
We think now would be a good time to start the Forum again, and are looking for individuals who might be interested in joining the Forum. The Forum is led by autistic individuals, with facilitation support from Autism Network Scotland. Members are invited to come to meetings to discuss issues, topics or focus areas that are important to them. The discussions' outcomes are intended for sharing, via local and national autism strategy connections or to the professional circles connected to the issues. ANS can facilitate this and group members make choices arising.
The Asperger’s Forum membership is open to any autistic adult living in Scotland. Initially meetings will be held online, by routes that participants can best access, but we hope that in the future we can have a mix of online and face-to-face meetings.
If you would be interested in hearing more about the Forum or in becoming a member you can contact Lynsey at lynsey.stewart@strath.ac.uk.
We would also ask that you take part in this short survey to help us develop the Asperger Forum as we move forward.
www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/YPFBJKS