Below is a list of speakers who have previously visited our monthly meetings.
May: Linda Craig, South Lanarkshire Carers Network will be taking about the work the group does to support and campaign for Carers.
November: Mary Hamilton, Autism Advisor based at Chatelherault Primary School.
October:
Amanda Lamont of the South Lanarkshire Disability Forum taked about the Idependent Living Fund
September: Sam Mackay of Social Work Adult Services
August:
June:
May: Helena Kelman of the Princess Royal Trust will be telling us of a new Carers Support Group in the area.
April: Margo Mooney & Dorothy Brownlee will be talking about the role of Integrated Family Services.
June: No speaker attended
March: Mary Troup will be talked about Tomatis Listening Therapy
February: Liz Craigmyle of Disability Law Services talked about Adult Incapacity law and will and trusts.
January: Robert Moffat (NAS) and Elizabeth Finnen, Autism Information and Resource Officer at the Adult Autism Resource Centre
that is due to open soon at Maryhill.
November: Karen Stokoe (Health Visitor) and Margo Mooney (Integrated Family Services) talking about their Post Graduate
Course in Autism at Jordanhill.
October: Robert Moffat, National Officer for Scotland, The National Autistic Society.
September: Shabnum Mustapha, Policy & Campaigns Officer for NAS Scotland. Shabnum will be talking about her work in campaigning
to the Scottish Executive on behalf of those with autism and Asperger syndrome. We have material available from this talk.
August: Annual General Meeting. Our guest was Robert Mackay, National Co-ordinator of the NAS Scotland.
May: No speaker attended. This meeting was a social event for our members.
April: Karen Wood from ENABLE spoke about Wills and Trust Funds in relation to and providing for disabled persons.
February: Kitty Welsby Depute Head of Crosshouse Primary, ASD Unit in East Kilbride spoke about the work of the unit.
January: No speaker attended.
2003
December: Louise Kilby spoke to us about The Family Fund Trust, who give grants for disabled children up to 16 for a variety of things.
