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8<br />
Upcoming<br />
Events<br />
Creative Opportunities at the V&A<br />
Creative opportunities for adults with<br />
learning disabilities to work with the<br />
Gilbert Collection of gold, silver, mosaics,<br />
gold boxes and enamel portrait miniatures.<br />
Colour Space is a partnership between the<br />
Victoria & Albert Museum and Lemos &<br />
Crane and runs on 29th November, 6th and<br />
13th December, 10.30-13.30. Participants<br />
will be making objects as well as taking<br />
iPad photographs.<br />
More details here:<br />
http://www.lemosandcrane.co.uk/home/<br />
index.php?id=237894<br />
Early Bird At The Science<br />
Museum<br />
Between 8.30 -10.00am on<br />
selected Saturdays across the<br />
year the science museum early<br />
bird session enables families<br />
with children with autism to<br />
visit the museum without the<br />
general public. Booking is essential.<br />
More details here:<br />
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/<br />
Special Olympics Great Britain Activity<br />
Festival<br />
Special Olympics Great Britain are hosting<br />
a free Activity Festival on 23rd November<br />
at the Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth<br />
Olympic Park, London, E20 3HB. The event<br />
is aimed at people with a learning disability<br />
aged 13 years and over, to come and try a<br />
range of activities, taster sessions and find<br />
out how to access more near you. Booking<br />
a place in advance is essential. More details<br />
here: http://www.specialolympicsgb.org.uk/<br />
Girls On The Autism Spectrum; The Big<br />
Shout Conference<br />
This conference in London on 27th<br />
January, brings together school leaders,<br />
teachers, health professionals, parents and<br />
carers with high profile speakers and<br />
experts. The conference will give delegates<br />
an insight into the experiences of girls on<br />
the Autism Spectrum and prepare a ‘Call for<br />
Action’ to highlight future areas for<br />
development.<br />
Full details here:<br />
http://www.naht.org.uk/welcome/nahtevents/conferences/girls-on-the-autismspectrum-the-big-shout-conference/<br />
NAS Conference - Autism and Social Skills<br />
The National Autistic<br />
Society is holding a<br />
conference on 25th<br />
November in London.<br />
This conference will<br />
focus on social skills and<br />
feature plenary<br />
sessions looking at how<br />
confusing, unwritten<br />
social rules can be<br />
Autism and social skills<br />
Friday 25 November 2016, The Copthorne Tara Hotel, London<br />
This one day conference will look the impact of social skills on<br />
our lives whilst offering practical advice and strategies for autistic<br />
people and those who support them.<br />
Key topics:<br />
> Social skills and mental health<br />
> Using technology to support the development of social skills<br />
> Developing skills for interviews and the workplace<br />
> Autism and the LGBT community.<br />
www.autism.org.uk/professionals/conferences/social-skills.aspx<br />
anxiety-inducing for autistic people. There<br />
will be interactive seminars on issues<br />
including preparing for puberty, resolving<br />
conflict and sexuality.<br />
More details here: http://www.autism.org.<br />
uk/professionals/conferences/social-skills/