The information below is coming from the Autism Services Directory
Groups listed are those that are found on the Autism
Services Directory at present. The directory is updated
every 24 hours.
- NAS Bangor/Newtownards Social Group
Contact Address
SallyAnn Green-Millar, Social Programmes Manager, Northern Ireland, 59, Malone Road, Belfast BT9 6SA, tel: 07917 227938, email: SallyAnn.Green-Millar@nas.org.uk
www.autism.org.uk/socialgroups
Description
Social Groups for people aged 18 to 28 years at the high-functioning end of the autism spectrum, such as those with Asperger syndrome (AS). The groups are facilitated by a Social Programmes Manager who is responsible for a number of groups in their area. Social Groups are supported by volunteers who are recruited, ACCESS NI checked and trained by the NAS. Volunteers come from all walks of life. Social Groups are membership groups which meet monthly, and activities are discussed and decided on by group members. Activities can include going to the cinema, meeting up in the pub for a drink, going for a meal, visiting a museum, or meeting up as a group for a chat or to play board games.
Located address
BT20
- NAS Belfast Social Group (18 to 28 yrs)
Contact Address
SallyAnn Green-Millar, Social Programmes Manager, Northern Ireland, National Autistic Society, 59, Malone Road, Belfast BT9 6SA, tel: 07917 227938, email: SallyAnn.Green-Millar@nas.org.uk
www.autism.org.uk/socialgroups
Description
Social Group for people aged 18 to 28 years at the high-functioning end of the autistic spectrum, such as those with Asperger syndrome (AS). The groups are facilitated by a Social Programmes Manager who is responsible for a number of groups in their area. Social Groups are supported by volunteers who are recruited, ACCESS NI checked and trained by the NAS. Volunteers come from all walks of life. Social Groups are membership groups which meet monthly, and activities are discussed and decided on by group members. Activities can include going to the cinema, meeting up in the pub for a drink, going for a meal, visiting a museum, or meeting up as a group for a chat or to play board games.
Located address
BT1
- NAS Carrickfergus / Newtownabbey Social Group (18 to 30 yrs)
Contact Address
Social Activities Manager, 59, Malone Road, Belfast BT9 6SA, tel: 07776 151804, email: timothy.glenn@nas.org.uk
www.autism.org.uk/socialgroups
Description
Social Group for people aged between 18 and 30 years at the high-functioning end of the autism spectrum, such as those with Asperger syndrome (AS). The groups are facilitated by a Social Programmes Manager who is responsible for a number of groups in their area. Social Groups are supported by volunteers who are recruited, CRB checked and trained by the NAS. Social Groups are membership groups which meet monthly, and activities are discussed and decided on by group members. Activities can include going to the cinema, meeting up in the pub for a drink, going for a meal, visiting a museum, or meeting up as a group for a chat or to play board games.
Located address
BT40
- NAS Mid Ulster/Cookstown Social Group (18 to 30 yrs)
Contact Address
Timothy Glenn, Social Programmes Manager, Northern Ireland, NAS Northern Ireland, 59, Malone Road, Belfast BT9 6SA, tel: 07776 151804, email: timothy.glenn@nas.org.uk
www.autism.org.uk/socialgroups
Description
Social Group for people between the ages of 18 and 30 years, at the high-functioning end of the autistic spectrum, such as those with Asperger syndrome (AS). The groups are facilitated by a Social Programmes Manager who is responsible for a number of groups in their area. Social Groups are supported by volunteers who are recruited, ACCESS NI checked and trained by the NAS. Social Groups are membership groups which meet monthly, and activities are discussed and decided on by group members. Activities can include going to the cinema, meeting up in the pub for a drink, going for a meal, visiting a museum, or meeting up as a group for a chat or to play board games.
Located address
Cookstown BT80
- NAS Queens Belfast Social Group
Contact Address
SallyAnn Green-Millar, Social Programmes Manager, Northern Ireland, 59, Malone Road, Belfast BT9 6SA, tel: 07917 227938, email: SallyAnn.Green-Millar@nas.org.uk
www.autism.org.uk/socialgroups
Description
Social Groups are for people over the age of 16 at the high-functioning end of the autistic spectrum, such as those with Asperger syndrome (AS). This particular group meets monthly and is for past and current students at Queens University and Belfast Met. The groups are facilitated by a Social Programmes Manager who is responsible for a number of groups in their area. Social Groups are supported by volunteers who are recruited, ACCESS NI checked and trained by the NAS. Activities can include going to the cinema, meeting up in the pub for a drink, going for a meal, visiting a museum, or meeting up as a group for a chat or to play board games. There is also a user representation group which meets once a month to attend seminar, workshops, careers advice etc.
Located address
BT1
- NAS YMCA Belfast Social Group
Contact Address
SallyAnn Green-Millar, Social Programmes Manager, Northern Ireland, NAS Northern Ireland, 59, Malone Road, Belfast BT9 6SA, tel: 07917 227938, email: SallyAnn.Millar-Green@nas.org.uk
www.autism.org.uk/socialgroups
Description
Social Group for adults in Belfast who may have higher social support needs. The groups are facilitated by a Community Support Workers who is responsible for a number of groups in their area. Social Groups are supported by volunteers who are recruited, ACCESS NI checked and trained by the NAS. Volunteers come from all walks of life. The group meets once a month and uses the YMCA as a base for activities which can include going to the cinema, meeting up in the pub for a drink, going for a meal, visiting a museum or meeting up as a group for a chat or to play board games.
Located address
YMCA, Stranmillis BT8