Table 3: Profile of services provided by selected One-Stop-Shops Aspect Matthew’s Lanarkshire Autism Services provided Hub OSS Resource (Cork, Centre Ireland) (Hull, (Lanarkshire, (ARC) England) Scotland) (Glasgow, Scotland) Adults only X X X Self-referral X X X X Promoting independence X X X X Link with statutory services X X X X Information/advice X X X X Counselling X Social / communication skills X X X X training Courses/workshops/seminars X X X X Volunteering and work X X Drop in service X X Support to relatives X X X Sensory integration X interventions Social groups X X Online social networking X Regular social outings X Advocacy X Diagnosis and assessment X 7.2.4 Services for children with autism There are many innovation and developments of services for children with autism particularly in education. The Middletown Centre for Autism in County Armagh is one such example. The decision to establish the Centre came about through the North-South Ministerial Council, which endorsed the agreement, which had been reached between the respective Departments of Education north and south. The centre, which focuses on the area of education in children, recognises the need to address the increasing prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders on the Island of Ireland, recognise good practice, and support and complement current services. It does this through research, training of parent and
Table 3: Profile of services provided by selected One-Stop-Shops Services provided Aspect (Cork, Ireland) Matthew’s Hub (Hull, England) Lanarkshire OSS (Lanarkshire, Scotland) Autism Resource Centre (ARC) (Glasgow, Scotland) Adults only X X X Self-referral X X X X Promoting independence X X X X Link with statutory services X X X X Information/advice X X X X Counselling X Social / communication skills training X X X X Courses/workshops/seminars X X X X Volunteering and work X X Drop in service X X Support to relatives X X X Sensory integration interventions X Social groups X X Online social networking X Regular social outings X Advocacy X Diagnosis and assessment X 7.2.4 Services for children with autism There are many innovation and developments of services for children with autism particularly in education. The Middletown Centre for Autism in County Armagh is one such example. The decision to establish the Centre came about through the North-South Ministerial Council, which endorsed the agreement, which had been reached between the respective Departments of Education north and south. The centre, which focuses on the area of education in children, recognises the need to address the increasing prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders on the Island of Ireland, recognise good practice, and support and complement current services. It does this through research, training of parent and
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