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Don't Write Me Off is The National Autistic Society's major, new UK-wide campaign to make sure that the benefit system works for people with autism, both supporting those who cannot work and helping those who want to work into employment.

Visit www.dontwritemeoff.org.uk to read the campaign report and people's real-life stories about applying for benefits and finding work, and to watch the campaign DVD.

Date	Title
Feb 11 2010	QE2 Activity Centre holidays Hampshire Autistic Society are pleased to offer ANYONE with ASC and their families/carers an opportunity to take a 2 night residential break...

Feb 4 2010	Another FREE event! Alton Sports Centre, on Wednesday 17 February...

Feb 2 2010	FREE Activity Festival An open event for all disabled young people living in Hampshire and their families has just been announced...

Jan 31 2010	Story Sensations! Bringing stories to life with Hampshire’s Arts, Museums, Archives and Libraries...

Jan 25 2010	Autism friendly screenings in Eastleigh The Vue Cinema in Eastleigh is planning to launch Additional Needs Screenings from February...

Jan 5 2010	Saturday adventure mornings at Calshot Activity Centre Time limited - please reply by 9 January...

Dec 18 2009	Animations about Asperger syndrome Charlotte has aspergers and has made some fantastic animations about her experiences and what it is like to be on the autistic spectrum...

Dec 5 2009	Design an NAS card for Christmas 2010 The National Autistic Society is running a competition for children and adults on the autism spectrum...

Dec 4 2009	NAS free Christmas guide The NAS have produced a free Christmas guide to the festive season...

Nov 29 2009	Lego calendar supports NAS The LEGO NAS Charity calendar is now available...

Nov 29 2009	Supporting Children in Education Many parents raise concerns about how well their child is going to cope with moving from primary to secondary school...

Nov 16 2009	The Schoolgate directory The University of Winchester has created this directory...

Nov 7 2009	Increasing access to leisure and recreational opportunities for disabled young people across Hampshire A questionnaire which is part of a research project, commissioned by Hampshire County Council...

Nov 6 2009	Meeting with John Denham MP The Branch Officer, along with the organiser of our Asperger Support & Social Groups in Southampton, recently met with Southampton MP...

Nov 5 2009	New youth club being formed New 'additional needs' youth group at Hype Youth Centre, based on the Hamble College site...

Oct 23 2009	Meeting of Hampshire Autism Support Groups A joint initiative between the National Autistic Society and Hampshire Autistic Society...

Oct 22 2009	Autism Bill success Today we have made legal history! The Autism Bill has made it through its last parliamentary stage, and will now become the Autism Act 2009: the first ever disability-specific law for England...

Oct 13 2009	Launch of new NAS campaign on employment and benefits Our branch were represented at the launch...

Aug 31 2009	Support for students with autism The NAS offer support to students with autism...

Aug 27 2009	Autism Bill update On 10 July the Autism Bill was debated in the House of Lords...

Aug 3 2009	Improvements to special educational needs provision The NAS have been asking the Government to make two major commitments to improving support for children with special educational needs...

Jul 12 2009	Visit Waitrose in Chandlers Ford in August! We are delighted to announce that the Waitrose store in Chandlers Ford has chosen us as one of their three ‘Community Matters’ charities for August 2009...

Jul 11 2009	Making the Most of Summer 2009 New booklet from Hampshire Families now available...

Jul 11 2009	New information on our website New information leaflets and templates now available...

Jul 10 2009	Successful Open Doors event in Fair Oak On Friday 10 July, we were delighted to take part in a very successful event organised by the Student Support department of Wyvern Technology College in Fair Oak...

Jun 1 2009	Tell the government your experiences of the SEN system An Inquiry set up by the government is asking for your views to help improve the SEN system in England. Brian Lamb, Chair of the Special Educational Consortium, has been asked to look at how to improve parents’ confidence in the SEN assessment process...

Jun 1 2009	Autism Bill passes crucial milestone in Parliament On 13 May, the government pledged its full support for the Autism Bill, which was unanimously voted through the committee stage...

May 1 2009	The Government's strategy for adults with autism - get involved! The Government wants your views on what should be included in the first ever national strategy for adults with autism...

May 1 2009	Feedback from CAMHS consultation Those of you who attended our February parent support meeting will be interested to see the feedback from Hilary Hickmore and Karen Clark from CAMHS...

May 1 2009	Family Days Out The National Autistic Society offers advice...

Nov 1 2008	The Transporters DVD This popular DVD has now been re-released...

Oct 23 2008	We are now the South Hampshire Branch A report on our special re-launch event...

Sep 1 2008	Make School Make Sense The National Autistic Society's make school make sense education campaign was launched in 2006...