The RAGS office is open 2 days per week, TERM TIME ONLY, for membership forms and enquiries.
Monday 10am- 2pm & Friday 10-2pm (the office maybe closed on the mornings of our Group Support Sessions.)
We aim to provide weekly Group Support Sessions for our registered Parent Carer members only.
We are in the FIG Educational Building and our literature will be available in the FIG Reception.
All visitors must report to the FIG Reception.
RAGS provide help and support for families who have a child / children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. We believe that every person with autism has potential to fulfil, and we enable this by supporting the entire family – parents, siblings and the individual with autism.
RAGS is run by volunteers only, the trustees are also volunteers.
Romford Autism Group Support News
CORONATION MAY PARTY AT PARTYMAN WORLD
Wednesday 31st May 2023 5pm to 7pm (NB the Time) £5 per child. We take cash only and Partyman World are cashless at the cafe. Please join us there from 5pm at Folkes Lane Upminister RM14 1TH We look forward to seeing you there from the RAGS...
URGERT UPDATE TO MEMBERS
TIME CHANGE FOR WEDNESDAY’S EASTER PARTY NOW 5PM TO 7PM.
Afternoon R&R Sessions
From March 2023, we are now doing Monday Afternoon T & Chill out Self- Referral Sessions. From 1.15pm to 2.30pm. Term time only.
SELF HELP AND WELL BEING SESSIONS STARTING SOON…
FROM THE 1ST MARCH 2023 Social subscribing GP Self Referral Sessions. Every Wednesday until the end of June 2023. To aid our mental health Self help & wellbeing For our adult carers Place: our office 11.30AM to 1.30PM 18+ and especially...
Valentine Week “Be kind-hearted” Party
Many thanks to you all for making our Valentine Week “Be kind-hearted” Party so successful and enjoyable. Here’s a couple of photos from the evening. The “Knitted Throw” is being raffled off separately by our supportive Knitting Ladies of...
Easter Party at Partyman World
Wednesday the 5th April 2023 5PM - 7PM We take Cash only, £5 per child. The Cafe takes Cards. Venue is Partyman World Upminister Folkes Lane, Upminister, RM14 1TH
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There are no catches or hidden charges and we will be grateful for your donations.
If you wish to make a direct donation to RAGS please use this link Donate (paypal.com), every penny goes directly to supporting our families, we really appreciate the support, thank you.
Autism Friendly Events
Partyman World Events
Parents Sessions
Coffee Morning dates for 2023 at the RAGS Office
Wednesday 11th January 2023
Wednesday 1st February 2023
Other dates will be added nearer the time.
11am to 12.30pm
Please come along for a chat over a cuppa in a relaxed, safe, and secure room. It’s vital for all our mental health mental to have a chat and catchup with a group of like-minded members, who all fully understand the challenges of living with Autism. Plus, we would love to have your input to any ideas you have for RAGS going forward into 2023. For example, at the moment we are planning a Coach Day Trip to the Coast in the Summer Holidays.
We hope to see you then.
The RAGS Trustees
Taunton Hall 90 Taunton Road Harold Hill RM3 7SU
Supported in the last 12 months by
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News & Research
People with autism and learning disabilities excel in creative thinking, study shows
A new study showing that people with autism display higher levels of creativity has been welcomed by campaigners, who say it helps debunk a myth about people with learning disabilities. Scientists found that people with the developmental condition were far more likely to come up with unique answers to creative problems despite having traits that can be socially crippling and make it difficult to find jobs. The co-author of the study, Dr Catherine Best from the University of Stirling, said that while the results, from a study of 312 people, were a measure of just one aspect of the creative process, it revealed a link between autistic traits and unusual and original ideas. Read more at the Guardian
Access to Justice for Children with Autism
MAKING IT FAIR FOR CHILD WITNESSES
Our research focuses on how children with and without an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) fare during different stages of a criminal investigation, and how we can elicit the best evidence that we can from these children.
We hope to answer the following questions in the Making it Fair for Child Witnesses study…
