CORONAVIRUS UPDATE
Due to Government advice on reducing the spread of the COVID-19 virus, and the impact this has had on the Trustees running of the Forum, we have now CANCELLED all of our up coming events including our coffee mornings until further notice. We have also SUSPENDED new member applications until further notice. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause members and prosective members. We have links to some useful contacts under the 'Other Information' tab.
North Devon Forum for Autistic Spectrum Conditions and ADHD
We are a parent/carer led support group, established in 1992 by a group of parents and professionals concerned with children on the spectrum.
Our scope soon widened to include adults and ADHD alongside related conditions detailed below.
The Forum gained charitable status in 2017.
Membership
Membership is FREE to those in our North Devon area, and is for people, their families, carers and professionals and organisations who live and/or work with ASC/ADHD.
We currently support 800+ members with ASC/ADHD or suspected ASC traits - a diagnosis is not necessary to join.
Our Aims
- To offer informal support to parents, carers and people with ASC/ADHD.
- To share information.
- To organise social events and activities.
- To maintain and develop contact with professionals.
- To invite guest speakers.
Help with Research
Mind wandering? Visiting the dentist? Visit the new Research Projects page to find out how you can participate:
Related Conditions
Spectrum conditions include:
- Autism
- Asperger syndrome (AS)
- High-functioning autism (HFA)
- Pervasive developmental disorder (PDD)
- Pervasive developmental disorder – not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS)
- Pathological demand avoidance syndrome (PDA)
- Rett syndrome
- Fragile X syndrome
- Semantic pragmatic disorder (SPD)
- Childhood disintegrative disorder (CDD)
- Social communication disorder (SCD)
If you are interested in joining us you can apply here:
