does any1 know of any organisations that my 13 yr old autsic son can contact to make friends

[jessy1971]

i have a 13 year old son he as asperger syndrome sohe as poor speach and language he is desprete to make friends, he does have friends but he only see's them when he goes to school which is about 13 miles awayfrom our house. he would like som1 he can write to

[PeachyFleshCrawlingWithBugs]

NAS have a befriending organisation in some areas- e-mail them and ask? NAS also do friendship groups in some areas

Also give your socails ervices disability people a call, sometimes groups are organsied that mix NT and SN poeple together in a scoail group

[jessy1971]

coalville leiscester

[jessy1971]

thanx iwill

[Davros]

Don't know if this still exists, but I knew I had seen something somewhere!

Write Away - a pen friends organisation specifically for children with Special Needs. Siblings can also join for a one off membership fee of £2 per person. www.write-away.org

[jessy1971]

thanx i have just typed in the address you gave me and it nolonger exists

[jessy1971]

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[bonkerz]

jessy have you contactes the parent carers council?
www.parentcarercouncil.co.uk/ they hold support groups for parents and i know there is one in coalville. they may be able to point you in the right direction.

[Davros]

Another thought - what about trying Special Kids in the UK? I just got their latest newsletter and, although it doesn't have anything about penfriends, I have an idea I may have seen something there before. And, if not, no harm in making a request for a penfriend via SPIUK. Look at www.specialkidsintheuk.org