mASCot is a support network for parents with autistic children, whatever age your child is.

 

You can join mASCot from the point of recognising your child may be autistic, when they have a full diagnosis or if they are on the diagnostic pathway.

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mASCot is all about building a community of self support and team work, it's a place where families come together to build friendships, opportunities and for us all to pull together to build a better future for all our children and families.

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mASCot isn't a service of provision it's a community that creates it's own provisions by seeking independent funding and pulling together to create or collaborate to provide all the things our families need.

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All of the projects and meet ups we run are solely based on funding and parent power. Everything we have run over the passed 20 years has been built on need and created and run by parents who what more bespoke clubs and activities for their children.​​​

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By becoming a member of mASCot, you will be part of our amazing support network and have access to all the things we do.

 

Being a full member includes:

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• access to our private members only Facebook group

• ability to join any of our clubs and groups that are currently running

• attend our mASCot coffee mornings

• come along to our Pub Meets

• Join in with our family get togethers

• attending our workshops and talks

• access to our 1-1 sessions

• become part of a collective voice when feeding back to services

• access to resources and information 

• and much more.......

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You will become a member of a strong community that support each other and are always there for each other.  

 

We work hard to raise awareness and to promote the acceptance of autism. We also work to inform and improve schools and services - to better provide what our families of autistic children/young people need and are entitled to.

 

We are a support network, not a service, so we run on the energy levels of 3 dedicated Directors and a handful of active members who help run some of our projects.

This is all mainly done on a voluntary basis, and we successfully support a membership of over 2,400 local families.

 

When you become a member, as well as getting the support you need, you also help strengthen the mASCot community by adding to our collective voice and hopefully contribute to the day to day functioning of mASCot.

 

All our main support is done via our Private Members Facebook Group, this is where we post all up-to-date information, ask for feedback, talk about meet ups, coffee mornings, plan events and project and where you get the chance to meet and talk to fellow parents.

 

If you don’t have Facebook, you can still join mASCot and have access to all we do as well as our 1-1 support, we send occasional emails out with information, but we haven't got the capacity to send out every piece of information, so not being on Facebook will mean you will miss out on the amazing support members give to each other daily on the forum.

 

Many of our members didn't use Facebook but created an account just for the use of being a mASCot member

 

So, if you wish to become a member, follow the link below and send us your details. Once we have received your form we will add you to our mailing list and to our members only group if you are on Facebook