Enfield Autism Inclusion Conference 2024
Huge thanks go out to all the speakers, stallholders and volunteers, One-to-One staff and the team at The Walker Ground for making this event a success.
Thanks to Margaret Greer, deputy Mayor of Enfield for opening the conference, and Dean Beadle for hosting the Q&A and for closing out the day.
Thanks to Elliot Bobbin and Lee our videographers for running the livestream and capturing the day on camera. The day would not have been possible without the support of Enfield Council and we thank them for their continued support of Enfield Autism Hub.
Below you will find our speakers - click on the talk titles to download their slides.
Some of our star staff, speakers and guests: (L-R) Nanny Aut, Rubynia Reubens, Nicky Vere-Compton, Bee Bentall, Dean Beadle, Joe Marshall, Venessa Bobb-Swaby and her son Nathaniel
Local organisations supporting autistic Enfield residents
Riverside Engage Enfield is a floating support service that operates in Enfield for Enfield residents. We help people with support needs with a variety of things from benefit applications to housing related issues. We visit our customers in their homes and out in the community to help with their relevant needs.
Follow Riverside @RiversideUK www.riverside.org.uk
Enfield’s Welfare Advice & Debt Support Team is a service that helps to support vulnerable residents to maximise their income and get their full entitlement to welfare benefits, advise and assist to support residents with council debts such as rent arrears, Adult Social Care debt, Housing benefits overpayments and Council tax arrears/debt. For other debts we have a fast-track referral process to Citizens Advice. Our aim is to holistically case mange the client’s situation in order to improve their circumstances. Referrals to the team can be made by yourselves or a 3rd party this includes other agencies or organisations that you may already be affiliated to.
Financial Hardship Pages
https://www.enfield.gov.uk/services/your-council/cost-of-living-support
Welfare Advice & Debt Support Team Referral Form
https://new.enfield.gov.uk/forms/covid-19-welfare-advice-debt-and-benefit-support-referral-form/
Citizens Advice Enfield is a local charity providing information and advice.
We aim to provide good quality, free and independent advice. We want to give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward. Whoever they are, whatever their problem.
Our service is free, confidential, open to anyone in the community. Some of the key issues we help with are:
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welfare benefits
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money and debt problems
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employment
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housing
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family and personal issues
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immigration
https://www.citizensadviceenfield.org.uk/
0800 014 8307
Enfield Advisory Service for Autism are a local authority service supporting autistic children and young people from 0 - 25 yrs. We do this by working with educational settings and parents to increase understanding of autism, and develop provision and practice. EASA is a strategic partner of the Autism Education Trust (AET) and works closely with them
to raise awareness of autism and promote positive attitudes towards autistic people in schools, communities and places of work
Our link to our website - https://www.enfieldasa.org.uk/ contact details - admin@enfieldasa.org.uk, 07921298440
Healthwatch Enfield serves as an independent champion for local people who use health and social care services; we lend our ears to the Enfield community and represent their voice. We team up with multiple community organisations and statutory institutions to share information and gather insights in the aim to help improve the quality of health and social care services in the borough.We share information and advice with residents to ensure they get the support they need, acting as a health and social care champion.