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
An excellent achievement by Shinjiru Warriors who have passed their first grading
Congratulations to the Shinjiru Warriors who all successfully passed the Shinjiru Grading for Children and Young Adults on the Autistic Spectrum (ASD) and Special needs. Taught by Former England International WKF Champion in Kata & Kumite EUKF England Head Kata...
Harold Hill Knitting ladies raise an amazing £2300 for RAGS
Jill and Tricia hand over donation cheque to Jackie & Debbie RAGS 10th Feb 2016. These ladies have worked over many months making handmade items to sell in the library and on Romford Market whilst also raising awareness of Autism in our community. A fantastic...
Harold Hill Knitting Ladies Support RAGS
The ladies of the Harold Hill Library Knitting Group have been very busy all year making handmade items to sell on Romford Market every Wednesday and Saturday up to Christmas. All proceeds will come to RAGS for which were are very grateful. If you are in Romford from...
Important Changes to your child’s Statement
Marilyn Webb, Assessment & Placement Manager, Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND), from London Borough of Havering will be visiting RAGS Romford on Wednesday 21st October at 10am - 12noon. She will be providing important updates and hopefully time...
Trustee Training
RAGS staff and trustees completed Trustee Training at HAVCO office Romford 28th September 2015 with Phil Miller www.teleos.co.uk
First Aid Training
RAGS staff completed a one day Emergency FAW First Aid Training 14th July 2015 with Crusader Training Services, Romford www.crusader-training.co.uk
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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
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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…
