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About Us
We are a pressure and support group for people who are the parents
or carers of people with Asperger's Syndrome(AS) in Sheffield and South Yorkshire
- meet with other parents, partners and carers of people with AS.
- share experiences.
- benefit from mutual support.
- work for better facilities and services for people with AS .
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The group meets twice monthly - click on 'Where & when we meet'.
During our first 4 years we have already had a number of successes, including:
· Getting 20 plus speakers to our meetings to inform and advise us (thanks to them all)
· Developing a database of people with AS in Sheffield and beyond
· Increasing the awareness of some of the key professionals across the city.
· Putting AS on the Agenda of Social Services.
· Considering various Supported Housing Schemes
· Supporting research at both Sheffield Universities
· Gaining special funding for an exciting innovative support project for young AS children and their parents (Insight Project) to contact ring Pat on 0114 266 0543.
Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays from 9am to 4:30pm or Wednesday from 11:30am to 7:30pm.
· Setting up a library of resources (and opened access to other existing resources).
· Numerous social events.
· Providing informal support to each other (our most important role).
SAPAG is financially supported by Sheffield City Council Community
Partnership Unit and private donations. | 
