CARDIFF: Orbis Education Ltd is proud to announce the opening in Cardiff of its second school for children with autism, serving families across South Wales and beyond with residential and day places for fifty children.

As a £6 million investment, it has spared no expense in bringing the very best facilities to its pupils, and would like to invite you for an exclusive preview before they enrol over the next few weeks.

Just pop along to the Orbis Education stand at Autism Cymru's Third International Autism Conference in Cardiff on April 22 and 23, 2008, and they will make arrangements to take you across to the school.

Please visit the SAGE stand in the Lower Hall during your afternoon coffee break on Tuesday April 22, where they will be celebrating the launch of the Autism Inclusion Toolkit (ISBN: 978-1-4129-4757-2). This complete training package (including CD Rom) can be delivered during staff meetings and on INSET days, to ensure autism-friendly practice throughout the school, and will be available at 20 per cent off. Authors Maggie Bowen and Lynn Plimley will be on hand to sign copies of the kit.

For more information on the Autism Inclusion Toolkit, please e-mail Jude.Bowen@sagepub.co.uk

Jessica Kingsley Publishers are pleased to announce that they will be hosting a reception to mark the publication of the paperback edition of The Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome by Tony Attwood which will take place immediately after the final workshop on Tuesday April 22. There will also be the opportunity to have books signed by Tony Attwood and other JKP authors (tba). The launch and signing will take place at the JKP stand in the Marble Hall. Refreshments will be provided.

For more information on the paperback edition of The Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome by Tony Attwood, please e-mail Bill.Goodall@JKP.com

For the full conference programme and booking form, please log on to www.awares.org

For more information, contact Jennie Thomas, Autism Cymru's Event Manager, on (tel) 02920 463263 or (e-mail) jennie@autismcymru.org

(Source:  Awares, Autism Cymru, April 15, 2008)