The Curly Hair Project
A support service for families and girls with Asperger's Syndrome and Autism Spectrum Disorders. The curly hair project (CHP) aims to help women and girls with Asperger's Syndrome and their neurotypical loved ones to communicate and understand each other better.
Who to contact
- Contact Name
- Alis Rowe
- Contact Position
- Managing Director
- alis@thegirlwiththecurlyhair.co.uk
- Website
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The Curly Hair Project Website
- Notes
online contact form
Local Offer
- Description
The Curly Hair Project provides support service for families and girls with Asperger's Syndrome and Autism Spectrum Disorders
Detailed Local Offer
- 1. Aims of the service
Through our books and training workshops, we aim to help families understand and communicate with each other between. There is also a strongly utilised Facebook page which we recommend families follow.
- 2. Location and delivery
Online based but available to deliver workshops and talks in the whole of Merton, upon request
- 3. Who the service is for
- Parents of children and young people with ASD and siblings
- Individuals with ASD
- Teachers, doctors and other professionals working with young people with ASD
- 4. Accessibility
Yes
- 5. Opening times and availability
Yes
- 6. How to start using the service
Visit www.thegirlwiththecurlyhair.co.uk and www.facebook.com/thegirlwiththecurlyhair
- 7. Measuring our performance
- Measuring the number of Facebook fans
- The number of book sales per month
- We have been asked to deliver training all around the UK which we have started to do now that we have Associate Trainers in different regions
- 8. Quality assurance
- Feedback surveys
- User feedback
- Reviews of books
- 9. How we capture and use information to improve our service
Facebook, website/blog, workshops
- 10. Staffing
Alis Rowe, Managing Director, is responsible for the service entirely, except in cases where there are Associate Trainers
- 11. Staff training
Alis Rowe, Managing Director, is on the autistic spectrum herself. She has a 1st class chemistry degree and a masters degree. She has written and published books. World-leading Asperger's psychologist, Tony Attwood, recommends her books
- 12. Staff qualifications (minimum)
- Must have experienced ASD either themselves or within their family
- Must have been following/using the curly hair project materials for several months prior
- 13. Quality assurance standards and membership of regulatory bodies
No
- 14. Paying for the service
Self funded
- 15. Who to contact for further information
Alis Rowe
alis@thegirlwiththecurlyhair.co.uk