BAAGS offers support, advice, advocacy, information and friendship to persons with Asperger syndrome, autism, their parents, relatives, partners, friends, work colleagues/friends, and anyone with an interest in learning more about Asperger syndrome, autism and related behaviours. We are a Group run by volunteer parents and people who work with autistic children. BAAGShope to make people aware of the condition and the effects it has on everyone...the teachers, the families, the neighbours...Everyone. It is important for persons with autistic behaviours to be allowed the opportunity to have the correct care and attention individually planned around them.
? The aims of our Group are to;

Offer support, encouragement and hope.
Raise awareness of the behaviours of autism.
Raise awareness of the stress suffered by lack of knowledge.
?Members, and non-members, are encouraged to talk about their experiences, to share their views, their concerns, their angers and frustrations. It often comes as a surprise to learn that they aren't alone, that they will survive, and that their feelings of loneliness and despair have been, and are still being, experienced by others.

You can help our Group by:

Becoming a member... £5 per year per Family/Individual/Professional
Family member = carer/partner/relative or person living with an ASD person
Individual member = person with an ASD, or person with an interest in ASD
Professional member = person who works with ASD persons, or who, through their profession, supports people affected by an ASD.

Join our 100 Club scheme....£12 per number per year...maximum of 2 numbers per person
Attend any, or all, of our meetings.
Encourage others to support BAAGS

Details of meetings - time, where and when, can be found by clicking on Meetings

?We need people to accept that Asperger syndrome and autism exist, that people with the condition live amongst us, are related to us, and they and their families need support, they deserve support and they deserve to enjoy their lives. Anything anyone can do to help them should be done.

For more information contact:

Derek Purvis (chairman)
1 Cotgreen Road, Tweedbank, Galashiels TD1 3SG
phone; 01896 668961
e-mail; baagsmail@yahoo.co.uk