Matthew's HUB

'(1) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE AGED OVER 13 LIVING WITH HIGH FUNCTIONING AUTISM FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(A) PROVIDING A LOCAL NETWORK GROUP IN HULL, EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE AND LINCOLNSHIRE TO ENABLE A MORE EFFECTIVE AND JOINED UP APPROACH; (B) FACILITATING AUTISTIC PEOPLE WHO DO NOT HAVE A LEARNING DISABILITY TO OVERCOME INEQUALITY AND DISADVANTAGE, ARISING AS A RESULT OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES THEY ARE BORN INTO; (C) IMPROVING SELF-WORTH THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A SAFE PLACE TO MAKE FRIENDS AND DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS WITH LIKE-MINDED PEOPLE; AND(D) PROMOTING EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE AUTISTIC AND DO NOT HAVE A LEARNING DISABILITY WHO ARE EXCLUDED. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED HIGH FUNCTIONING AUTISTIC PEOPLE MEANS AUTISTIC PEOPLE WITHOUT A LEARNING DISABILITY (IQ>70) WHO ARE EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, RACE, GENDER, POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT, RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN AND OR WHO ARE WITHIN OR HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PUBLIC CARE OR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS. (2) ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH HIGH FUNCTIONING AUTISM AND ASPERGER'S SYNDROME WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, TO ENCOURAGE SERVICE PROVIDERS TO ADAPT THEIR SERVICES TO MEET THEIR NEEDS, AND THE PUBLIC TO GENERALLY BE MORE ACCEPTING OF, AND ENGAGING WITH THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE (3) RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF ADULTS WITH AUTISM BY PROVIDING DIAGNOSIS SERVICES FOR PEOPLE AGED OVER 13 WHO DO NOT HAVE A LEARNING DISABILITY AND DEMONSTRATE AUTISTIC TRAITS.