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THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO, TO BE CARRIED OUT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, ARE: (1) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF, AND PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH OF CHILDREN WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD), AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS (ASD), DYSLEXIA, DYSCALCULIA, COGNITIVE FUNCTION DIFFICULTIES OR CEREBRAL PALSY (CP), AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, ADVICE, PRACTICAL SUPPORT AND, WHERE APPROPRIATE, FINANCIAL GRANTS TO ASSIST WITH ACCESSING EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF SUCH CONDITIONS.(2) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG CHILDREN WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD), AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS (ASD), DYSLEXIA, DYSCALCULIA, COGNITIVE FUNCTION DIFFICULTIES OR CEREBRAL PALSY (CP), RELIEVING THEIR NEEDS AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: (A) PROVIDING GROUP ACTIVITIES IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THEM AND ENABLE THEM TO BUILD CONFIDENCE, INCREASE SELF ESTEEM AND DEVELOP SOCIAL AND LIFE SKILLS WHICH HELP TO INCREASE THEIR CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES AND MAXIMISE THEIR POTENTIAL;(B) PROVIDING ADVOCACY SERVICES, GENERAL SUPPORT AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUCH CHILDREN;(C) ENGAGING WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS TO ENSURE THEY ADAPT SERVICES TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN;(D) RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING SUCH CHILDREN, BOTH GENERALLY AND IN RELATION TO THEIR SOCIAL EXCLUSION.