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THE OBJECT[S] OF THE CIO ARE1. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF DISABLED CHILDREN, YOUNG ADULTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEURODIVERGENT, LEARNING DISABILITIES, ANXIETY AND CEREBRAL PALSY BY MEANS OF:A. PROVIDING A RANGE OF ACTIVITIES, PEER SUPPORT, OPPORTUNITIES AND INFORMATION IN A SAFE SECURE SENSORY FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT FOR NEURODIVERGENT PEOPLE TO INCREASE SOCIAL INTERACTION SKILLS, CONFIDENCE, AND SELF-ESTEEM WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONSB. RELIEVING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; C. CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESPITE BREAKS; D. SIGNPOSTING AND PROMOTING EARLY INTERVENTIONS FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF NEURODIVERGENT PEOPLE.2. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING NEURODIVERGENT PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: A. RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING NEURODIVERGENT PEOPLE, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS, BOTH GENERALLY AND IN RELATION TO THEIR SOCIAL EXCLUSION; B. SEEKING TO EDUCATE SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES, CARING AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS, PUBLIC SERVICE PROVIDERS AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY ON NEURODIVERSITY HELPING NEURODIVERGENT PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.FOR THE PURPOSES OF THESE CLAUSES: “NEURODIVERSITY” REFERS TO THE NATURAL VARIATION IN NEURODEVELOPMENT ACROSS ALL INDIVIDUALS - THE DIVERSITY OF ALL BRAINS AND MINDS. “NEURODIVERGENT” DESCRIBES A PERSON WHOSE NEURODEVELOPMENT FALLS OUTSIDE OF THE ‘TYPICAL’ RANGE, INCLUDING NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DIFFERENCES SUCH AS AUTISM, PDA, ADHD, DYSLEXIA, DYSPRAXIA, DYSCALCULIA, DYSGRAPHIA, AND TOURETTE’S SYNDROME.