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NORTHERN IRELAND'S AUTISM ORGANISATION

EDM number 467 in 2005-06, proposed by Iris Robinson on 29/06/2005.

That this House commends Parents and Professionals and Autism (PAPA) as Northern Ireland's autism organisation since 1990; further commends PAPA's pioneering innovative work responding to a demonstrable constituency of families with autistic spectrum disorders and its capacity and practice for discerning needs from families, informing policy makers, and shaping services; further commends the PAPA NI evaluation and establishment of appropriate TEACCH training in statutory services; further commends the 1997 PAPA NI study on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Services into Diagnostic Services, highlighting the need for professional diagnostic training, specific referral routes and an interagency approach; further commends the PAPA NI led Diagnostic Scoping Study resulting in a diagnostic special interest group; further commends the 2002 Education Task Group investigation into ASD provision in schools in Northern Ireland, initiating specialised autism specific training with PAPA NI; and the PAPA NI keyhole research, identifying the needs of pre-school children and families, to develop home based intervention programmes for pre-school children, enhancing provision for them, and exploring the efficacy of small groups in parent support; further commends the PAPA NI Connecting with Autism Project currently being evaluated by Ulster University, empowering parents to work with their children; and further commends the 2005 PAPA NI specialised training wing, officially commended by the Department of Health and Social Services.

This motion has been signed by a total of 36 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Iris Robinson29/06/2005StrangfordDUPProposed
Ian Paisley29/06/2005North AntrimDUPSeconded
Peter Robinson29/06/2005Belfast EastDUPSeconded
Sammy Wilson29/06/2005East AntrimDUPSeconded
Nigel Dodds29/06/2005Belfast NorthDUPSeconded
Gregory Campbell29/06/2005East LondonderryDUPSeconded
Laurence Robertson29/06/2005TewkesburyConservativeSigned
Lady Hermon29/06/2005North DownUUPSigned
David Lidington29/06/2005AylesburyConservativeSigned
John Randall30/06/2005UxbridgeConservativeSigned
Vincent Cable30/06/2005TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Weir30/06/2005AngusScottish National PartySigned
Paul Holmes04/07/2005ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
John McDonnell04/07/2005Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Mike Hancock04/07/2005Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Ann Winterton04/07/2005CongletonConservativeSigned
Nicholas Winterton05/07/2005MacclesfieldConservativeSigned
David Wilshire05/07/2005SpelthorneConservativeSigned
Jim Dobbin05/07/2005Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn05/07/2005Islington NorthLabourSigned
Bob Spink05/07/2005Castle PointConservativeSigned
Andrew George05/07/2005St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Greg Pope06/07/2005HyndburnLabourSigned
David Simpson06/07/2005Upper BannDUPSigned
Rudi Vis06/07/2005Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
John Hemming06/07/2005Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Kate Hoey07/07/2005VauxhallLabourSigned
Eddie McGrady11/07/2005South DownSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Mark Williams11/07/2005CeredigionLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Durkan11/07/2005FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Jeff Ennis12/07/2005Barnsley East and MexboroughLabourSigned
Bill Etherington14/07/2005Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Jeffrey M Donaldson18/07/2005Lagan ValleyDUPSigned
Albert Owen19/07/2005Ynys MLabourSigned
Andrew Rosindell10/10/2005RomfordConservativeSigned
William McCrea10/10/2005South AntrimDUPSigned

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