As some of you may know, due to the recent budget cuts, the West Sussex County Council has decided to withdraw funding for disability self advocacy groups last summer. This means that we have no longer been able to afford our facilitator, and therefore, we have had to pause many of our group activities, while …
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Seeking donors
West Sussex county council recently decided to remove all funding for specialist advocacy services for autistic and learning disabled people, including the support ASSA receives to run. We are urgently seeking generous donors help replace the funding for ASSA support, and the wider advocacy service. Please use our contact form or contact us on contact@assawestsussex.org.uk
May ASSA Chichester Seal Watching Boat Trip
Photos from the May ASSA Chichester harbour seal watching boat trip.
Testimonial
“For most of my life I have had cognitive difficulties when interacting with other people and my own behaviour. And I did not realise I had autism until late into my life when my therapist suggested I had Asperger’s Syndrome Disorder. Fortunately I was able to find ASSA which has provided me with a safe …
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About Us
ASSA is a self advocacy group for people in in coastal West Sussex diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, high functioning autism, or similar Autism spectrum disorders. We currently meet twice a month, on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month.