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Polly Tommey
Founder, The Autism Trust
Agenda
• Who am I?
• Why I am doing this …?
• The Need
• Our Vision
• The Autism Trust …
A Worldwide Network
• How far have we got?
• Summary
Polly Tommey
• Mother of a 13 year old
son with autism
Polly Tommey
• Mother of a 13 year old
son with autism
• Editor-in-Chief
The Autism File
Polly Tommey
• Mother of a 13 year old
son with autism
• Editor-in-Chief
The Autism File
• Founder
The Autism Trust
Polly Tommey
• Mother of a 13 year old
son with autism
• Editor-in-Chief
The Autism File
• Founder
The Autism Trust
And now …
• A committed campaigner
for basic rights for
people with autism
Why am I doing this …?
• Billy’s Head Teacher’s comments
• Preliminary research
• Frightening responses
“I can’t even think about my child’s future …
If I go there, I will lose total control”
“I cry myself to sleep at night, petrified about
what will happen when I’m not around”
Contingency 1,000,000
9,962,500
Programme
Current Programme for Development of The Autism Trust's First Community
4Q06 1Q07 2Q07 3Q07 4Q07 1Q08 2Q08 3Q08 4Q08 1Q09 2Q09 3Q09 4Q09 1Q10 2Q10 3Q10 4Q10 1Q11 2Q11 3Q11 4Q11 1Q12 2Q12 3Q12 4Q12
Charity Formation
Trustee Appointments
Business Planning
Fund Raising
Site(s) Identification
Detailed Masterplanning
Detailed Design
Planning Applications
Construction
Operational Plans
UK
USA
Dubai
The impact on the lives and relationships
of relatives and the wellbeing of
the individual sufferer is huge today.