Projects and Partnerships

ICON

Informing & Connecting our Neurodivergent Families in Moray

ICON Families in Moray

To contact us, email: iconfamilies@moraywellbeinghub.org.uk

What is ICON Families Moray, and why does it exist?

ICON FAMILIES MORAY are a group of people who meet online every six to eight weeks. Our members have a personal or professional interest in making a difference for neurodiverse families by sharing information, promoting wellbeing and raising awareness within the group.

The meetings are very friendly, relaxed, and accessible to all. Simply follow the link, and you're all set. (Moray Wellbeing Hub can offer support to get you digitally connected if this is a barrier to you.)

Please email: hello@moraywellbeinghub.org.uk and ask for digital support.

The meetings provide updates on what is happening and a discussion on how to move this project forward. If you have an interest in this, you would be most welcome.

ICON's aim is to share information and make connections. ICON hopes that this can provide mutual support and better information for families and professionals working in this field.

Often, there is an assumption that a neurodiverse condition implies mental health concerns or difficulty accessing opportunities that others may have. We know this is not always the case. We seek to promote opportunities and wellbeing for all actively.

Recently, the focus has been centred around the context of Autism, but we would encourage participation from all neurodivergent, including neurotypical people, to better understand and support each other and our families.

We would love to hear from you whether you:

Would like to share your experience
Have a service or skill to offer
Wish to ask for advice
Add to the body of knowledge that we already have

We know how hard it is to have time and opportunity to share with others and we hope that this project will enable us to collaborate in a positive space.

ICON is:

A place where voices are heard
A mixed group that represents a variety of services and experiences
A central point of contact to gather and share information
A group with knowledge and/or lived experience of neurodiversity
A group that can listen to and talk to others
Part of a network – a way of linking with other support groups and policy-holders
Willing to participate in projects

Who Makes ICON?

Senior Educational Psychologist

Representing the Moray Council Educational Psychology Service (EPS). EPS supports wellbeing, teaching and learning and social inclusion for all learners in Moray. Working in partnership with education providers, other support services and families to meet need through roles such as training and consultation.

Aberlour Options

Aberlour Options Moray provides short break and residential services for children and young people with learning disabilities and autism.

The Moray Autism Service

Moray Autism Service (MAS) currently has two key roles:

MAS - The Enhanced Provision - This department, based in Elgin, provides Education for a small number of profoundly Autistic pupils with complex needs.
MAS - Support to schools – Accessed through the Moray Child Planning and a referral process, this service provides consultation and targeted programmes of support to individuals or groups at schools.

Moray Wellbeing Hub

Moray Wellbeing Hub hosts a social movement for the voice of the lived experience of mental health challenges in Moray. We currently administer the partnership by maintaining this webpage as part of our supporting communications.

Quarriers

As one of Scotland's leading social care charities, we provide practical care and support for children, adults and families, challenging poverty and creating opportunities for positive change.

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National Autistic Society

The National Autistic Society offers information for people with Autism, including Asperger's Syndrome, aged 18 years and over. Call the national helpline to find out about local groups.

Get involved and help create a society that works for autistic people:

Become a member
Raise money
Volunteer

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National Post Diagnostic Support

ServiceAutism Rights Group Highland, funded by the Scottish Government, to provide two courses on an ongoing basis as part of the National Post Diagnostic Support Service. One course is available to autistic people (18+) who have received an autism diagnosis within the last five years. The other course is available to parents of autistic children (under 18) whose children have received their autism diagnosis within the previous five years.