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Hello All. I'm posting here to advertise a series of specialised workshops I'll be running in the New Year. For background, I'm a stopmotion Character Animator with 15 years of experience in TV and commercials. Credits include 'Harry Potter', 'OOglies' and adverts for McCain, Dulux, Velvet, Nationwide etc. As an animator, the major part of my work is observing body language, analysing the subtleties and transposing it on to an inanimate object, therefore giving it personality and emotion. I recently worked with home-schooled AS children in the United States, using animation to explore body language, expression etc. The age group ranged from 8 to 16. I am now offering something similar in the UK. WORKSHOP OUTLINE: Using simple Plasticine models and top of the range animation software, we'll be exploring human body language and expression. We will be acting out emotions, discussing the important elements, then testing them out on the Plasticine models. The results will be analysed by the group and sometimes refined with further efforts. The aim is to deliver key aspects of body language in a memorable manner. The workshops will be informal, open and creative. Venue: Govanhill Baths, 99 Calder Street, Glasgow G42 7RA Dates: Sundays from January 6th onwards (tbc) Length: 2 hours No. of places per session: 5 Age range: 8-adult Fee: £25 Please email cadi@rubber-rocket.com for more information or to book a space. www.rubber-rocket.com gives you my professional background and credits. Many thanks!

Glasgow City Council has a long running and influential Working Group on Autism. I am one of the diagnosed representatives. We are looking for people who want to find out more about being a Rep, or being part of the focus group that guides the Reps. You can find out more via email, or face-to-face at a small meeting held in Glasgow. This involves Attending formal meetings (up to 20 people) every two months. Collecting views and information from the community on a variety of topics including health provision, education, criminal justice, housing, diagnosis, support, social work.... everything that the City Council does! Preparing papers and speaking to them. Speaking as part of the discussion on things you haven't prepared. Listening and processing what other people say. Transmitting the discussion and decisions back to the community. You can also be a less formal Rep who comes and observes, perhaps speaking on a topic of special importance to you. We are trying to develop training materials and remove barriers to access, using the valuable experience of current and former Reps. Through the Autism Resource Centre we are hoping to run a focus group which meets before each Council meeting so that people can find out what is happening, have their say, and talk to their Reps. This is where you can find out what happened in the last meeting as well. You can also contribute by email or the Aspirational board. Please send me a message here if you would like further information. I can try to answer any questions you have. We welcome your ideas about how to carry this forward. PLEASE NOTE: You can only be one of these Reps, and only contribute to the informal meetings, if you live in the Glasgow City Council area. Expressing an interest doesn't oblige you to take on anything