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Closed 24/05/2022

Gaming Marathon - Joint Fundraiser for Spectrum Gaming and the PDA Society

Organised by Spectrum Gaming

Would you like to level up your gaming skills and help raise £5,000 for Spectrum Gaming and the PDA Society? We're hosting a 24 hour Gaming Marathon and all gamers are welcome!

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Closed 24/05/2022

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The object of Spectrum Gaming is the promotion of social inclusion among autistic young people (diagnosed or suspected) who are socially excluded from society, or parts of society, as a result of being autistic by: • Running an online community for autistic young people, which focuses on: Enabling young people to create new friendships, Improving their mental health and well-being and by Giving young people the confidence and skills to meet their goals and aspirations. • Educating young people, their parents and professionals about autism, internet safety and other topics which are important to our community. • Promoting the views of young people and both advocating for them, and providing them with the knowledge/skills to be able to advocate for themselves. • Supporting other organisations to create and develop groups/ activities for autistic young people, both physically and online. • running other projects, campaigns and activities based on the priorities and needs of the young people in our community including running face to face social groups and activities around their interests.

Story

Spectrum Gaming and the PDA Society are two small, autistic-led charities passionate about making a big difference.

Spectrum Gaming is an online gaming community created by Autistic adults, for Autistic young people. Through our support, we are able to prove to young people that who they are is ok, despite the struggles they may face living in a world that isn't made for them. We prove that they can be themselves, but still develop meaningful connections and achieve what they would like to. We aim to start with one space, but then hopefully create more change so autism is accepted everywhere.

The PDA Society provides information, support and training about PDA for individuals, families and professionals. Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) is widely understood to be a profile on the autism spectrum. We aim to increase acceptance and understanding of a PDA profile, and to improve outcomes for individuals and families by focusing everyone involved on what helps. We are led and run by a small team, all of whom have a direct connection with PDA and many of whom are volunteers.

All donations received will be split 50:50 between Spectrum Gaming and the PDA Society.

Donation summary

Total
£11,397.58
Online
£11,397.58
Offline
£0.00
Direct
£2,105.00
Fundraisers
£9,292.58

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