Making a Difference Award This award is for an individual or team, demonstrating an improvement or innovation which has made a positive difference for service users, staff, the world of autism and neurodiversity, or the Society as a whole. Without this person or team there would be a negative difference to what we do as a Society, and with them our key performance indicators, successes and positive outcomes have been measurably better. In everything this person or team does it’s clear that making a difference is the why behind the what, always showcasing best practice. Here are some examples of what they may have done: Identified a bottle neck or problem area within a service and has worked to make the situation better Used their own personal interests, contacts and skills to add value to the team, service, Society or to the lives of the service users in their care Used personal time to develop skills and abilities to benefit the Society and our services Instigated an initiative which has positively shaped future Society developments Embraced the Society’s Going for Gold autism acceptance campaign For this award we need to see: That evidence offered happened within the 12 month-period from April 2018 to May 1st An example of how the nominee has personally contributed to the solving of a problem within the service area An example of how the nominee’s work has positively impacted the Society and so indirectly (or directly) helped change lives. Evidence of this person being a great example of an ambassador for the Society /autism and neurodiversity Any other comments / additional evidence Nominate now