The Scottish Society for Autism was awarded a total of £129,285 through the Special Educational Needs Innovation Grants Programme for two projects:A Social Inclusion Partnership Project, from April 1999 to March 2002A Positive Interaction Video, from September 2000 to March 2001The society received a social work training grant of £28,000 in 1996-97 and 1997-98 and £26,000 in each of the three financial years 1998-99 to 2000-01.In addition, an offer of a grant of £16,400 was made to the Society on 16 March 2001, to conduct a mapping exercise to help prepare for the national network for people with an autistic spectrum disorder as recommended in The same as you?