Our programme is designed to support individuals to seek opportunities, access activities and accomplish their set goals

People with Autism or Asperger's syndrome find it difficult to project a community presence due to a lack of understanding on the part of the public and also problems around social skills, such as reading social cues and communicating. Our outreach programme enables us to offer support within a person's local community whilst at the same time teaching the skills necessary to help them access their amenities.

We work closely with clients, their parents or carers and local service providers and are able to tailor programmes to meet the individual's needs. These can include anything from using the local corner shop to gaining employment, to supporting independent living and just about everything in between!

At the moment we are providing one to one support within a variety of college courses including pottery, cookery, computers, jewellery making, and supported work placements in addition to accessing local facilities like swimming pools, gym and art centres. Our training programme for community access includes road awareness and using public transport. Within these programmes we support social awareness and communication skills (TEACCH) in 'real' community settings such as swimming pools, pubs, shops and libraries.

Our aim is to support skill building, promote independence and encourage social inclusion, self- confidence and self expression. We all have the ability to learn from our environment and our contact with others and we focus on preparing a conducive environment for a person with autism to learn and grow in a manner specific to that person.