Welcome to Autism East Midlands
Supporting young people, adults and their families since 1968.
We provide a wide range of care, support and educational services to meet the needs of autistic individuals of all ages, and their families and carers.
Need a short family break, or a trip somewhere different?
Our holiday lettings are set in the tranquil surroundings of Ashbourne and offer comfortable care-free packages that suit families, groups and those with a wandering spirit.
Whitegates described as "amazing lifeline" for family
Hear a family's story of how our respite service has made a difference to one of the people we support.
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Why I am running the City of Lincoln 10K - Julian's Story
Julian shares why he is doing the City of Lincoln 10K for one of his beautiful boys.
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Old Fire Station receives donation from local ASDA
Staff and service users from our Old Fire Station service recently visited their local Asda to pick up donated selection...
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Students from SHS were invited to participate in a Table Cricket Tournament
Students from SHS were invited to participate in a Table Cricket Tournament.
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Students represented SHS in a festive running event
Students represented Sutherland House School in a festive running event.
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Behind the scenes at Ace: How our delicious popcorn is made
Behind the scenes as the Marketing Team sees how delicious Ace Popcorn is made!
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New date confirmed for Recruitment Day at Braithwell
We're delighted to have a new date for our recruitment day at Braithwell.
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Sherwood staff member nominated at Proud to Care awards
Support Worker Kirsty was recently nominated at the Notts Proud to Care awards.
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Social feed
5 February 2026
Last year, we proudly opened our Training & Social Enterprise Centre in Worksop, which became the home of our Social Enterprise, as well as our Training and Employment teams.
We're ready to expand our team, and are looking for a new part-time Cleaner to join us.
Perfect for someone looking for a role that fits outside of traditional working hours, ideally to cover 4.30pm to 6.30pm from Monday to Friday.
Apply: https://bit.ly/4qUewcP
4 February 2026
Our Marketing and Ace Popcorn teams joined forces last week to shoot a new video all about our new social enterprise and how it's creating jobs for autistic people. 🍿
We can't wait to see the video, but we're loving the behind-the-scenes shots! 📸
4 February 2026
Anyone who knows Rachel knows she is a ray of sunshine at our Old Fire Station day service ☀️
Rachel has so much excitement and zest for life, and our staff support her in using that energy to develop new skills and crafts 🎨
This past week, she has:
🛍️ Been shopping
🍪 Baked some cookies
🎀 Made a lovely door wreath for the managers office
Well done Rachel ❤️
