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.
Independence shines at Whitegates for laundry Lee
Lee loves doing laundry, so he put his skills to the test at our Whitegates respite service.
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Bolsover residents celebrate Pancake Day
Residents at our Bolsover residential service recently celebrated Pancake Day.
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Andy's progress to independence
Andy, one of our residents, shares how our staff have supported him in developing independent living skills.
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Behind the scenes at Ace: How our delicious popcorn is made
Our Marketing Team went behind the scenes at Ace Popcorn, getting a first-hand look at our new social enterprise.
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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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11 March 2026
New Ace Popcorn website alert!!! 🍿
Take a look at our new Ace website, exclusive home for our poppin' social enterprise.
Fancy hosting a popcorn stand at your next event, or interested in buying a few bags of popcorn to support our endeavour? Get in touch with us via the website today ⬇️
11 March 2026
Autism East Midlands is nothing without its staff.
Our Admin Manager Dan marks 7 years with us this month, an incredible achievement with lots of milestones since joining AEM in 2019.
Dan is a valued member of our central admin team, running Autism Awareness and GDPR training, managing the day-to-day of our offices and coordinating our Autism Social Space group.
He also shared his story on the AEM website and was interviewed last year on the Autism East Midlands YouTube channel, sharing his experience as an autistic person working at AEM.
Speaking about the 7-year anniversary of his role, Dan said:
"In some senses it feels like I've been there decades, in others it feels like seconds! Through it all I've felt supported and the company's mission is one im proud of. I can truly say I feel like a better person than I did 7 years ago."
11 March 2026
Baking session in Bolsover 🍪
Our Bolsover residents were recently supported by staff to learn how to bake an old favourite - cornflake tarts with pink custard!
The results were delicious! 💫
