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.
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Want to know more about autism and our support? Read our latest news stories.
Seaside-at-home experience at Mundy Street
Our Mundy Street day service worked together to bring the joy of being at the seaside to those we support.
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Local Timber Company donates new bench to Old Fire Station
Worksop-based timber company GG broadhead Timber LTD recently crafted and donated a new bench to our Old Fire Station day...
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Poplars residents celebrate solar eclipse
Poplars residents celebrate solar eclipse
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Hamilton visits National Sea Life Centre
Our Hamilton day service attendees recently visited the National Sea Life Centre in Birmingham.
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Caroline's first holiday abroad
One of the service users we support, decided to go to Benidorm for their first holiday abroad
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A Week at Whitegates
Three service users have shown progress this week at our Whitegates respite service.
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Hazel's first horse ride
Hazel, who stays at our Nottingham-based residential service, had her first horse ride!
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Poplar resident awarded for gardening efforts
Joanne lives at one of our residential settings, and over the past several months has been investing time and energy...
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Social feed
28 October 2026
It's Spooooky season at Whitegates respite! 🎃
Abbie had a crack at pumpkin carving and we think it turned out very well indeed!
Meanwhile, Izaak had a creative idea for green, chocolatey Halloween cookies 🍪
It was an absolute joy to watch Abbie and Izaak take on these challenges and we think they did brilliantly!!
28 October 2026
We're at Chesterfield College! ⭐
Our colleague Sam is on campus today to give visitors a look at some of the services we offer and provide in-depth discussions on our employment team support.
Also featuring popcorn, our brand new AEM water bottles (that we've managed to wrangle from staff!) and some tangle toys to take away.
Stop by if you're around, or if we can support you finding employment, get in touch at employment@aem.org.uk.
28 October 2026
If you're in or around Northampton with little ones that enjoy:
⭐ Arts & crafts
⭐ Sensory activities
⭐ Playtime with toys
Take a look at our next family hub ⬇️
* We also have hubs across the East Midlands, if you're in Notts, Lincs, Leicester or Derbyshire. 💖