Apr 7, 2020
This blog post is brought to you from Sarah Williams, the Speech and Language Therapy team leader for Adult Services here at Autism East Midlands, to share with you all the news that the Royal...Apr 6, 2020
Due to the ongoing situation around coronavirus we’ve had to cancel our Family Support Hubs for the foreseeable future. We do however recognise the importance of accessing peer support, so we...Apr 3, 2020
I have been going to the Mind Shop for over a year now. I really enjoy going there. Whilst I am there, I do many different jobs including working on the till, hanging clothes, putting tickets on the...Apr 1, 2020
Due to the ongoing situation around coronavirus we’ve had to cancel our Family Support Hubs for the foreseeable future. We do however recognise the importance of accessing peer support, so we...Apr 1, 2020
Our latest blog has been written by Sophie, who is one of our Assistant Psychologists who works within our Adult Service provision. Sophie has written this Autism Awareness Week Blog, to answer the...Mar 30, 2020
I first contacted Autism East Midlands after seeing a plaque on the wall of my son’s college reception area. We moved to Derbyshire after our son secured an apprenticeship in his dream job....Mar 27, 2020
You can now become a jet-setter from the comfort of you own home. We have listed ten spectacular destinations around the world, that very likely, would appear on the vast majority of people’s...Mar 27, 2020
The current coronavirus pandemic has unfortunately denied Autism East Midlands the opportunity to be out in the community; in shopping centres, at businesses and at community groups raising...Mar 24, 2020
You’re at home, looking for engaging content and activities for the family. Well, here are ten art and cultural institutions, in the United Kingdom, that you can visit from the comfort and...Mar 24, 2020
Due to the ongoing situation around coronavirus we’ve had to cancel our Family Support Hubs for the foreseeable future. We do however recognise the importance of accessing peer support, so we...Mar 23, 2020
Our country – and indeed, the world – faces one of the most significant challenges in living memory. Clearly, our region is not insulated from the threat of Covid-19, and during this difficult time...Mar 23, 2020
Changes to familiar activities, places or people can make us all feel anxious, however autistic children and teenagers can find these things particularly stressful. So, with the current Coronavirus...Mar 20, 2020
Autism East Midlands is working as hard as it possibly can to ensure that we continue to provide support to autistic people and their families across the East Midlands. As of today we have around a...Mar 17, 2020
Sadly due to the ongoing situation around coronavirus we’ve had to cancel our Family Support Hubs for the foreseeable future – but we recognise that accessing peer support is vital – we’re still...Mar 17, 2020
These are challenging times for us all. News apps push update notifications to our phones on an almost hourly basis, our social media feeds are filled with (mis)information, and even jokes about the...Mar 13, 2020
This weeks blog comes from Peter Benyon, who is the Team Manager for Student Engagement at Derby College. In this quite brilliant blog, Peter discusses his own experiences of neurodiversity and how...Mar 6, 2020
Autism East Midlands are hosting a recruitment event at their Autism Hub in Rotherham on Thursday 12th March, 3pm – 7pm. You will find us on the 12th March at: Autism East Midlands...Mar 3, 2020
Sutherland House School received an exciting visit from the number one animal classroom encounters, Zoolab, last month. In this visit pupils took part in an interactive showing of live animals with...Feb 25, 2020
Hi, I’m Zoe and I am the Children and Young People’s Service Lead for Northamptonshire. I have been with Autism East Midlands for just over 2 years and before that I was a family support worker at...Feb 19, 2020
Autism East Midlands is excited to announce that there will be eight runners taking on the World’s most iconic running race in 2020. These fantastic supporters are from all corners of the region we...
