Nicci Paine returned to SPACE in October

November 30th 2023

Nicci Paine, OT @ LEAP Children’s Therapy, gave a very insightful and helpful presentation (as ever). I think everyone would agree that we came away with a greater understanding of all the senses and what some sensory experiences might be like for our children. The question and answer was particularly…

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Cafe on the Common at Chorleywood

November 2nd 2023

Employment after Internship at the ‘Cafe on the Common’, Chorleywood Last year’s Interns graduated in June with their Diplomas, and nine of the 10 have already found paid work with local employers, including De Vere Latimer Estate, Primark in Harrow, Meridian Cafe in North Watford, and DPD delivery service. The…

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Spectrum Autism Friendly Festival 2024, Derbyshire

October 2nd 2023

Tickets now on sale for this awesome event! We went as a family this year and had the best day! https://www.facebook.com/spectrumautismfestival/

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Soli Lazarus – ADHD expert

July 3rd 2023

Thank you to Soli for another excellent presentation and discussion about ADHD. It was really helpful to hear her insights and learn more from her. You can get further info here: https://yellow-sun.com/info Soli also has a book out:  

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Suzy Hutchins talk – mindful parenting

June 7th 2023

A huge thank you to Suzy Hutchins for such an insightful and inspiring talk. It really got me thinking about how I can bring greater patience and acceptance into my parenting and make time to ‘sit’ with my daughter. We would also like to thank Suzy for welcoming us into…

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24th May Coffee Morning

May 11th 2023

Just to confirm that our May meeting is indeed on the 24th as shown on this site, as there was an error on the date cards we printed, which showed it on the 17th.  We hope to see you there on the 24th!

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Autism Acceptance Week: Monday 27th March – Sunday 2nd April

March 28th 2023

These weeks have moved from ‘Awareness’ to ‘Understanding’ and now to ‘Acceptance’. Still a ways to go but progress being made. Have a good week! Autistic Masking   https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/a-kind-of-spark

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‘My Name is Hayley’ – listen again on Radio 4

March 13th 2023

Hayley’s son is autistic and needs specialist education. But the only school she’s offered is 45 minutes away. She wants to know why getting the right SEN support is so hard. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001jc2b This was a good listen. Many of us will, am sure, be able to resonate with Hayley’s story.

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Paul Isaacs returned to speak at SPACE 22/02/23

March 13th 2023

It was a pleasure to welcome Paul Isaacs again to speak at SPACE. Everyone got so much out of hearing him talk from the wealth of his own experience and share his excellent insights. Katherine kindly made some notes which are attached here. Paul Isaacs – autistic experience 2023 02…

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Sally Gorton talk – Anxiety

March 13th 2023

Apologies for getting this up here so late! Some of you may remember Sally Gorton came to speak to us in January about anxiety. Sally Gorton – Anxiety 2023 01 18 She gave a very informative talk on the causes and impacts including some physical aspects.

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