SPACE has been a part of my life for over a decade now. I started working with children as a SENCo assistant 12 years ago. At the time I also worked with an amazing Family Support worker and Autism Advisory Teacher who were big advocates of SPACE. I spent time with the SPACE team learning … Continue reading Volunteering and Me: Nicky’s Story
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April started with the Easter holidays in Hertfordshire and a number of SPACE activities for our families. We held our school holiday Lending SPACE Open Day with families dropping in to take part in craft activities and try out lots of our toys and resources that they were then able to take away and borrow … Continue reading April 2022 Highlights
We sprang into Spring welcoming March with a typically packed schedule of workshops and activities for all our SPACE families. There were lots of things to celebrate in March too. All the hard work and determination shown by the young SPACErs at Karate club paid of as they had their official grading. Celebrations all round … Continue reading March 2022 Highlights
The brothers and sisters of our neurodiverse children are amazing. They will often have a completely unique relationship – understanding and interpreting their sibling’s experiences better than anyone. And research shows that having a SEND sibling can help children be more tolerant, more resilient, more understanding and accepting of others and many other valuable traits … Continue reading Supporting Siblings
It’s Autism Acceptance Week this week and we asked our families to tell us some of the things they wish people better understood about autism. One that was mentioned a lot is Masking, or Camouflaging as it is also known. In many ways this goes to the heart of what Autism Acceptance Week is about. … Continue reading Masking
Happy Mother's Day to all our SPACE Families. This is for you: To the mum putting on a brave face at the school gate, To the mum up to her ears in forms and admin, To the mum juggling therapies, assessments, appointments, To the mum whose child finds days like this hard, To the mum … Continue reading To all the SPACE mums on Mother’s Day
We have launched a new video in celebration of Neurodiversity Celebration Week and all of the amazing children, young people and families who make our SPACE community the fun, supportive, inclusive place it is. https://videopress.com/v/4exFXtIG?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true We are the Dreamers Did you know that more than 15% of people are neurodivergent? They may be Autistic, have … Continue reading Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2022
We have released our summer training, workshops and courses schedule for parents and carers today. Some much in demand regular workshops are joined by some new ones that we have added based on feedback from SPACE families including workshops on anger and conflict and how to support learners who have demand avoidance. Booking for April … Continue reading SPACE Summer Workshops Open for Bookings
The theme of this year's International Women's Day is #BreakTheBias. Bias is a big contributor to the underdiagnosis of both Autism and ADHD in females. Autism is underdiagnosed in girls and women Far more boys than girls are diagnosed with autism. But this doesn’t necessarily mean that girls are less likely to be autistic. Autism … Continue reading #BreakTheBias: International Women’s Day 2022
SPACE is proud to present a conference for parents, carers and professionals with the world renowned Autism expert, Professor Tony Attwood. Book tickets here: https://space-presents-professor-tony-attwood.eventbrite.co.uk/?aff=web With a career spanning five decades, Professor Tony Attwood is considered to be one of the world’s foremost experts on Autism Spectrum Disorder and we are thrilled he is flying … Continue reading SPACE Conference with Professor Tony Attwood