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
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
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
What an absolutely inspiring time we have had at the National Diversity Awards this weekend. We didn't win the category we were finalists in this year, but were so honoured and humbled to have made it to the final 8 in our category of Community Organisation of the Year for Disability out of over 50,000 … Continue reading SPACE makes final 8 at the National Diversity Awards
My son was eight when he was diagnosed with ADHD and autism. But our challenges began long before that. He was really struggling and we were dealing with lots of challenging behaviour, had little to no support from school, were finding it impossible to get appointments with the paediatrician and were filled with worry and … Continue reading Volunteering and Me: Tina’s Story