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netRegisteredCharityNo:1100722EveningSocialActivityGroupsarerunacrossthecountyforadultswithhighfunctioningautismorAsperger'ssyndromeandaresupportedbyatleasttwomembersoftheadultservicesstaffteam.
Thegroupsmeetregularlyatthesamevenueenjoyingarangeofleisureactivitiesthatthegrouphaveplannedtodo.
Thesegroupsareparticularlyvaluabletomemberswhofeelsociallyisolatedorrequirestructureandsupporttoengageinasocialenvironment.
Currentlywerun:Afortnightlygroupfor18-25yearoldsinBedfordAfortnightlygroupforover25'sinBedfordAmonthlyallagegroupinLeightonBuzzardDaytimeSocialActivityGroupsareruninLuton,BedfordandLeightonBuzzardwitheachgroupbeingsupportedbyatleasttwomembersoftheadultservicesstaffteam.
ThegroupinLutonalternatebetweenalunchgroupandwalkinggrouponaFridayafternoonwhilsttheBedfordandLeightonBuzzardgroupsenjoyawalkfollowedbylunchatalocaleatery.
Thesegroupsareparticularlyvaluableformemberswhowanttosocialisebutareunabletoattendoureveninggroupsorarelookingformorestructureintheirweek.
Webelievethatautisticadultsshouldhavetheopportunitytoleadanindependentandfulfillinglifeandweworktirelesslytoempowerourmemberstoachievejustthat.
Ourmemberstoldusthattheoptionsavailableforautisticadultswithoutalearningdifficultycanbeverylimitedastheyoftendonotqualifyforstatutorysupport.
Inresponse,AutismBedfordshirebegantodeveloparangeofservicesforthosewhoareatriskofsocialisolationbutareunabletoaccessservicesorfundingelsewhere.
Sincethenwehavecontinuedtogrowandadapttoanincreasingdemandtoprovidetheservicesdetailedinthisguide.
WhywearehereEmploymentSupportisdesignedforadultswithhighfunctioningautismorAsperger'ssyndromewhoarelookingtoentertheemploymentmarketwithinthenext18months.
Theprogrammeisdesignedtofitaroundtheindividualsstrengths,needsandaspirationstoensureeverypersonwhoenterstheprogrammeisnotonlyclosertothejobmarketbutmoreconfidentandindependentwhentheyleaveit.
WecanprovideSupportwithyourCVSupporttohelpyouapplyforjobsInterviewpreparationsupportHelptomaintainyouremploymentSkillDevelopmentCoursesaredesignedtohelpautisticadultsdevelopcommunication,employment,socialandlifeskillsneededtobeapartofthelocalcommunity.
Toenablethegrouptoworkwellbothtogetherandasindividuals,thesizeofthegroupislimitedtosevenandallindividualsareassessedtounderstandtheirsuitability.
Coursesusuallytakeplaceforonedayaweekoverasixtoeightweekperiodwithcoursetopicsdesignedaroundtheneedsthatarepresentedtous.
Previouscourseshaveincluded:MoneymanagementSocialandcommunicationskillsBuildingconfidenceinsocialsituationsIncreasingresilienceinthecommunityHealthylifestylesCookingHowtoaccessourservicesContactourofficetoaskforapplicationform01234350704enquiries@autismbeds.
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