Autism Acceptance workshops for local businesses
TRAINING New autism acceptance workshops aimed at local businesses – coming in April April is Autism Acceptance Month and, to celebrate it, our Learning & Development Team are running two special training workshops aimed at local businesses.  If you or your employees would benefit from some training around autism awareness, then book on now for […]
Celebrating World Poetry Day with a poem from one of the people we support
COPRODUCTION Celebrating World Poetry Day with a poem from one of the people we support For World Poetry Day this year, we’ve got an amazing poem to share with you, written and performed by one of the people we support… World Poetry Day began in 1999 and offers a chance to think about poetry and […]
People we support give presentation to Manchester Uni students
COPRODUCTION Autism Together group give presentation to Manchester Uni students A group of people we support recently gave a presentation to a class of 40 psychology students at the University of Manchester. The team from Autism Together came together over a year ago to form the Unlocking Excellence group. The group consists of autistic adults and people with learning disabilities […]
Change of CEO at Autism Together
LEADERSHIP Change of CEO for Autism Together We would like to share some big news with you all… Our current CEO, Richard Whitby will be leaving Autism Together at the end of March. Recently, we shared with staff two important announcements from the Executive Team at Autism Together – with CEO Richard Whitby revealing that […]
Our supporters can claim a will for FREE this month and leave a lasting legacy
SUPPORTERS Use our free wills offer and leave a lasting legacy… All of our supporters can take advantage of our offer and write or update your will for FREE, this March! We have partnered with expert estate planners Octopus Legacy to create this free wills campaign, making it easy and affordable to create a will. There is also the […]
Books that might be helpful to autistic people, carers and families
SERVICES Books that might be helpful to autistic people, carers and families This year at Autism Together we created a library of books that we thought might be useful or of interest for our staff or the people we support. The Together Library has a wide range of books covering autism, other neurodiversities, mental health, […]
About our Residential services for autistic adults
SERVICES Our Residential services for autistic adults As an organisation we are proud of the wide range of services we offer. For many of the people we have supported over the past nearly 60 years, our Residential support is the first service they have accessed. We provide registered residential care to over 100 people across […]
Day Services – Arts & Crafts for Autistic Adults
SERVICES Day Services – Arts & Crafts for autistic adults Our charity has always proudly championed the creativity of the people we support. This is especially true in our Day Services, where those who attend are encouraged to explore their artistic side and enjoy the process of making and creating, through arts and crafts. The people we […]
Fundraiser James is taking on our London to Paris cycling challenge
SERVICES Fundraiser James is taking on our London to Paris cycling challenge A huge thank you to fantastic fundraiser James Sprigg, who is taking on our London to Paris cycling challenge this summer! Yes, James will be setting out on July 22nd to take part in the challenge of a lifetime, joining a group of cyclists […]
Day services – life skills for autistic adults
SERVICES Day Services – life skills for autistic adults Our Day Services sites are spread across Wirral and West Cheshire, with each offering autistic adults a range of activities and opportunities from Monday to Friday, each week. In each area, we have teams of dedicated staff encouraging the people they support to try new things […]