We seek to support Autistic people and their families
We had such a wonderful evening last week at the sports hall, playing Basketball, Badminton, Football and with a parachute! Really good to burn off some energy together!
A massive thank you to Jess from Freedom Leisure for helping to set up this experience for our youth!
If you are interested in your child coming to the group, or if you would like to volunteer some time, please email ruth@skyautismsupport.com
10-17’s update: – Social Lifeskills Session
This week the group arrived to a special session, with our tables covered in plain paper. We watched a video called “Words That Hurt”, before encouraging our young people to have some healthy conversations about words they have heard that are not nice, bullying, and even how sometimes we can say mean things ourselves without meaning to!!
Once all these mean words (and describing pictures) were all on the paper, we then >>>> RIPPED IT UP!!! This was quite therapeutic for our young people!
A touching point was when one of our intelligent youth queried “Can we not look at how to be positive and kind instead?”, which set up our next activity beautifully.
We then did “Cards of Encouragement” for one another, filling cards with kind thoughts and encouragements for each other, resulting in some beautiful words and joy around the table. 
If you are interested in your child coming to the group, or if you would like to volunteer some time, please email ruth@skyautismsupport.com
Sessions are continuing to run on Wednesday evenings from 18.00 – 20.00 at Wetherspoons for our 18+
They consist of eating a meal together, healthy conversations and games. This past week consisted of some serious belly laughs as we played “Spoons” in Spoons!
We absolutely love our Wednesday group, and our members often query where fellow attendees are, when they cannot come along. Such a blessing to be able to get together each week!!
If you would like to attend, please email Ruth at ruth@skyautismsupport.com
We have had a fun-packed couple of weeks, including Laserquest in Half Term and Shrove Tuesday!
Laserquest: – The group had great fun at Laserquest, with 2 games, air hockey and lunch. Our group were amazing and handled the loudness, lights and experience very well!! Laughter and fun rang through the arena and the day highlighted how just how versatile our incredible youth can be when prepared.
Shrove Tuesday – Last Tuesday, we had a very tasty session!! We taught a little about why we eat pancakes, before encouraging our young people to shake up the batter and cook the pancakes. We made the pancakes in pairs and had a great time playing games, sewing and making dens while awaiting our turns. I must also say how incredible they were, even helping to wash the dishes afterwards. I must admit, our youth did so much better than I did!!! This also tested patience, but my group handled the frustration wonderfully. ( I’m blaming the electric cooker, for my lack of skill hahaha!! )
If you are interested in your child coming to the group, or if you would like to volunteer some time, please email ruth@skyautismsupport.com
This last Tuesday, our 10-17’s had a wonderful session!! The group played a very large game of Connect 4 and had some fun with arts and crafts!
We also had a look at Shopping and Healthy Choices, learning to collaborate as a team to decide on a shopping list for the snack box. This was then put into action with a group walk to the Sainsbury’s Local and our young people paid for their snacks.
If you are interested in your child coming to the group, or if you would like to volunteer some time, please email ruth@skyautismsupport.com
Last Wednesday we had a lovely time at Wetherspoons and after eating our meals, we had a few different activities on the go including making dogs, playing “Spoons” and more!
The big takeaway moment for me this week was realising the sheer number of healthy conversations going on about all things life outside group. Very grateful we have this space at Wetherspoons to get together, have fun and build a community within our 18+ group.
If anyone would like to enquire about joining us at our 18+ or volunteering, please email ruth@skyautismsupport.com
