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My year in lockdown
One of the greatest strengths of Sycamore Trust UK as an organisation is our staff and the relationbship they have with Autism. Many of our staff are either on the spectrum or have a close family member who is autistic, giving us an unique insight into the issues faced by families with autis ...
Life Changing!
It's been over a year since the first national lockdown and like so many other similar organisations, the restrictions have given us a great many challenges in the last twelve months. Developing social and communication skills can be extremely challenging for individuals who experience difficult ...
The case of the Haunted Lake
Earlier in the summer, we featured a terrific story about the very clever pupils at the St Nicholas School for Magical Children, by Evie, one of our Alpha Club members. Well, she's written another adventure, involving those very clever children and we're delighted to showcase her talent. ...
The case of the ghostly child
If there are any benefits of the lockdown, it's helped us to unearth some serious creative talent. A couple of weeks ago, we started to put together a newsletter compiled entirely of contributions from members of Alpha & Bravo groups, who are part the life skills project that operates fr ...
Dare to be Different 2020
It may be weeks away but the countdown to Dare to be Different 2020 is most definitely under way. World Autism Awareness Week takes place from 30th March to 5th April next year and we're already making plans! In April 2019 we enjoyed our first Dare to be Different day, aimed at promotin ...
Conor's making progress!
It’s September and the kids are back at school, which also means that there is a new intake of children on our celebrated Speak With A Picture programme. The interest in SWAP shows no sign of slowing down and in fact the number of referrals is on the increase, demonstrating just how import ...