Educational

	Tailor Ed Foundation The Tailor Ed Foundation is a small independent charity committed to improving the quality of life for children with autism and their families. We aim to offer a home based service where we teach practical skills and provide useful strategies which are tailored to your child and family. This service is available free of charge to families with a child with autism between 3 and 12 years old, living in Edinburgh. We target practical skills from getting dressed and toileting to brushing teeth and going to bed as well as most things in between.
	website : www.tailoredfoundation.co.uk

Autism Treatment Trust

Children diagnosed with autism have many things in common - behavioural
patterns, nutritional imbalances and they frequently suffer from immune and
intestinal dysfunctions as well as toxic overload. We treat these imbalances
and dysfunctions alongside optimised support to learning. The treatments are
defined individually based on the lab results (private UK labs, NHS and
University laboratories) as well as the child's clinical presentation and
developmental history. The treatments in place include a thorough
re-evaluation of the child's diet, nutritional support and treatment aiming
at improving the child's gut and immune function.
Additional medical support is provided for heavy metal removal.

Children with autism often benefit from a dual approach addressing both
biomedical imbalances and developmental difficulties. Our educational
approach provides a detailed assessment of the child's strengths and
difficulties in all key areas of development (behaviour, communication,
play, fine and gross motor skills, academic skills and socialisation) and
proposes a set of targets with suitable methods to use at home and in a
school environment when appropriate. The approaches we take are:
Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA), Play Therapy and Auditory Integration
Training, depending on the child's profile. We also often combine these with
motor and sensory integration activities. We are also able to provide
support to set up an ABA home programme as well as visit to schools to
assist the child's insertion.

Lorene E.A. Amet, D.Phil.
Principal Scientist
Autism Treatment Trust
29A Stafford Street
Edinburgh EH3 7BJ
Tel:                +44 (0) 131 558 7444        
Fax: 0131 476 3170
                                                                                                                                         www.autismtrust.org.uk

The Hesley Group provides 52-week a year residential, care, education and vocational services for children and adults, all of whom have complex needs, challenging behaviours and severe learning difficulties, arising from autism.

Its mission is to enhance the lives of the individuals entrusted to its services by focusing on their specific needs, capabilities and aspirations. This enables them to reach their full potential and achieve a progressively independent quality of life through:

•  Person-centred focus: This covers education/lifelong learning, care, communication, health, behaviour, recreational/vocational programmes, emotional well being and citizenship. Individuals are encouraged to participate in activities and make supported decisions.
• Life-long learning: Each student has an outcome focused Individual Education Plan (IEP) with step-by-step targets to enable every success to be celebrated. Lessons are tailored to suit each student whilst following the National Curriculum at Key Stages 2, 3 and 4.
• Communication: Speech and Language Therapists work with each student to develop appropriate communication methods
• Citizenship: By creating a safe, predictable and stimulating environment students are active members of their community, which leads to meaningful social inclusion.
• Trust and relationships: Secure and familiar social networks are extremely important and these are developed and built upon from day one, creating trusting and valued relationships with the students and their immediate and extended family and friends.
• Professional services: A dedicated team including: Carers, Teachers, Education and Vocational Tutors, Assistant Psychologists, Clinical Psychologists, Psychiatrists and Speech and Language Therapists ensure that individuals have immediate access to the services they require.
• After school: During evenings, weekends and school holidays a wide range of extra-curricular activities are offered, ensuring that students are fully engaged with motivating experiences during their waking hours.
• Keeping in touch: Students are encouraged to keep in touch with their family and friends in the most appropriate way for them. This can be phone calls, mailing work home, sharing pictures and videos, email and webcams.
• High quality accommodation: Situated off-site, to help students distinguish school life from home life, the accommodation comprises of community based houses and apartments which students are encouraged to personalise. Each student has their own bedroom, the majority of which are en-suite.
• School facilities: In addition to a variety of classrooms there are a range of excellent on-site facilities to complement and enrich student life. 

website : www.hesleygroup.co.uk

 Cambian Education

Cambian Education is the largest provider of specialist residential education and care for young people with Autism and Asperger Syndrome in the United Kingdom. Cambian are trusted by hundreds of parents and over 70 Local Education Authorities. Our schools are rated by Ofsted as providing "Outstanding Education and Care" (2007/2008). We have 7 schools and colleges with proven programmes of Education, Specialist Care and Clinical Inputs for students with ASD and Aspergers. Please click here to download our brochure.

website : www.sheilingschool.co.uk

 Radlett Lodge School

Radlett Lodge is a National Autistic Society School for all abilities of children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders.

The age range is 4 – 16 years. The teaching approach is pupil centred with all areas of the National Curriculum covered.

Particular focus is given to communication and Personal, Social, Health and Citizenship Education.

Independence is aspired to with all our children.

Learning is presented using autism specific strategies such as teaching in a structured environment with regular routines and visual cues.

The school believes in a strong partnership with parents with shared aims and practical co-operation.

The school offers outreach and respite.

 The Autism Resource at Ackworth School

website : www.ackworthschool.com