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Donate to Vision Beyond Autism’s charity
Vision Beyond Autism is dedicated to working with children and young adults with complex autism and their families in the North West.
Our team of clinical leads, consultants and board certified behaviour analysts are dedicated to developing personalised programmes for individuals that give them the freedom to follow their own path. Above all, our team of specialists, as well as a team of specially trained tutors, support clients to do what is ordinary, what most people choose to do. To be included, to be part of their own community. To go to the local school, or college, or workplace, to shop, walk, have friends, enjoy what is familiar, what feels safe, what feels secure. In fact, what anyone else takes for granted.
Our specialism is in supporting people with complex autism. These individuals may have a learning disability or other challenges in addition to the autism diagnosis. It is this group of people who have, traditionally, been sent to institutional care early in their lives. We are dedicated to avoiding that.
With the appropriate support and resources, these individuals can develop the skills to move towards independent living and build fulfilling lives of their own. To achieve this, our priority is to secure high-quality local housing for those adults who could leave their parental home.
For people with complex autism change presents great anxiety, so transitions can present challenges. Therefore, being local, in their familiar streets, shops, parks, work and all the rest is really important. However, to ensure the right support and resources are in place requires planning. Emergency placements, all too common for these individuals, would mean being sent somewhere, often a long way from family and friends.
So, we have to secure high quality local housing, in familiar places. The charity, in partnership with a Local Housing Association that majors in helping disabled people, are working together to find and purchase the right accommodation. Just ordinary, safe, community living, where they can make a positive contribution to their local community.
To find suitable housing and adapt it to individual needs we must raise a deposit of £100,000
The charity team works incredibly hard to fundraise and meet this target to find the right housing for future supported living.
For example Colin Boyd, parent of one of Vision Beyond Autism’s clients, raised more than £2000 for VBA, on a charity bike ride with his colleagues. Their challenge was to ride from the API Ltd headquarters, in Poynton, just outside Manchester, to their sister manufacturing location in Livingston, Scotland.
Over three days, they cycled 290 miles, spending just over 23 hours in the saddle. A fortnight later, as an additional part of the challenge, Colin ran the Edinburgh half marathon, which he managed to complete. Through these demanding challenges, and with fantastic support, Colin raised more than £2000 for VBA’s work. Everyone at VBA would like to thank Colin and his colleagues for this amazing effort. Huge thanks also to everyone who donated.