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Support team, Speech and Language Therapists, and Occupational
Therapists with Sensory Integration training.
• a strong focus on staff training to ensure the highest levels of autism best
practice and understanding of not only the needs of the young people as a
result of their autism but also their rights as an individual to dignity,
freedom and safety.
The key areas of focus within the Young Adult Provision are:
•Independent living skills
There is a focus on developing selfcare
and life skills for all individuals.
This includes developing personal care
routines and good hygiene, learning
to plan, shop for and cook their own
meals, l earning to do their own
laundry and take responsibility for
their personal belongings, learning to
complete day-to-day domestic jobs
including the cleaning of personal and
communal areas, learning to manage
their money and developing their skills to travel on a variety of transport within
the community.
•Choice-making, Advocacy, Personal development
A range of strategies are used to enable young adults to make real choices about
their lives such as what to wear, preferred leisure activities, and personalising
their bedroom. Our aim is to provide experiences for our young adults which will
enable them to achieve a sense of personal identity, self-esteem and self-respect.
Through a focus on personal development, citizenship and opportunities for
decision-making about their lives presented throughout the Waking Day, we
strive to create a happy and stimulating environment for the development of
sexuality, physical, intellectual, emotional, spiritual and social skills, which takes
into account the special needs of our young adults.
•Leisure and relaxation
Leisure and relaxation are important areas of life for all young
adults. Individuals with autism often struggle to engage
independently in leisure and relaxation activities, particularly
when the focus is on self-occupation. Each young adult is
supported to develop leisure activities and hobbies which
build upon their interests and aspirations and which will
contribute to their spiritual and emotional wellbeing.