Welcome

As we take a well-deserved break this half-term, we bring you a roundup of news - including a refresh for Tiny Tribe, a new day for MJT and MTT, an invitation to join us for Nexus Tribe, information on our new alternative school Thrive Education, and an update on Membership.

In the second part of our series on how to communicate more effectively when there is a neurodiversity, one of the mothers in our community shares her experience of Makaton, a language program that uses a combination of signs, symbols, speech, facial expressions, eye contact, and body language to help people communicate.

Our co-founder Sonay shares some of her top tips to help you navigate the challenges of clothes shopping with your autistic teenager. Digital collages or mood boards can support them to experiment with fashion as a form of self-expression - why not try making one together this half term?

This summer, we were thrilled to receive a donation of 16 laptops, 6 monitors and lots of other admin resources for young neurodiverse people in our community to use, thanks to Business2Schools and We Collect Limited. Inspired by the missions of these organisations, we would like to repay their generosity to us by sharing a bit about what they each do with our community.