Lee is beaming with pride about being offered a job and is enjoying going to the gym and swimming weekly in preparation for starting. He is excited to have his own uniform to wear and feel part of a team. Read more
Over 20 children and adults supported by Autism Anglia attended the event along with their support Workers or teachers who were greeted at Regents Park by the UCL women's rugby team. There was a very positive atmosphere with lots of high fives and encouragement for each other on the day. Everyone was thoroughly engaged with the activities. Read more
Autism Anglia is working with the NHS to provide an ‘autism friendly’ space for vaccinations in Colchester. Read more
We are delighted to have been awarded 27 Samsung Tablets from Essex County Council as part of the Technology Inclusion Opportunity supporting adults in social care. The tablets will be used within our Adult Services, supported by our dedicated in-house therapy team Read more
We're always really busy, whether it be supporting the people in our care, offering support via our Welfare Rights Service, or fundraising and holding events and delivering training. Here you will see all the latest news from within the charity.
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Hayley Favell shares her experiences of working for Autism Anglia Read more
Autism Anglia is looking for businesses in the local area (Colchester and surrounding) to support a brand new initiative that will help autistic adults to prepare for work. Read more
Autism Anglia's North East Essex Advocacy Service Manager Annie Sands has become Interim Chair of East of England Regional Network Stakeholder Read more
Autism Anglia’s North East Essex Advocacy Service offers independent, impartial and confidential support to families, carers, autistic children, and young people, age 0 -25 years, in Colchester and Tendring. Read more
Kate Hancock, Chief Executive of the regional charity Autism Anglia has signed a petition asking the Government to help parents of autistic people plan for future care needs. Read more
Welfare Rights Manager for Autism Anglia joined Robert Buckland MP for South Swindon, Lord Chancellor & Secretary of State for Justice at a Neurodiversity Round Table event. Read more
Susanna read out some of Janet’s words that highlighted the excellent care her son is receiving from Autism Anglia but also, very importantly highlighted one of the many issues lockdown has created for younger people in care nationwide. Read more
Autism Anglia's very own Clare Hanney makes the papers this week as Community Champion Read more
East Anglia based charity Autism Anglia has translated its Autism Passport to Ukrainian and Russian to support autistic individuals affected by the war. Read more
Autism Anglia’s Doucecroft School in Colchester has put on a variety of activities in careers week. A chance for all our students to find out more about different careers and industries. Read more
Autism Anglia hosting children's Covid vaccinations for young people with autism. Read more
We're pleased to announce that the Colchester Asperger's Group is back up and running in person following the temporary change to virtual meetings during the Covid pandemic. Read more
Generous shoppers have ensured Autism Anglia’s Norfolk Opportunities Centre can develop a new music, sensory and wellbeing department for autistic adults. The Co-op in East Dereham selected local charity, Autism Anglia as one of the beneficiaries of the Co-op local community fund. Read more
Autism Anglia team take on a personal challenge to raise vital funds for the charity. Read more
Autism Anglia's specialist school launches appeal to create a brand new play area an learning space. Items such as mud kitchens, reading dens, sand play and a go-kart track will create irresistible learning spaces for our children to enjoy. Read more
Ed will be participating in three endurance events to raise money for Autism Anglia and two other charities. Here he shares his story with us. Read more
Our Adult Services team has worked extremely hard to ensure everyone in our care has been protected as much as possible by putting new procedures in place, whilst finding new ways to keep our service users in contact with their families and reduce isolation. Read more
The Co-op has chosen the Autism Anglia Norfolk Opportunities Centre as one of the charities to benefit from the Co-op local community fund. To help them raise vital funds, members can select the Norfolk Opportunities Centre as their chosen charity. Read more
Jack Greer of Doucecroft School in Colchester has been named Panathlon’s Jack Petchey Foundation ‘Outstanding Achiever of the Year’ for overcoming huge challenges to succeed inside and outside the sporting arena. Read more
Currently, Autism Anglia's Jigsaw Centre in Colchester is closed due to the current lockdown. This hasn't stopped their creativity and mission to enable, not only the people who regularly attend the centre, but anyone to get busy at home... Read more
How our fabulous Jubilee Fundraisers can take part in some fun competitions and win some amazing prizes! Read more
The Autism Passport, that is available free of charge from the Autism Anglia website has been extremely well received in the Autistic community and has been used in many situations including court settings, police stations, job centres and much more. Read more
“Without them we would have been severely impacted and it’s through this lockdown that I have realised even more, how much they understand my daughter.” Read more
Autism Anglia Doucecroft School has opened a Transition Garden in the grounds of the school. Read more
We are always incredibly proud of the commitment our staff show in supporting the autistic children and adults in our care but never more so than during this pandemic... Read more
We know, with the way the past year has been, that fundraising for a charity is probably the last thing on your mind. But it shouldn’t be. Supporting a charity through your business doesn’t just give you a warm fuzzy feeling, it provides tangible benefits to your employees, your accounts and your marketing strategy. Read more
Autism Anglia’s expert trainers are providing workshops to young autistic people being supported by Mid and North East Essex Mind. Read more
Pinpoint is a Cambridgeshire based charity that provides help and support to parents of children with disabilities and additional needs. Autism Anglia’s External Training Team has been working with Pinpoint for the past twelve months providing online training on a variety of subjects to support parents of autistic children. Read more
Workforce Development has commissioned Autism Anglia’s training team to deliver ‘Supporting Adults with Autism training’. The bespoke workshops have successfully been delivered virtually. Read more
To celebrate World Animal Day we’re looking at how animals can enrich the learning and lives of the young people who attend the charity’s Doucecroft School. Read more
Find our more about our jam packed schedule for World Autism Acceptance Week 28th March - 3rd April 2022 Read more