Express CIC Autism Service’s & Support

Welcome to Express.

Express is an independent user led voluntary sector organisation supporting autistic young people and their families. We are not a commissioned service. We are not an urgent service. 

We are not funded to provide our professional services and therefore do have to charge for those but this does mean we are not restricted by boundaries so we are open to all and all are very welcome to attend any of our events or groups. 

**We offer five support streams: **  https://www.expresscic.org.uk/what-we-do and our https://www.expresscic.org.uk/impact 

Counselling both for parent/carers & a specialist service for autistic people age 11+ [email protected] 

**Creative Therapy **both at Express & Outreach to schools or home - 1:1 & small groups for autistic people age 5+ (play therapy 4+) alongside sibling groups. We are also able to offer family consultations and family therapy [email protected]

Occupational Therapy offer including assessments and reports [email protected]

Clubs for autistic people from age 8+ [email protected] 

Peer Support for parents/carers Mum’s group, Dad’s group, specific PDA group, specific Gender group. Facebook closed forum, WhatsApp, online and in person [email protected] 

Training, Workshops & Events https://www.expresscic.org.uk/training & https://www.expresscic.org.uk/events 

We offer support both pre and post diagnosis. Whilst our peer support services are free, there is a charge for therapy and counselling services. We rely on donations and fundraising to ensure this is heavily subsidised. Bursary places may be available for local families where there is evidenced need and we have financial capacity. In some cases, organisations, schools and professionals buy in the service from us. 

Please note: We offer predominantly low level preventative work but we are also able to offer specialist packages for a higher level of need where the referral is direct from an NHS service for example SWL ICB and funding has already been agreed. 

All our therapy services are run by qualified counsellors or therapists experienced in working with autistic children and young people. Our therapists have completed PDA society training. All our therapies and groups have an assessment process prior to an offer being made to ensure the service is providing the best support for both the individual and the group. 

Please see details of fees where funded by parent/carers https://www.expresscic.org.uk/fees .

Professional referrals are on a case by case basis and as part of a multi-agency package (different costs apply).

Join Express

Register with us - complete & return the attached registration form - select if you would like to be added to a WhatsApp group - specify which one. There is a wealth of peer support and experience shared. 

Access our services - email the relevant lead email listed above to request further details and a referral form

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