Services for Neurodiverse Conditions

We are an autistic-led learning centre for autistic children in Years 5 to 9. We provide nine hours of small group tuition, per pupil, per week across academic, wellbeing and collaboration. Oaks Rise utilises a low-demand approach to all activities, meaning that learners are welcome to join activities or to work independently. This helps learners to feel safe in the knowledge that they have autonomy in the learning environment. Each session at Oaks Rise involves a mix of group work, individual project-based work and, if learners wish, more traditional ‘work-book’ style learning.

The Hope service is a multi-agency service for young people aged 11 to 18 who are experiencing complex mental health, emotional, social and behavioural needs which could cause a placement breakdown or may require a psychiatric hospital admission. These needs cannot be met by one agency alone. It is a joint partnership between Health Services, Children's Services and Education who work together to provide support to young people in the community and through day programme provision. At Hope there is a dedicated team of social workers, nurses, teachers, psychologists, art/drama therapists, psychiatrists, a systemic family worker and activity workers.

Trauma OT is a York based occupational therapy service that offers a non-judgemental and compassion focussed approach to practice.

We provide assessment and treatment for children and adults who have been exposed to trauma and are experiencing a range of developmental problems, sensory and emotional dysregulation and dissociation. 

Focusing on sensory and attachment-based issues we help people repair and re-build their lives using a range of effective therapies. We warmly welcome referrals from individuals, parents/careers, schools, local authorities and other independent organisations/health professionals.