Charities
Thinking Autism (formerly Treating Autism, a charity run entirely by parents, provides information and support to families and individuals affected by autism with the aim of improving their quality of life and reducing disabling symptoms of autism. We run Events across the United Kingdom that provides often-isolated parents a chance to meet and exchange information and experiences with other parents in a similar situation, as well as offering cutting edge information on treatment. We also create and publish information booklets and documents that are provided, free of charge, to the wider community, including other organisations, members of government bodies, and medical and research professionals. In addition, we run advocacy campaigns and liaise with policy makers and service providers to improve standards of health care for people with autism.
Thomley is a unique recreational and educational facility for children (aged 0-16) with disabilities, their families, friends and schools. Thomley Activity Centre offers a safe and supportive environment that promotes a childs freedom to explore and make personal choices.
Thrive (Registered as The Society for Horticultural Therapy), is the gardening for health charity who help to improve people's physical and mental health through gardening and horticulture. At our three centres in London, Birmingham and Reading we offer calm, safe spaces for people to connect with nature and with others through group gardening sessions facilitated by a trained practitioner. We refer to this practice as Social and Therapeutic Horticulture (STH). Over 40+ years as a charity we have seen the huge difference STH makes for people from a wide variety of demographics, health conditions and disabilities. The ways in which we support people very much depend on the needs of each individual. We might be supporting someone who has just had a stroke to realise their potential through using adaptive tools, supporting someone with autism to communicate and build friendships or providing support through our Get Gardening tools to help people reduce feelings of low mood, isolation and loneliness. Thrive can offer profound, positive change irrespective of knowledge or experience. Thrive are the UK’s leading provider for Social and Therapeutic Horticulture training. We train hundreds of people each year on how to use STH to change lives, thus empowering other organisations to use STH to change more lives and creating a positive ripple effect into the 1,000s. Our courses have both face-to-face and online learning options, with both consistently receiving excellent feedback.