Stand: B15
A2ndvoice CIC are pan-London not for profit organisation run by parents and carers with autistic children and adults. Raising awareness, acceptance and understanding from different perspectives, outreaching also to the Africa, Caribbean, Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities (ACAME) and Dual Heritage Communities in tackling the taboos and myths around Autism. We host a range of face to face and online activities and events looking at the needs of the entire family. Supported by Autistic People and Specialists. Register for their CPD Accredited workshop on Autism: A Cultural Perspective Lived Experience and receive a 10% discount.
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Stand: C5
Ambitious about Autism is the national charity for children and young people with autism. We provide services, raise awareness and understanding, and campaign for change.
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Stand: C10
Aspris Children’s Services is the new brand for the Priory Education and Children’s Services organisation. Across our specialist schools, colleges, children’s homes and fostering agency, Aspris provides the highest standards of education and care to children with a range of needs. Whether we are working with young people with autism, learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) difficulties or supporting some of society’s most vulnerable children, we are committed to helping each child to fulfil their goals and achieve their aspirations.
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Stand: C8a
AutAngel is an autistic-led CIC working nationally and based in Reading. We offer a range of peer support groups, autistic-led online events and our programme Exploring Being Autistic for people identifying or diagnosed as autistic. We offer autistic-led training to organisations. Our book Being Autistic is available at our stall.
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Stand: C3
Autism Eye, media partner of The Autism Show, offers in-depth, independent and useful information for parents and professionals.
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Stand: E11
The Autistic Empire is an autistic social organisation built by, and for, autistic adults to form a community based on autism as a civic identity, and to provide practical tools and services for all autistic people.
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Stand: E10
A not-for-profit organisation created by autistic people to enable families with autistic children, and autistic individuals to get out into the community and socialise in an accepting, inclusive environment. We provide support and advice to families and individuals, promote acceptance of autism through education, and protect autistic rights through campaigning.
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Stand: D8
BeyondAutism are experts in delivering autism education services from pre-school to 25. We are a non-profit organisation, driving change in the world of autism education to ensure autistic children and young adults access an education which empowers a life full of choice, independence and opportunity. We do this by creating positive educational experiences, training for the professional team around a child, and information, resources and support for families and carers.
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Stand: E19
A leading firm with expertise in special educational needs (SEN), community care, deputyships, health and welfare Court of Protection matters and medical negligence. We provide advice around EHCPs, appeals to the SEND Tribunal and accessing support and funding from social services and NHS and challenging cuts to care.
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Stand: D19
Brain in Hand is a digital self-management support system for people who need help remembering things, making decisions, planning, or managing anxiety. It’s not condition-specific, but is often used by people who are autistic, who have learning difficulties, or who are managing mental health challenges. Combining human support and digital self-management technology, Brain in Hand helps people live more independently.
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Stand: A15
The only smart glove in the world that can translate any sign into any spoken language – instantly.
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Stand: B9a
We’re the independent regulator of health and social care in England. We make sure health and social care services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care and we encourage care services to improve.
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Stand: C9
Cavendish Education is a very unique schools group. We educate and inspire exceptional young people and aim to ignite the spark of genius that is inherent in every child. It is our responsibility as educators to identify, celebrate and support each student and to deliver outstanding outcomes.
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Stand: D13
Choice Care Group provides personalised residential support and supported living for adults with learning disabilities, mental disorders and complex emotional and behavioural needs including autism across care homes and individual tenancies in Wiltshire, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey.
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Stand: E3
Discover mental wellbeing that’s designed for you. We know that our strength lies in our difference. So why should we rely on the same mental health apps as everyone else? Cogs is here to support you on your unique journey to better mental health.
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Stand: E23
Cygnet was established in 1988. Since then we have developed a wide range of health and social care services for young people and adults with mental health needs, acquired brain injuries, eating disorders, autism and learning disabilities within the UK.
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Stand: D13
Derwen is one of the largest specialist colleges in the country, graded ‘Outstanding’ at its last two consecutive inspections.The college provides supported living and day provision to young people with a wide range of LDD including autistic spectrum conditions. The college’s specialism is personalised learning in real work environments.
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Stand: D2
The Discover Inclusion vision is to create a world where communication, learning and play resources are standardised, accessible and diverse. It is about helping teachers, teaching assistants and therapists reduce their workload by creating easy to use ready-made resources.
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Stand: D11
Come and see our award-winning dyscalculia assessment and intervention programme. The assessment provides an insight into the underlying maths difficulties without bringing in a dyscalculia specialist. it also provides an individual intervention plan with a scheme of work. Using the graduated approach pupils are successfully making gains.
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Stand: B6
Estate Planning Solutions offer you a specialist will-writing and estate planning service, tailored to meet your specific requirements and to achieve your individual objectives. We pride ourselves in taking a truly customer-orientated approach and offer you a wide range of estate planning services focussing on solutions rather than off-the-shelf products.
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Stand: A7
Fifth Trust Connect is an on-demand video service which we have developed specially for people with learning disabilities. It offers: multi-part educational courses offered in bite-sized videos, with subjects including art, photography, cookery and gardening; storytelling; exercises; singalongs; life skills games including quizzes, bingo and three of a kind; new videos added every month.
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Stand: A10
As a leading provider of early intervention for a wide range of developmental conditions, First Bridge utilises cutting edge research, and an evidence-based practice therapy model to provide intensive early intervention therapy tailored to the individual needs of each child.
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Stand: A11
HKD Solutions Ltd. is a family business and the Managing Partner, Heather Ling’s son has additional needs. It is through living with his daily challenges that inspired us to create our own range of products to make life easier. Life can be challenging enough without missing the necessary equipment which can make the world of a difference.
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Stand: B8
Home From Home Care provides a range of specialist needs-led services for adults (17-64) with learning disabilities and complex support needs including Autism, Epilepsy, Severe Learning Disabilities, Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities, Sensory Impairment and associated Health & Mental Health issues. Our approach comes from having been created by parents. Combining the family perspective with experienced professionals from social care, a dynamic service has evolved that strives to offer individuals with a learning disability better outcomes and wider horizons.
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Stand: B9
Assess-Support-Thrive: Better lives for autistic people. I Support Behaviour is a team of specialist behaviour analysts. We use the research and knowledge base of positive behaviour support to help create better lives for autistic people, through specialist intervention and through training of the stakeholders around the autistic individual.
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Stand: B4
We thrive on co-production, giving people choices and supporting them with their ambitions. We help the people we support to live fulfilled lives through our person led approach. We’re one of the largest adult social care providers in the UK – and we plan to keep growing and benefiting more lives.
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Stand: C7
We offer residential schooling, day schools and children’s homes across England for children with autism and SEMH. Each of our schools and homes can support children and young people with social, emotional and mental health problems, autism and specific learning difficulties which may affect their behaviour.
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Stand: D3
At Liaise we don’t just provide specialist care and support, we empower people to live richer lives. Through our residential and supported living services, people with autism can learn, work and create lifelong friendships in a positive, structured environment.
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Stand: A6
Our communication aids support a wide range of language solutions including Unity, easyChat, The Grid, WordPower and text-based systems. In addition to offering a comprehensive range of communication aids, adapted toys, learning and inclusion aids, switches, computer access, software and accessories, we feel we provide the best support within the industry.
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Stand: A25
At each of your milestones, our expert and experienced solicitors can give you clear, objective and practical advice, aiming to reduce stress whilst keeping costs under control. That means that you can understand your options and make informed decisions as to how best to proceed in each case.
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Stand: A17
QTrobot is an expressive social robot designed to support a variety of use-cases including education of children with autism and other special needs education and human-robot interaction research and teaching.
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Stand: B13
We deliver tailor-made, person-centred supported living pathways that equip individuals and families with the resources they need to live the lives they want to live. Magic Life is leading the way in supported living accommodation in North London, Hertfordshire and Essex with more homes coming soon.
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Stand: B11
Muntham House School is an all through special school, providing boarding and day provision for boys aged 5-18 years old. The school is set in 23 acres of beautiful West Sussex country side, with excellent sporting facilities and an extensive Forest Schools programme. Muntham House School specialises in pupils with Autism, ADHD and Trauma.
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Stand: A23
Murrays Medical UK is part of Murrays Medical, the largest supplier of healthcare aids to daily living and mobility products in Ireland. A family business in our fifth decade delivering solutions for independent living. Our goal is to always provide market leading products, unrivalled service and aftercare for our customers.
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Stand: B3
Founded in 1962, we are the UK’s leading charity for autistic people and their families. Our goal is to help transform lives, change attitudes and create a society that works for autistic people. Please join us or get involved or make a donation today. You’ll be helping some of the 700,000 autistic adults and children in the UK.
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Stand: C8a
We are an advocacy by neurodivergent people. We came together as a non profit volunteer group to build a self-advocacy and peer to peer support network dedicated to empowering autistic adults, harnessing our talents, overcoming our barriers, and achieving equality in employment, relationships and wellbeing.
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Stand: B1
OMI are pioneers in developing interactive projections for multi-sensory use in the Care/Education Sector since 2005. We design and supply mobile and fixed systems for floors, walls and ceilings with engaging motion-activated content specifically aimed with the autistic learner in mind. Key themes include social interaction, emotional understanding and personal/motor skills.
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Stand: D4
Options Supported Holidays provides escorted traditional-style holidays for adults with learning disabilities. We run holidays throughout the year, in the UK, the Mediterranean and far-away places. All our holidays are different, aiming to meet our clients’ desires – sight seeing, relaxing by the pool or beach, evening entertainment, learning about the local area and cultures, theatre outings, excursions. Once on holiday our clients are involved in deciding the type and nature of the outings and activities they would like to do.
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Stand: D1
Play Included provide LEGO brick-based therapy training, the Brick-by-Brick programme, for education and healthcare professionals to learn how to facilitate Brick Clubs with young people. They have expert trainers across the UK and worldwide who provide training and support to allow facilitators to deliver this programme confidently (and most importantly, playfully!).
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Stand: E5
Independent special school (Outstanding) and Young Adult Provision for young people aged 5 – 25 with severe autism and complex needs. Training for parents and professionals. Specialist approach developing independence, communication, choice-making, community inclusion, vocational skills and work placements. Berkshire, UK – wide reach.
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Stand: B14
Re:Cognition Health is an award-winning brain and mind clinic specialising in diagnosing, treating and optimising the mental health of individuals of all ages covering conditions including autism and ADHD through to Alzheimer’s disease. The industry-leading team use the latest research and techniques to achieve the very best patient outcomes.
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Stand: E13
Rompa® is the UK’s leading sensory company. We have been designing and installing Snoezelen® sensory rooms in hospitals, schools, care homes and domestic settings for over 35 years. During that time Rompa® has led the way in sensory room product development and design, delivering a suite of products for sensory environments that can be easily tailored to meet the needs of the individual using them.
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Stand: C8
Founded in 1987, Ruskin Mill Trust’s Practical Skills Therapeutic Education research lead method has enabled children and young adults to overcome barriers to learning, become skilled, and return to their communities with greater independence. We offer both residential and day placements and admissions are accepted all year round.
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Stand: B5
At Safespaces we supply custom-made safe rooms and sleep areas for use at home, in schools, and for respite care or holidays. Safespaces equipment is designed for adults and children who may be unsafe in an ordinary room or bed. Typically we supply products for people with special, sometimes very complex needs including autism, epilepsy and challenging behaviours.
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Stand: A4
SEN Books is a specialist bookshop with books and materials for students, teachers and parents. We have lots of titles on dyslexia, dyspraxia, ADHD, dyscalculia, DCD, Asperger Syndrome and Autism.
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Stand: C12
Hear from SEND experts in our FREE weekly podcast focusing on Special Educational Needs. The SENDcast from B Squared is a multi award winning podcast with over 80,000 downloads. It’s a great way to keep up to date with policy changes, share best practice and improve your knowledge around SEND.
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Stand: A12
SEN Legal are a national and highly successful specialist education legal practice with a reputation for helping to obtain special educational provisions for children and young people with special educational needs. With over 20 years’ experience in SEN Law (and a current success rate of 97%), we are able to help you achieve the best possible outcome for your son or daughter within a mainstream, specialist or independent school.
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Stand: A16
We design and manufacture weighted blankets, weighted jackets and other sensory therapy items in child and adult sizes. Weight has been found to calm and relax the proprioceptive system, helping to ease anxiety, aid concentration and enable better sleep. Our products are CE marked and MHRA registered.
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Stand: A14
As a mum of an autistic boy I know anxiety plays a large part in daily life. At Sensory Hugs we want to help you provide a calm home for people struggling with anxiety and stress, whatever the reason. We sell a range of weighted soft animals to help children feel safe and secure and hopefully able to settle and sleep. These products are great for journeys, airports and even the dreaded supermarket visit.
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Stand: D5
We create assistive technology solutions that help people with disabilities do things that everyone else takes for granted. The hardware and software we create is used by people all over the world. It can be split into four main areas: Communication aids; Environment control; Computer control; and Interactive Learning.
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Stand: D6
St Josephs Specialist Trust is a co-educational residential and day school catering for children between the ages of 5 – 19 with moderate, complex and severe learning difficulties. St Josephs has excellent provision for learners, within the above categories, who are on the Autistic Spectrum.
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Stand: A13
Swalcliffe Park is a specialist residential and day school for boys aged 11-19 who have needs arising from their autism spectrum conditions. Across the educational day and residential settings, the school emphasises the development of students’ communication, independence, self-management and personalised achievement. Education was judged as Outstanding (Ofsted January 2012).
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Stand: D9
At The Aurora Group, we believe in giving people the opportunities they need to lead fulfilling, independent lives through our network of pioneering schools, colleges and residential homes. Established in 2015, we are now the UK’s sixth largest provider of education, care and support services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.
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Stand: E15
The Complete Education Solution is an award-winning Social Enterprise providing Therapeutic Education to neurodiverse pupils at our five schools and services in London, and nationally, via TCES National Online School. Through our never give up approach we support marginalised children to build a strengths-based perception of what they can achieve.
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Stand: D0
The Good Schools Guide helps parents with every aspect of choosing the best education for their children. With over 20 years’ experience of working with families, our SEN education consultants are both sympathetic and highly knowledgeable, and will be present at the show to answer all your questions.
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Stand: D20
The TEN Academy is an online platform for individuals with autism and their families/ carers. We believe that every individual needs to be seen, educated and given a chance to live to their full potential. The TEN Academy provides an immense variety of services; tailored programmes, therapy sessions, an online shop, and much more.
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Stand: A19
The View School provides education for young people with social emotional and mental health difficulties, including a diagnosis of an autistic spectrum condition, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, oppositional defiance disorder, pathological demand avoidance and post traumatic stress disorder during secondary and post 16 phases of education.
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Stand: A3
As the world leader in eye tracking and AAC, Tobii Dynavox provides innovative speech-generating devices, special education and literacy solutions, and alternative computer access methods. Our vision is a world where everyone, regardless of physical or cognitive ability, has a voice of their own, access to education and literacy, and control of everyday technology.
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Stand: A9
Tough Furniture is a specialised manufacturer of furniture designed to address the problems of the challenging areas of the care market and autism provision. We have been designing and manufacturing for these areas for 23 years and, as the name implies, it is quality-built to cope with careless and abusive treatment.
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Stand: A20
Training2care’s mission is to provide the highest and most innovative training that changes practice for all delegates, care providers, families and residents. We will push the boundaries of possibility within our industry and strive to achieve excellence with knowledge based and practical experiences that enhance the delivery of courses.
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Stand: C11
Special Direct, as part of the TTS family, is full of exciting and inspiring resources to help children with special needs. We have an extensive range of resources to support children who have autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia and speech and language difficulties. Through our work with SEN experts we have a range of inclusive resources that support children in every aspect of their learning and development.
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Stand: D21
Welcome to West Heath School. We are a Specialist Independent School catering for a diverse range of needs for boys and girls age 11-19, many of whom have emotional and social communication difficulties. Prior to coming to us, some of our students will have been excluded from mainstream education for a period of time. Here they find a strong therapeutic approach to learning and all students, when they arrive with us, spend time in HEART, our health, education, assessment and revitalising therapy unit, where we can fully establish the strengths and needs of each individual child.
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Stand: D20
Widgit aids understanding and communication for people who find reading text difficult. Our software is used globally to create symbol-supported materials in-print, on-screen and online. Come and see our programs which can be used to create resources to support routine, emotions, behaviour and social interaction!
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