The more people who learn about autism, the better understood and appreciated autistic people will feel. Thank you, Anne Hegerty. There are plenty of ways you can influence change this World #AutismAwarenessWeek. Take a look: bit.ly/3jbCZIN

Daisy Cottages are pleased to announce the development of a person-centered day service located in Derby for adults aged 18+ with learning disabilities, autism, and/or sensory processing difficulties. Please follow us to watch our exciting journey!

🧑‍🌾Daisy Cottages & The Hub have access to our own allotment plot! 🥕This allows us to plant, care for, and harvest our own ingredients for our meals, at the home and centre 🥔 The process & results are very rewarding, we always have enough to share with our family and friends

🚶🏼It is important to keep moving so we can keep healthy 🚶🏼 🏃At Daisy Cottages & The Hub we have our very own "walk for wellness" group to keep our bodies moving and healthy🏃 🚶🏾‍♀️The fresh air and exercise helps out fitness and also our mental well-being. 🚶🏾‍♀️

🎾 Sports help us to keep healthy, work as a team, & has a positive impact on our mental well-being 🎾 ⚽ Daisy Cottages & The Hub have access to some fantastic individuals who are able to give us their time to teach us & guide us in our sport sessions ⚽

🏠It is important to continue to develop our independent living skills with our home and day service. 🏠 🍳We support our service users through the process of picking a meal, shopping for the ingredients, and cooking the meal for themselves and their peers with support 🍳

🎨 We love to make things at Daisy Cottages & The Hub 🎨 🖌️We hold meaningful arts & crafts sessions, making items we are able to showcase & sell as part of our arts & crafts enterprise. The items we make will be sold at local events and on our Etsy page 🖌️

➕ Daisy Cottages and The Hub believe it is important to carry on learning even when you have left education ➕ ✍️ We have staff who are qualified to teach functional skills, and will incorporate these skills into everyday activities at the home and the Hub ✍️

👣We all need a bit of me time, and a pamper session is a great way to relax 👣 💆‍♀️At Daisy Cottages & The Hub, we have staff who have qualifications to deliver reflexology, colour therapy, art therapy & aromatherapy. 💆‍♀️

🚌 Promoting independence is a very important part of our ethos at Daisy Cottages and The Hub 🚌 🚖 We incorporate travel training into our everyday activities, to help increase confidence and promote independence 🚖

📢Announcement! The Hub: Our new day service for adults with autism and/or learning disabilities will be opening in Alvaston in May. 📢 📞Please contact us on 07305 067093 for more details 📞

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🗣️ Happy World Autism Awareness Week! 💙 #autismawareness #awareness #autism #daisycottagesderby #TheHub

Almost everyone has heard of autism. But far too few people know what it’s actually like to be autistic. Help others learn more about autism by sharing our 'What is autism?' film, narrated by our ambassador, Alan Gardner 💙, this #AutismAwarenessWeek bit.ly/3tPsFKn

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