We are specialists in early intervention for children with autism or communication difficulties, working with families and practitioners across the UK to offer structured assessments, practical support and advice, training and consultancy in response to your and your child’s needs.
We are a charity formerly known as the well-established Puzzle Centre. We believe that every child with autism or other communication difficulties should have access to prompt, appropriate and high quality education, therapy and support.
Our mission is to provide high quality education and therapy for young children with autism or other communication difficulties; to ensure that families receive expert advice and support; and to lead the development of best practice early intervention.
We do this through our bespoke assessment and support services, tailored to your particular needs and delivered by our team of Specialist Teachers, Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists and Learning Support Assistants. We can provide support for children aged 2 – 12 years.
Our expertise is founded on our specialist nursery, which has pioneered early intervention with pre-school children since 2001 and is recognised as an exemplar of good practice, receiving successive “Outstanding” ratings from Ofsted as well as commendations from people using our services. Our Autism Early Support services provide this same expertise in your own setting for children aged 2 – 12 years, offering personalised support, consultancy and training for families, teachers and other practitioners in education and health.
Find out about the support we can provide to families
Find out about the support we can provide to nurseries, schools and practitioners
We deliver and promote early intervention for young children with autism or communication difficulties (aged 2-11 years). We do this through tailored programmes of assessment, support and advice, consultancy and training.
We have well-established expertise in Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Specialist Teaching and Learning Support. Our multidisciplinary team can provide an integrated programme of support around your child, your professional or organisational needs, as well as offering discrete assessments, therapies and training. (Please note, we do not provide a diagnostic service.)
We work with families, nurseries, schools, educational and health practitioners. By working in partnership with you to understand your needs and objectives, each programme can be tailored to your specific child and context.
Our Speech and Language Therapists provide help with the development of communication and interaction.
Our Occupational Therapists help to address physical and sensory differences that impact on daily life.
Our Specialist Teachers help you to understand your child’s development and early educational approaches.
Our Learning Support Assistants can work directly with your child, as part of a programme supervised by a lead Teacher or Therapist.
Early intervention encompasses a range of specific, structured and targeted approaches to support and enhance development in young children. The types of intervention and tools that we use are founded on established research- and evidence-based practice, as well as our own extensive experience.
Educational model
We have adopted the SCERTS® framework for working with children with autism and related difficulties, and their families. This is a multidisciplinary framework that offers an integrated approach to the child and his/her development. It provides specific guidelines for helping a child become a competent and confident social communicator, while preventing problem behaviours that interfere with learning and the development of relationships. It is also designed to help families, educators and therapists work cooperatively as a team, in a coordinated manner, to maximize progress in supporting a child.
Professional support
We are a national demonstration site for the SCERTS model, and are able to provide training and consultancy in the effective deployment of SCERTS within your setting to help you to implement the model effectively.
We also provide a wealth of training to nurseries, schools and practitioners on early intervention techniques. We can tailor any training to suit the needs of a setting, and are happy to discuss your requirements with you. In addition, we provide consultancy on a range of interventions through bespoke agreement.
Please contact us us to discuss how we can help you.
Specialist Teacher - B.Ed (Hons) PGCE N.N.E.B.
Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - BSc (Hons) Speech Pathology and Language Therapy
Specialist Speech and Language Therapist Msc (Hons).
Paediatric Occupational Therapist BSc (Hons) Psychology; MSc Occupational Therapy -
Paediatric Occupational Therapist - BSc(Hons) OT, SROT
Specialist Speech and Language Therapist M.A. (Hons), PGDip RCSLT
Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - LCST Dip. Speech and Language Pathology
Please contact us using the enquiry form on this page. Alternatively, you can get in touch with us using the details below.
Pace Business Centre
Office A, 15 Little Balmer
Buckingham
MK18 1TF
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