Our Bridging the Gap programme offers crucial employment support during your wait for a diagnostic assessment. We can offer one-to-one assistance tailored to your needs with face-to face meetings in our Sheffield office or online video calls - typically 1 hour per week, but flexibility based on your schedule.

You will get support to:

• develop a plan to overcome barriers
• boost your confidence and self-esteem in the workplace
• gain assistance with setting and achieving your goals and aspirations
• access meaningful volunteering experiences 
• develop skills for employment success

To access the programme either email us on EmploymentSupport@autismplus.co.uk or call 01143 840284 - press option 4 for the Employment Team.

Bridging the Gap - Autism Plus SES (autismplus-employmentservices.co.uk)
 

Darnall Well Being offer a range of group activities that help people to be physically healthy, improve their emotional wellbeing and to socialise - ranging from health walks, 'chairobics' and allotment groups to craft group, yoga and fun fitness.  

We also offer one to one support to make healthy lifestyle changes and support with managing long term conditions.

Please contact us at dwb.admin@darnallwellbeing.org.uk (Put Autism Support in the subject heading) or call us on 0114 249 6315 to find out more about the support we can offer.

We have two staff members working on this project:

Alfred Sandy (he/him) - works for Darnall Well Being as a Health and Wellbeing Worker. He helps facilitate group sessions and works with individuals on a one-on-one basis. Alfred works Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. 

Email him on: Alfred.Sandy@darnallwellbeing.org.uk 

Call him on: 07496176196

Claire Birkinshaw (she/ her) - has been supporting people to meet their potential with Darnall Well Being, since 2009. She is pleased to be able to offer support to people on the autism waiting list as she recognises this is a time when support is especially valuable. Claire works part time and has two school age children. 

Email her on: Claire@darnallwellbeing.org.uk

Text her on: 07825291026

Firvale Community Hub is an award winning organisation committed to improving social equalities and inclusion for communities experiencing disenfranchisement and marginalisation in Sheffield. 

We empower groups and individuals to find their voice and find leadership, to influence and inform a more inclusive society, through targeted and deeply personalised education and confidence building based projects. 

These projects include advice and advocacy, immigration services, ESOL and employability, cohesion and health projects.

You can find out more about the services and activities on our website or get in touch with us via email on: referrals@firvalecommunityhub.org.uk

We run autism friendly, supportive sessions in our workshop in Neepsend, Sheffield. Our team makes lovely things and you are invited to come and have a look to see if you would like to join us. 

We will help you to improve your skills and exercise your creativity in woodwork, art and music. You can come for a few hours or longer. 

Sessions run each Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9.00am to 4.30pm.

You can find out more about Percy Street CIC on our website. 

To join a session, please either:

• call Brian George on 07795 446719
• email him on brian@percystreetcic.com
• or call into the workshop for a chat at 117 Albyn Works, Percy Street, Sheffield, S3 8BT.

SACMHA Health & Social Care is an African-Caribbean led charity established in 1988, initially in response to the mental health needs of people of African or Caribbean descent. 

We currently work with anyone from a Black, Asian, Minority ethnic background offering culturally relevant health and social care support to people in need of assistance due to their age, youth, disability, caring responsibilities, financial hardship or social disadvantage. 

In delivering our services we provide a range of social and health care facilities, research, information, advice and education, on all aspects of mental and physical health to people across the city.

SACMHA promotes inclusivity and all enquiries will receive a positive response. 

For more information about our activities and services, please visit our website. You can also contact us by phoning on 0114 272 6393.

All of our Sheffield Voices groups are open to people waiting for a diagnostic assessment. We are happy to answer any questions you have about the type of groups we run and figure out what support would work best for you. 

We can also offer to meet you one-on-one before attending group if you are nervous about taking part. This would be a staff member or volunteer who would meet with you. Please look at our about us page to see who works for us.

We also run a specific intersectional café for people who are LGBTQ+ and neurodiverse. A lot of our members are autistic. The café is run by our project co-ordinator, Kelly who is autistic and a member of the community as well.

Please email Kelly on kelly.scargill@disabilitysheffield.org.uk or fill in our contact form on our website if you have any further questions.