Welcome to Autism East Midlands
Supporting young people, adults and their families since 1968.
We provide a wide range of care, support and educational services to meet the needs of autistic individuals of all ages, and their families and carers.
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Whitegates described as "amazing lifeline" for family
Hear a family's story of how our respite service has made a difference to one of the people we support.
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Why I am running the City of Lincoln 10K - Julian's Story
Julian shares why he is doing the City of Lincoln 10K for one of his beautiful boys.
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Old Fire Station receives donation from local ASDA
Staff and service users from our Old Fire Station service recently visited their local Asda to pick up donated selection...
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Students from SHS were invited to participate in a Table Cricket Tournament
Students from SHS were invited to participate in a Table Cricket Tournament.
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Students represented SHS in a festive running event
Students represented Sutherland House School in a festive running event.
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Behind the scenes at Ace: How our delicious popcorn is made
Behind the scenes as the Marketing Team sees how delicious Ace Popcorn is made!
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New date confirmed for Recruitment Day at Braithwell
We're delighted to have a new date for our recruitment day at Braithwell.
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Sherwood staff member nominated at Proud to Care awards
Support Worker Kirsty was recently nominated at the Notts Proud to Care awards.
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2 February 2026
"Our first visit to Whitegates was fantastic. Our son was excited to go, he happily looked around and genuinely seemed comfortable there."
One of the greatest joys of what we do is when families share their stories with us.
One family shared with us the incredible progress their son made when they began attending our Whitegates respite service after reaching "an extremely low and exhausting point."
Full story: https://bit.ly/3ZfUqxB
29 January 2026
Julian is doing the City of Lincoln 10K to support Autism East Midlands, inspired by his own experience of bringing up autistic son Jacob.
Have a read of his story and, if possible, please consider supporting Julian. 💖
Read the full story ➡️ https://bit.ly/3NHHMoF
29 January 2026
“It's a very exciting place to be”
Staff at our new school spoke to us about what makes Sutherland House School Braithwell so special and how our support makes an impact.
They also share how they feel about the next chapter as we look to open our doors very soon!
🎥 Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/_RGHPdADoiw
