Testimonials:

“Spectrum has been an incredible lifeline for us. It has enabled our son to participate in events that he otherwise would have been too overwhelmed to do, including visiting the National Space Centre, seeing a pantomime, meeting Santa and strengthening his gross motor skills at Clip and Climb. As a family, it is great to join a group of people who all face similar challenges, and as parents, we have had the opportunity to meet others on a similar parenting journey purely as we have all been members of Spectrum. Thank you Spectrum!”

“Our first contact with Spectrum was for the Max Card service which has been really easy to complete and a really handy card to have especially for days out. Since then we have attended a few different sessions, a trip to Colchester Zoo and 2 pantomimes which we have thoroughly enjoyed. It allows us to feel less stressed when attending these events as we know the other parents understand our son’s situation. The Spectrum team are very friendly and helpful. Couldn’t recommend them enough.”

“Spectrum has been such a positive force in our lives, they’ve provided us with wonderful opportunities to connect with other families and to take part in events that could otherwise be quite challenging. We had a great time at Angelsey Abbey Winter Lights, as well as Clip n Climb and we’re looking forward to the new Spectrum Play sessions. Thanks for all your hard work!”

“Your provided support has been invaluable for our family”

“I just wanted to say an enormous THANK YOU for all of your assistance with the DLA renewal form, it seemed to take me forever to plough through it, but your support, advice and patience over Zoom was fabulous.”

“Thank you for the virtual coffee mornings they got me through lockdown and my time shielding!”

“Thank you for everything that you are doing for us!”

“I cannot thank you enough for your support. I received a letter saying they had received my DLA form today also! Take care and hopefully, we will meet again one day at a Spectrum event!”

“Thanks for your support and your emails I really really do appreciate it massively!”

“Myself and my partner Louisa have a 10-year-old son, named Leo. Leo was diagnosed with autism ASD in July 2014 at the age of 4. Louisa has been part of many online ASD support groups, one in particular on Facebook. It was here that Louisa heard about the Spectrum Max Card. Louisa signed up for the Max Card, which in turn, allowed her to become a member of the Spectrum Facebook group. This July (2020), Spectrum emailed Louisa to ask if Leo would like to be chosen to be a tester for their online Mine Craft server, which allows children with ASD to play safely online with other children. Leo was chosen and has since made a friend playing online. Leo says that he has enjoyed this experience very much. Thanks to Spectrum, Leo was given a chance to be part of something big and has made friends in the process.”