Our values and ethos
As a clinic, we embrace the following within all that we do and offer:
Acceptance
It is essential that our parents and young people feel validated and accepted as the people that they are. We don't mind what you wear, how you speak, what you want to speak about, and how you do this. If your child needs to jump up and down, take their shoes off, or fiddle with toys whenever they see us, this is absolutely fine!
We are a gender-affirming service and warmly welcome children and young people of all gender identities.
We respect each person’s self-identified gender and use names, language and pronouns that feel right for them.
Authenticity
We want the young people we see to feel safe and comfortable to be their most genuine and authentic self when they are with us. We have no expectations for eye contact, facial expressions or needing to behave in any 'neurotypical' way when they are with us.
Equality
We never assume that we are the experts in yours or your child's experience. Everyone's voice and story is as valid as each other. We never parent blame.
As a clinic, we wholeheartedly embrace the concept of neurodiversity, recognising neurological differences such as autism and ADHD as natural variations in the human experience.
We have a commitment to neurodiversity affirming practice.
Communication
We never assume priority in communication systems. We facilitate communication in whichever way is easiest for your child. This could be drawing, writing, texting or via the computer. We can stay in the clinic, or can go out and about if this is preferable to your young person. We need your child where they need to be; it's about us changing to suit them rather than the other way around.
Advocacy
It is important to us that the work we do has strengths and abilities at its core. We hope to empower our young people to understand their unique abilities, to celebrate them and be able to advocate for their needs in whatever setting they face.
We believe the young people and families that we support should be at the centre of the services we provide. Therefore, we engage our young people with service planning and feedback on areas that we can improve on.
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