AALPS stands for Adolescent to Adult Life Preparation Service.
AALPS (Midlands) offers a specialist, fully integrated, whole-life support programme specifically designed to meet the comprehensive needs of young adults aged 16 - 25 with Autistic Spectrum Disorders and compatible learning or communication difficulties.
AALPS (Midlands) for young adults with autism and compatible learning or communication difficulties is situated 7 miles south of Worcester and 2 miles east of Malvern. It is in easy traveling distance of Malvern, Cheltenham and Gloucester and the motorway network. Birmingham and Bristol can be achieved within 1 hour.
It boasts a wide range of high quality facilities for education, vocational skills, leisure, recreation and hobbies including music and drama room, art and craft room, IT suite, multi sensory room(s), sports hall*, spa pool, horticultural centre*, adventure area, basketball court*, equestrian centre* and continental-style café*.
Individual Life Skills and Educational Programmes are developed to encourage the young person with autism in their learning, developing their communication and interaction and in assisting the individual to utilise their creativity. Plans are developed using a Person Centred approach and focus is placed upon the autistic person’s abilities and interests to encourage learning and in creating and maintaining links in the community.
Our first point of contact is to offer a comprehensive, autism specific assessment. If a young person is deemed suitable for the service then a detailed transition programme is constructed. Our initial approach will be to replicate successful interventions used in the previous placement and build up a clear picture of what works with the young person. A destination is agreed at the outset ensuring that we are all working towards the same target. to help them manage or put into perspective any specific difficulties
*under construction and due to open in 2008