ACCT Sheffield
@acctsheffield.bsky.social
Autistic Children and Carers Together (ACCT) is a Sheffield charity for autistic and neurodivergent young people and their families. We run activity groups for young people, parent-carer support and family activities.
https://acctsheffield.org.uk
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ACCT Sheffield
@acctsheffield.bsky.social
· Nov 18
We're on Bluesky! ACCT is a place where autistic young people can be themselves. We're a Sheffield charity offering multi-activity groups, football, gaming & drama sessions for autistic & neurodivergent young people, support for parents and whole family activities. Skeets by @dantrobus.bsky.social
ACCT is looking into the barriers that affect autistic people’s access to swimming, and for tips or resources that have helped make swimming more accessible.
If you are an autistic adult, young person, or a parent-carer of an autistic young person in Sheffield, please complete our questionnaire.
If you are an autistic adult, young person, or a parent-carer of an autistic young person in Sheffield, please complete our questionnaire.
Sheffield swimming accessibility for autistic people
ACCT is looking into the barriers that affect autistic people’s access to swimming. Working with Kelly Deakin (Mighty Splash Swim School), we successfully applied for a small £1,000 grant from the Swi...
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July 11, 2025 at 11:39 AM
ACCT is looking into the barriers that affect autistic people’s access to swimming, and for tips or resources that have helped make swimming more accessible.
If you are an autistic adult, young person, or a parent-carer of an autistic young person in Sheffield, please complete our questionnaire.
If you are an autistic adult, young person, or a parent-carer of an autistic young person in Sheffield, please complete our questionnaire.
Forwarding on this call for research participants which may be of interest
June 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Forwarding on this call for research participants which may be of interest
All ACCT members are welcome to join us for the Annual General Meeting on Autistic Children and Carers Together, which will be held from 1-2pm on Monday 3rd March via Zoom.
More details and meeting papers available from the ACCT website.
acctsheffield.org.uk/2025/02/14/a...
More details and meeting papers available from the ACCT website.
acctsheffield.org.uk/2025/02/14/a...
ACCT AGM 3rd March 2025, 1-2pm
All ACCT members are welcome to join us for the Annual General Meeting on Autistic Children and Carers Together, which will be held from 1-2pm on Monday 3rd March via Zoom. Joining details: Meeting…
acctsheffield.org.uk
February 14, 2025 at 9:12 AM
All ACCT members are welcome to join us for the Annual General Meeting on Autistic Children and Carers Together, which will be held from 1-2pm on Monday 3rd March via Zoom.
More details and meeting papers available from the ACCT website.
acctsheffield.org.uk/2025/02/14/a...
More details and meeting papers available from the ACCT website.
acctsheffield.org.uk/2025/02/14/a...
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🚨 Youth services have been cut by over £1 billion since 2010.
New figures from YMCA reveal that local authority spending on youth services in England has dropped by 73% since 2010-11—a real-term cut of £1.2 billion. In Wales, funding has fallen by 27% (£16.6m). 🧵👇
New figures from YMCA reveal that local authority spending on youth services in England has dropped by 73% since 2010-11—a real-term cut of £1.2 billion. In Wales, funding has fallen by 27% (£16.6m). 🧵👇
January 29, 2025 at 11:57 AM
🚨 Youth services have been cut by over £1 billion since 2010.
New figures from YMCA reveal that local authority spending on youth services in England has dropped by 73% since 2010-11—a real-term cut of £1.2 billion. In Wales, funding has fallen by 27% (£16.6m). 🧵👇
New figures from YMCA reveal that local authority spending on youth services in England has dropped by 73% since 2010-11—a real-term cut of £1.2 billion. In Wales, funding has fallen by 27% (£16.6m). 🧵👇
Danny attended the Sheffield Autism Partnership Board meeting yesterday - quick updates: the team organising an Autism Festival are planning events over three days Tues 15th – Thurs 17th April 2025 in central Sheffield. There will be a snapshot survey about the branding to be circulated soon.
January 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Danny attended the Sheffield Autism Partnership Board meeting yesterday - quick updates: the team organising an Autism Festival are planning events over three days Tues 15th – Thurs 17th April 2025 in central Sheffield. There will be a snapshot survey about the branding to be circulated soon.
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The Daily Tism is looking to work with a fab artist / designer to make some beautiful merch.
We’re looking for someone with lived experience of autism! If this sounds like a good fit, please send over portfolios & rates to sara@thedailytism.com
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We’re looking for someone with lived experience of autism! If this sounds like a good fit, please send over portfolios & rates to sara@thedailytism.com
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January 7, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The Daily Tism is looking to work with a fab artist / designer to make some beautiful merch.
We’re looking for someone with lived experience of autism! If this sounds like a good fit, please send over portfolios & rates to sara@thedailytism.com
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We’re looking for someone with lived experience of autism! If this sounds like a good fit, please send over portfolios & rates to sara@thedailytism.com
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Fun builds at our ACCTing Out young autistic adults' group trip to the Builder's Brew Lego Cafe in Sheffield city centre.
December 10, 2024 at 1:26 PM
Fun builds at our ACCTing Out young autistic adults' group trip to the Builder's Brew Lego Cafe in Sheffield city centre.
First draw coming up soon - please nominate ACCT for a £1,000 grant to benefit autistic and neurodivergent young people in Sheffield. Thanks!
Please nominate Autistic Children and Carers Together for a £1,000 grant by filling in a short form here (our charity details should already be filled in). The daily draw starts next on the 5th December. (And maybe repost this, please!)
Thank you!
movementforgood.com/index.php?cn...
Thank you!
movementforgood.com/index.php?cn...
Nominate a charity - Movement for Good
Nominate a charity for a Movement for Good award now.
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December 3, 2024 at 12:14 PM
First draw coming up soon - please nominate ACCT for a £1,000 grant to benefit autistic and neurodivergent young people in Sheffield. Thanks!
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And in case you need more convincing, how about an AI generated personalised video from the amazing Dame Jess?!
November 18, 2024 at 10:28 AM
And in case you need more convincing, how about an AI generated personalised video from the amazing Dame Jess?!
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At the end of the voting period, they count up all the blue tokens, and the charity with most gets £1,500 with £1,000 for second and £500 for third.
We are asking for money towards our ACCT Academy autism-friendly football sessions.
Thank you for your tokens and votes!
We are asking for money towards our ACCT Academy autism-friendly football sessions.
Thank you for your tokens and votes!
November 18, 2024 at 10:28 AM
At the end of the voting period, they count up all the blue tokens, and the charity with most gets £1,500 with £1,000 for second and £500 for third.
We are asking for money towards our ACCT Academy autism-friendly football sessions.
Thank you for your tokens and votes!
We are asking for money towards our ACCT Academy autism-friendly football sessions.
Thank you for your tokens and votes!
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So if you're visiting the following Tesco stores, please pick up blue tokens and vote for ACCT:
Fargate S1 2HE
Kangaroo Works S1 4GN
Kelham Island S3 8RA
Edward St S3 7BY
Savile St/Spital Hill S4 7UD
West Street S1 4GB
Church St S1 1HA
Eyre Lane S1 2NP
Fargate S1 2HE
Kangaroo Works S1 4GN
Kelham Island S3 8RA
Edward St S3 7BY
Savile St/Spital Hill S4 7UD
West Street S1 4GB
Church St S1 1HA
Eyre Lane S1 2NP
November 18, 2024 at 10:28 AM
So if you're visiting the following Tesco stores, please pick up blue tokens and vote for ACCT:
Fargate S1 2HE
Kangaroo Works S1 4GN
Kelham Island S3 8RA
Edward St S3 7BY
Savile St/Spital Hill S4 7UD
West Street S1 4GB
Church St S1 1HA
Eyre Lane S1 2NP
Fargate S1 2HE
Kangaroo Works S1 4GN
Kelham Island S3 8RA
Edward St S3 7BY
Savile St/Spital Hill S4 7UD
West Street S1 4GB
Church St S1 1HA
Eyre Lane S1 2NP
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ACCT is one of the three charities competing for funding in the Tesco Stronger Starts voting competition from October to January in certain Sheffield Tesco stores.
November 18, 2024 at 10:28 AM
ACCT is one of the three charities competing for funding in the Tesco Stronger Starts voting competition from October to January in certain Sheffield Tesco stores.
ACCT’s annual report and accounts for the year April 2023 to March 2024 has been approved by the ACCT trustees and published on the Charity Commission register and our website.
acctsheffield.org.uk/2024/11/29/a...
acctsheffield.org.uk/2024/11/29/a...
ACCT Annual Report 2023-24
ACCT’s annual report and accounts for the year April 2023 to March 2024 has been approved by the ACCT trustees and published on the Charity Commission register. The document is available to d…
acctsheffield.org.uk
November 29, 2024 at 10:53 AM
ACCT’s annual report and accounts for the year April 2023 to March 2024 has been approved by the ACCT trustees and published on the Charity Commission register and our website.
acctsheffield.org.uk/2024/11/29/a...
acctsheffield.org.uk/2024/11/29/a...
Please nominate Autistic Children and Carers Together for a £1,000 grant by filling in a short form here (our charity details should already be filled in). The daily draw starts next on the 5th December. (And maybe repost this, please!)
Thank you!
movementforgood.com/index.php?cn...
Thank you!
movementforgood.com/index.php?cn...
Nominate a charity - Movement for Good
Nominate a charity for a Movement for Good award now.
movementforgood.com
November 28, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Please nominate Autistic Children and Carers Together for a £1,000 grant by filling in a short form here (our charity details should already be filled in). The daily draw starts next on the 5th December. (And maybe repost this, please!)
Thank you!
movementforgood.com/index.php?cn...
Thank you!
movementforgood.com/index.php?cn...
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List of content scrapers in case you want to avoid them.
Hello, I've officially moved the Content Scrapers blocklist to its own dedicated account.
The old list will stay for the time being, but you'll need to manually re-subscribe to the new list if you want to stay up to date with the latest additions to the blocklist.
The old list will stay for the time being, but you'll need to manually re-subscribe to the new list if you want to stay up to date with the latest additions to the blocklist.
November 26, 2024 at 4:45 PM
List of content scrapers in case you want to avoid them.
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Autistic kids are so resilient, yet they perpetually get told they're not resilient enough.
If people understood what they were managing, they'd soon stop being so ignorant.
If people understood what they were managing, they'd soon stop being so ignorant.
November 24, 2024 at 7:22 PM
Autistic kids are so resilient, yet they perpetually get told they're not resilient enough.
If people understood what they were managing, they'd soon stop being so ignorant.
If people understood what they were managing, they'd soon stop being so ignorant.
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For those unaware: Autism Speaks is a hate group that treats autism as a disease to be "cured" and autistic people as inferior. No autistic people are at the top of this org, and they support dehumanizing "therapies" to "get rid of" autism. The puzzle piece wrt autism is also a hate symbol.
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November 25, 2024 at 5:16 AM
For those unaware: Autism Speaks is a hate group that treats autism as a disease to be "cured" and autistic people as inferior. No autistic people are at the top of this org, and they support dehumanizing "therapies" to "get rid of" autism. The puzzle piece wrt autism is also a hate symbol.
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Blood on the Clocktower - a new game for Teenage Club being led brilliantly by one of our young people!
November 27, 2024 at 12:17 PM
Blood on the Clocktower - a new game for Teenage Club being led brilliantly by one of our young people!
Attended the Sheffield Autism Partnership Network meeting this morning, which included a discussion about Sheffield City Council's proposed Autism Festival for April 2025. The group asked that autistic people should be involved in co-producing this, and there should be info on this to share soon.
November 27, 2024 at 11:51 AM
Attended the Sheffield Autism Partnership Network meeting this morning, which included a discussion about Sheffield City Council's proposed Autism Festival for April 2025. The group asked that autistic people should be involved in co-producing this, and there should be info on this to share soon.
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On this #WorldToiletDay 🚽 we celebrate our tenth birthday of The Toilet Map!
Launched on 19-Nov 2014 with 9000 loos, The Great British Public Toilet Map has grown to 15000 publicly accessible toilets - any the public can use that aren’t ‘customer-only’.
But how do we keep finding loos? 🧵(1/7)
Launched on 19-Nov 2014 with 9000 loos, The Great British Public Toilet Map has grown to 15000 publicly accessible toilets - any the public can use that aren’t ‘customer-only’.
But how do we keep finding loos? 🧵(1/7)
November 19, 2024 at 10:41 AM
On this #WorldToiletDay 🚽 we celebrate our tenth birthday of The Toilet Map!
Launched on 19-Nov 2014 with 9000 loos, The Great British Public Toilet Map has grown to 15000 publicly accessible toilets - any the public can use that aren’t ‘customer-only’.
But how do we keep finding loos? 🧵(1/7)
Launched on 19-Nov 2014 with 9000 loos, The Great British Public Toilet Map has grown to 15000 publicly accessible toilets - any the public can use that aren’t ‘customer-only’.
But how do we keep finding loos? 🧵(1/7)
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@justgiving.bsky.social announces acceptance of more than 60 forms of cryptocurrency
JustGiving announces acceptance of more than 60 forms of cryptocurrency
JustGiving has partnered with The Giving Block to accept donations of cryptocurrency as of this week, with over 60 different forms accepted on the platform.
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November 19, 2024 at 11:23 AM
@justgiving.bsky.social announces acceptance of more than 60 forms of cryptocurrency
ACCT is one of the three charities competing for funding in the Tesco Stronger Starts voting competition from October to January in certain Sheffield Tesco stores.
November 18, 2024 at 10:28 AM
ACCT is one of the three charities competing for funding in the Tesco Stronger Starts voting competition from October to January in certain Sheffield Tesco stores.