At aebal, we believe individuals can often be restricted by the world around them rather than by their disability or mental health condition.

 

From a young age, the majority of us learn that in order to 'fit in' there are specific and appropriate ways of behaving in accordance with the expectations of mainstream society.

We become so closed off to the possibilities of diversity and difference and so convinced about what normal should look like that a huge proportion of us develop a subconscious intolerance whenever our expectations for normality are not being met!
Our aim as a service is to bring more attention to the idea that:

 

"Perhaps normal doesn't work for everyone".

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At aebal, we recognise the world is full of wonderfully unconventional and neurodivergent human beings who are not constrained by expectations of normality, and nor should they be.

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Over the many years we have been supporting people, we have gained a deep understanding of the effects caused by forcing convention upon a neurodiverse person.

They develop harmful identity issues, it massively damages self-confidence, it can limit creative potential, it can deter and inhibit people from integrating into their community and, nearly always, it is a completely unnecessary thing to do!

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Our team's approach is to never condescend, overprotect or attempt to condition people, but instead empower our clients to find the social settings and environments where they flourish. Our support strives to help people discover what is important to them and never be afraid to embrace who they are!

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Safeguarding is of course integral to our support and underpins everything we do. However, we believe in a positive risk approach and understand how fundamentally important it is that all our clients can be their authentic selves, their days have meaning and purpose and everyone involved with our service carries a genuine and permanent feeling of belonging.​

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Our mission is to challenge perceptions and inject some much needed fun, humour and personality into social support! Then transfer that energy into the mainstream community!

 

Each day we strive to create meaningful experiences and meaningful connections, which we hope will lead to our clients gaining new outlooks and aspirations for their futures and the confidence to welcome every opportunity life can bring.

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