• Young adults with autism and compatible learning or communication difficulties
• Residential
• Admissions throughout the year
• 52 weeks per year
• Maximum 39 Residents
• Age 16-30

General Description of College:
AALPS stands for Adolescent to Adult Life Preparation Service and offers a specialist, fully integrated, whole-life support programme specifically designed to meet the comprehensive needs of young adults aged 16 -30 with autism and compatible learning or communication difficulties and is situated on the outskirts of Scunthorpe.

The Curriculum:
Our concept of whole-life support integrates care, education, life-skills and recreation into a personal programme that covers every aspect of life.  Young people pursue their programme through a range of education, key skills and independent living, training, vocational and social skills.

Specialist Facilities:
A range of physical and psychological therapies is provided to meet individual needs.  Each young person is supported by care staff at a ratio suitable to their overall need in order to enable them to acquire and practice the skills of daily living.

Statements:

1. expertise in working with learners with autism spectrum disorder
2. expertise in working with learners with Asperger syndrome
3. expertise in supporting learners with behavioural difficulties
4. expertise in supporting learners with emotional difficulties
5. expertise in meeting the needs of students with moderate learning difficulties
6. expertise in meeting the needs of students with severe learning difficulties
7. expertise in meeting the needs of students with profound and multiple learning difficulties
8. expertise in working with students who have specific learning difficulties
9. expertise in working with learners with communication difficulties
10. a personal development programme
11. a social skills programme
12. opportunities to improve and develop communication skills through the use of Alternative and Augmentative Communication aids
13. a range of therapeutic services
14. specialist community access training to enable independent travel
15. waking night residential staff
16. expertise in working with learners with multi-sensory impairment
17. expertise in working with learners with epilepsy and/or associated neurological conditions
18. a work placement scheme with local employers
19. opportunities to experience real work situations
20. opportunities to prepare for work after college

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