Transforming the transition to independence for autistic and additional support needs (ASN) school leavers, Edge Group Scotland Ltd is starting two new supported day services.
Edge Group Scotland has been working hard to find ways to offer the same Edge quality but at better prices. Increasingly aware of the financial pressures on local authorities, partners in the NHS and, most importantly, clients and their families, multiple changes have been made to the business and its offering.
Edge found an increasing number of young people being forced down post-school pathways that are not the best fit for them, often setting them up for failure so introducing a holistic, vocational, supported day service for ASN school leavers was the next logical step in the provision of high-quality but cost-effective support services.
A full-time service for ASN school leavers was piloted in August 2023 and Edge say the Transitions programme has been truly transformative in building confidence, gaining essential life skills, getting outdoors, staying active and most importantly gaining independence.
In conjunction with streamlining business operations and introducing more cost-effective support and respite services, the acquisition of new premises in Musselburgh facilitated the introduction of a new additional supported day service, the Edge Life Programme, for young adults with ASN who have exhausted educational options and who need routine and direction for their transition to independence.
Both the Transitions Programme and the Life Programme are centred on sport, outdoor activities and learning, bespoke and person-centered planning, cooking for independence, employability, volunteering and travel training. Each young person gains essential life and independent living skills; increasing independence and resilience, further reducing the long-term costs associated with the provision of support without compromising on quality of service.
2024 Intake Open Day
Edge Group Scotland Ltd is opening the doors of their new dedicated day services building to professionals and parents of school leavers and/or young adults with ASN on Friday 23 February from 2pm to 6pm for their 2024 Intake Open Day.
This is a chance to chat all about supported day services for Autistic and ASN school leavers and young adults, as well as a chance to see their new facilities at Eskmillls, Musselburgh. Tour the dedicated day services building, including a specialised purpose-built teaching kitchen, and find out more about the transformative supported day service programmes.
To find out more about the 2024 Intake Open Day and register attendance, please visit – https://www.edgeautism.com/2024-intake-open-day
Samantha Roberts, Edge Group Scotland Ltd Managing Director (BHSc, RMN, PG Forensic Med & Science) said: “It is about autistic and ASN young adults, improving social success, meeting new friends, having fun and learning essential life skills.
Taking part in outdoor sports and activities in supported, safe, environments lets our young people achieve greatness and builds the confidence needed to continue their path to independence.”
Edge Group Scotland Ltd, based at Eskmills in Musselburgh, is a specialist support service for young autistic and ASN adults aged 18 to 35 in Musselburgh, Edinburgh and surrounding areas. Their mission is to inspire young people in Scotland with additional support needs, to develop and maximise their potential through holistic, person-centred support, to motivate change, celebrate independence and inform the transition to adulthood.
