Sponsors
A special thanks to our sponsors and supporters. Their contribution and commitment make these events possible.
Our annual Fayre is important to our community. This event brings people with Autism together to celebrate, educate and invest in the future. Our sponsors and partners are at the centre of five special days of raising awareness and sharing our stories.
Become a Sponsor
Please get in touch with us on contact@southyorkshireautismfayre.co.uk, and we will assist you on our sponsor options.
Presenting Sponsors
Act for Autism
Act for Autism is a social enterprise that provides unique insights about autism via specialist workshops and coaching for parents, carers and teachers, autistic children and young adults. We are a passionate about supporting and empowering people involved with autism.
At the South Yorkshire Autism Fayre Act for Autism will be speaking about “The 3C Pathway” – A relationship based intervention that all the family can support.
What do we do?
Workshops – We provide inspirational and informative workshops for people involved with autism.
Seminars – Presenting to large groups at universities, schools and conferences.
Coaching – One-to-one support from mentors and counsellors with first-hand experience of building empathetic connections with autistic individuals.
Projects – Creative projects that help to give a voice to autistic individuals.
Find out more information about act for autism on their website;
Sparkle Sheffield
Sparkle Sheffield is a registered charity which looks to benefit children and young people with autism, and their families. This is done by providing parental support, education about this complex condition and coping strategies to deal with the challenging behaviour that autism often presents. By helping the parent/carers to understand and help their children have a better quality of life, this then increases the child’s opportunities by targeting their main caregivers understanding of the complex condition.
Sparkle Sheffield offers a range of support for the whole family including stay and play toddler groups, whole family activities and a youth group for over 13’s. The Twinkle group also takes place to support siblings of autistic children in an environment that is understood by others in similar situations.
Find more information about Sparkle Sheffield on their website;
Grayons Solicitors
Based in Sheffield since 1925, Graysons Solicitors is one of South Yorkshire’s most established and respected law firms. Through its vibrant and progressive team of dedicated legal professionals—including nine highly experienced partners—the firm has built a reputation for providing expertly tailored legal advice. The firm’s Lexcel accreditation—the Law Society’s quality mark—is testimony to its excellent standards of management and quality of service. Graysons is recommended in the Legal 500 2019 for its work in the areas of family, personal injury and medical negligence.
Find out more about Graysons on their website;
The PDA Society
About the PDA Society
The organisation was first established in 1997 by parents of children with a PDA profile of autism. They provide information, support and training for those living and working with PDA and work to raise awareness, increase acceptance and empower people to take action in relation to PDA.
PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance) is widely understood to be a profile on the autism spectrum. PDA individuals share characteristics with others on the spectrum and also have a distinct cluster of additional traits.
The PDA Society has a wealth of useful resources for individuals, parents & professionals alike. This includes literature, videos, leaflets and case studies. Many of these resources are available for download.
Find out more about The PDA Society and the support and resources they offer on their website;
FreshStart Kids Therapy
FreshStart Kids Therapy deliver occupational therapy services in and around the Yorkshire area, specialising in Autism Spectrum Condition, Sensory Integration, Developmental Coordination Disorder, Dyspraxia, and Handwriting difficulties.
At FreshStart Kids Therapy, our occupational therapists work with a range of difficulties including:
- Sensory integration difficulties
- Sensory sensitivity
- Coordination
- Balance
- “Clumsiness”
- Handwriting
- Vision perception difficulties
- Repetitive or restricted play
- Negotiating play equipment at the park
- Struggling to ride a bike
- Behaviour difficulties
- Fine motor difficulties
Find our more information about FreshStart Kids Therapy on their website;
Autism Union
Autism Union is a Company Limited by Guarantee, which is funded by The National Lottery Community Fund, to assist families or carers with an autistic child, young person or young adult.
What do we do?
- We champion the rights of children, young people and adults with autism and their families.
- We provide advice, guidance and parental advocacy.
- We are the hosts of the South Yorkshire Autism Fayre!
- Autism Union also delivers training and consultancy on Autism, including customised training.
- We support and consult organisations and authorities with developing and delivering professional and personal development and organisational learning opportunities, as well as aiding them to develop, implement and review and evaluate their autism and disability equality strategies, policy, procedures and practices.
We are passionate about supporting people with autism to allow them to reach their greatest potential and to bring awareness and change in order to make a positive profound difference to family and societal life.
Find out more about Autism Union at;
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