NG3 March/April 2021
Local business directory and community magazine
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my journey is your journey<br />
by My Journey - CIC (Community Interest Company)<br />
Everyone has a journey. It could be a life journey,<br />
a journey of love or a physical journey which may<br />
well impact a part of your life. This is where the<br />
name and idea came from for My Journey CIC.<br />
A small, person focused specialist “journey” solution<br />
that simply helps people access places, groups and<br />
activities that mean something to them.<br />
As our CIC is completely not for profit and as there<br />
are no shareholders, all of the money people pay<br />
us will contribute to local communities by both<br />
improving the services we offer people and in the<br />
future, by hosting community activities that are open<br />
to all with little or no cost.<br />
We know coronavirus has severely impacted the<br />
lives of millions of people all over the world so we<br />
wish to bring communities together, strengthen them<br />
and show them how they can support each other.<br />
We want connection, relationships and interactions<br />
to flourish.<br />
My Journey CIC is your journey. We hope it means<br />
something different to everyone and we want to<br />
meet as many people on our local transport as<br />
possible.<br />
To book a short journey to a community group, day<br />
service, medical appointment or to enquire about<br />
a whole group activity or visit somewhere further<br />
afield, please do give us a call on 07707 336351 or<br />
contact us by email at hello@my-journey.org.uk<br />
are you autistic?<br />
by Autistic Nottingham<br />
Autistic people communicate<br />
differently to the general<br />
population and have different<br />
motivations and expectations<br />
when interacting socially.<br />
We experience our environment<br />
differently: we may be over- or<br />
under-sensitive to noise, light,<br />
taste, smells, touch, proprioception and pain. We are<br />
also experts in the things that interest us, the value<br />
of which others may not comprehend.<br />
However, the rest of the world doesn’t seem to<br />
understand or appreciate this, so autistic people<br />
think that they are either not trying hard enough to<br />
integrate or they are failures. We become distressed<br />
with having to put up with all the sensory clamour<br />
in order to succeed in achieving our goals. We feel<br />
frustrated that we can’t give enough time for our<br />
interests because it seems everybody else’s priorities<br />
are more important than our own.<br />
We don’t get any support until we become a problem:<br />
children with noticeable learning disabilities or<br />
difficulties; adolescents with ‘challenging behaviours’;<br />
adults with mental health or social problems.<br />
Autistic Nottingham is run by autistic people. We<br />
provide advocacy, support and connection for adults<br />
who are struggling to find appropriate help when<br />
dealing with public services that others take for<br />
granted. Our advocacy team are skilled in ensuring<br />
that you are taken seriously by gatekeepers to<br />
support services. We provide a support network for<br />
those who may feel judged by others for needing<br />
support in what everybody else seems to cope with<br />
naturally. We also offer opportunities to meet and<br />
socialise with other autistic adults in a way that<br />
autistic adults prefer and enjoy.<br />
Autistic or suspect you are? Deserve better?<br />
Contact us at info@autisticnottingham.org, on 0115<br />
888 3223 or visit us at www.autisticnottingham.org<br />
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