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Flute Theatre are seeking funds to enable us to continue our groundbreaking work for people with autism. Our interactive performances and workshops of Shakespeare give these extraordinary people a chance to feel alive and share their feelings with their families. “We are awake”.
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Situation
Young people with autism struggle with social communication, imagination and interaction making social activities almost impossible to attend. Their families therefore choose not to bring them to public spaces, especially theatres, for fear of their child’s anti-social behaviour causing them shame, anxiety and embarrassment. The family becomes increasingly isolated and the condition of autism, a daily struggle with social communication, is exacerbated.
Solution
Flute Theatre understand the struggles that autism can cause. We directly combat this cycle of isolation, offering a unique activity dedicated to the young people’s needs, run by our specialist actors. We provide the young people and their families with opportunities to make themselves understood and thereby they begin to feel more accepted into the world. Those who are practically nonverbal to begin with, often join in with the words and phrases of our sensory drama games once they have formed the habit of playing with us. There is no limit to the communicative progress any children with autism can make.
