Young people with additional support needs

We offer different groups for young people with additional support needs to develop new skills and meet new friends.

Additional support needs group timetable

Young people need to be referred to the groups.

Some groups have a waiting list.

Group Timetable
Group	Age	Location	Day	Time	Contact
Monday Night Group 1	12 to 16 years	The Edge Youth Facility, Newton Mearns	Monday	5.30pm to 7pm	Email: alison.burton@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk Phone: 0141 577 3374
Monday Night Group 2	17 to 25 years	The Edge Youth Facility, Newton Mearns	Monday	7.30pm to 9pm	Email: alison.burton@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk Phone: 0141 577 3374
Rule Breakers	18 to 25 years	The Edge Youth Facility, Newton Mearns	Thursday	7pm to 9pm	Email: alison.burton@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk Phone: 0141 577 3374
Fantastic Friends Friday	18+ years	The Edge Youth Facility, Newton Mearns	Friday	7pm to 9.30pm	Email: alison.burton@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk Phone: 0141 577 3374
Chill and Chat	16 to 25 years	The Edge Youth Facility, Newton Mearns	Wednesday	1.30pm to 3pm	Email: alison.burton@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk Phone: 0141 577 3374
Autism Girls Groups	12 to 18 years	The Edge Youth Facility, Newton Mearns	Wednesday	3.30pm to 5pm	Email: alison.burton@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk Phone: 0141 577 3374
Holiday Programme	All ages	The Edge Youth Facility, Newton Mearns	Monday and Wednesday during school holidays	9am to 3pm	Email: alison.burton@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk Phone: 0141 577 3374

Monday Night Group

This group is for young people with additional support needs to take part in fun activities, hang out and make friends.

Activities include:

Xbox
Playstation
Wii
arts and crafts
cold baking
sensory room
team games
hanging out and making friends

Rule Breakers

This is a group where young people choose the activities they take part in.

Activities include:

drama
work experience
health and relationship information
trips out with friends

Fantastic Friends Friday

This group for young adults is run by a parent and young person's committee.

The group runs every Friday and activities include:

trips to cinema, theatres, restaurants and pubs
arts and crafts
quizzes
cooking
drama
residential trips

The group funds itself and holds regular fundraising events to keep the group running.

Chill and Chat

This group gives young people a safe place to hang out with friends on Wednesday afternoons.

They hang out in local coffee shops, have beauty treatments and just chill and chat.

Autism Girls Group

This group is for girls only with high functioning autism or aspergers.

They can come along to hang out with like-minded people and make friends. The girls choose their own activities and can adapt these to suit their own needs and abilities.

Activities include: