Autism friendly Holidays for the whole family
If you are a parent or carer of a child with Autism, Aspergers, ADHD, Tourettes or other forms of complex needs, our aim is to provide holidays that meets the needs of the whole family, not just the needs of the family member with special needs.
Why should anyone want a holiday destination designed specifically for families with an autistic child?
A family holiday should be something to look forward to, rather than something to dread. We aim to make this possible for families who may have come to dread the whole concept of “a mainstream” holiday environment.
As parents ourselves we have had our years of not being able to go out as a family, to the local pub for a meal, to the local swimming pool for a swim or to take mainstream holidays like everyone else.
We found ourselves taking holidays in more and more remote locations. Just to avoid the inevitable stresses and strains of mainstream locations. No doubt from time to time, some of this stress may have been self induced … after all it is very easy to become paranoid about any child’s behaviour in public let alone a child with special needs and unpredictable outbursts.
Against this back-drop, we started our very own “Grand Design” project, a luxury holiday park for families just like ours. A place where we discuss with you the needs of your family before you book.
Just see what parents have said about us:
“We really appreciate the tolerance, understanding and friendliness”
Family from Manchester
“Excellent stress free holiday, with no staring eyes”
Family from Wigan, Lancs
“No one batted an eyelid at Teigan’s singing”
Family from Leeds
The Thomas Centre is a place where there is at least some level of personal awareness and experience of the concerns that you may have. This way, we do our best to make sure that this is the right place for you, and that this a holiday destination that you can look forward to and not a holiday that may cause dread.
01507 363463
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