Our Approach

Autism

Autism is a lifelong neurological difference in how individuals approach social communication, social interaction and social imagination. There are many…

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Co-production

We know that we can’t make decisions about a person’s support, staffing changes or new activities without involving them and understanding what is important…

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Communities

We know that good things happen when we connect with others around us. Our Everyone Everywhere approach is about making these connections a more intentional…

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Death and Dying

The ‘Dying to Talk’ pilot project will enable us to help people we support, their families and MacIntyre staff understand and feel supported talking about…

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Employment

At MacIntyre, we believe that every person with a learning disability should have the opportunity to work.

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Families

MacIntyre was established by the parents of a disabled child in 1966 for all people with a learning disability to live a life that makes sense to them.

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Health

People with a learning disability are living longer, yet they are still dying 20 years younger than the rest of the population. It is well known that…

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Intensive Interaction

Intensive Interaction is an approach to interacting with and teaching early communication and interaction skills to people who do not find it easy communicating…

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Person Centred Approaches

Providing person centred support means always listening, learning and focusing on what is important to and for someone, now and in the future.

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Positive Behaviour Support

A Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) approach involves focusing on improving a person’s quality of life and understanding the reasons behind any behaviours.

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Resources

Here you will find a variety of resources covering issues around health, wellbeing, end of life and other topics

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Safeguarding

We are committed to the safeguarding of the children, young people and adults we support across the organisation and encourage openness and transparency.

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We are More Than A Provider

MacIntyre is one of six not-for-profit organisations that are calling for change in social care. Together we are known as More Than A Provider.

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