In the beginning before we got Alison's diagnosis there was quite a few changes that as a staff team we didn't pick up on until Rachel told us about them so she was the one that witnessed the behaviour, she was the one that then reported it to staff and without that information I don't know whether we would have got the diagnosis as quick as we did.

Sarah Lancaster
Registered Manager

More about 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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Have you seen our resources?

As part of sharing our expertise we created a number of resources.
These include: guides, posters, leaflets, case studies and much more.
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