Around 700,000 people in the uk are believed to be autistic, but studies show that figure can be much higher. At Aspire, we provide Autism support across Salford, including autism-accredited day support, supported living and respite care. Our Autism Lead, Sharon Marsden, is here to answer some of your questions, Read more…
Receiving a dementia diagnosis can be a worrying and frightful time, not just for the person diagnosed but for their family too. It can raise many questions, some of which we hope we can answer through our blog, written by our Dementia Lead, Chris Sewards. Is Dementia Hereditary? One of Read more…
As we celebrate International Women’s Day, we are excited to share the inspiring story of Gladys, a lady we support at Poppy Dementia Day Support. At 100 years young, Gladys brightens our days with her infectious smile and kind heart. Born on 1st March 1924, Gladys journey is full Read more…
Hi Everyone, I’m Sue Millington, the Admin Lead for Aspire. I began my journey that led me to my current role on the 8th April 2002, when I began work for Home Care at Beechfield House just off Folly Lane in Swinton, for Salford City Council, as an Admin Assistant. Read more…
My name is Louise Antley and for over thirty years I have been working within the health and social care sector. I wasn’t always in this field – ‘once upon a time’ I was a Police officer in Manchester City Centre and even though that was a whirlwind of only Read more…
Join us in celebrating International Women’s Day on Friday 8th March. At Aspire, we are proud to be an organisation led by incredible women Directors and CEO. We have a strong female led workforce, many of which have achieved amazing things. We also support exceptional women with learning disabilities and Read more…
Where do you work? Hi, my name is Joanne and I work at Brierley Community Hub, in Little Hulton. I recently started working for Aspire in January 2024, the staff have made me feel welcome and they are very friendly. For my first week, I was based at Humphrey Booth Read more…
Where do you work? Hi, I am Maz, I am the new Service Manager at Humphrey Booth Resource Centre, Poppy Dementia Day Support and Poppy Dementia Suite. Why did you apply for your role? I applied for the service manager role, to make a positive impact to the people we Read more…
“Communication is the process of sending and receiving messages or transferring information from one part (sender) to another (receiver). “ Communication Theory. n.d. Shannon and Weaver Model of Communication. Have you ever sent a voice message and recorded it repeatedly, rephrasing it each time you record, changing the whole meaning Read more…
‘Masking’ or ‘camouflaging’ is when a person tries to hide, disguise, or suppress certain behaviours to ‘fit’ into those around them. Behaviours that feel natural to an autistic person, such as hand flapping or rocking, may help to calm a person but non-autistic people may sometimes think this is ‘weird’. Read more…