Here's our Autism and Sleep Guide we created a year ago, and reviewed by @thesleepcharity.bsky.social !

drive.google.com/file/d/1MAP2...

We're visiting some of the resources coproduced by the awesome young people in the SG community 💚 !

First up: Autism and Sleep!

Many autistic young people struggle with sleep, but also find that typical "sleep hygiene strategies" often aren't helpful.

On Tuesday, the outside of the SG community centre had a long awaited refresh! 🥳 The building no longer looks like a toyshop and has officially become SGHQ!

A huge THANK YOU to anyone who supported our end of year appeal in 2024 and made this transformation possible 💚

Thanks so much @autisticrealms.bsky.social for sharing this video 💚 (we're very hopeful we'll be making more with young people this year so keep an eye out :) !)

Check out some amazing artwork young people have been working on!

When asked about a favourite moment so far hosting Drawing Club, Ellie said:

“One young person has been drawing LGBTQ+ comics each week, it’s been really great to see them share their work and feel so comfortable expressing themselves!”

We wanted to spotlight one of these events, which is our Drawing Club, hosted by Ellie 💚

These are relaxed meetups, where young people share drawings, ideas or just chat!

How we provide online spaces for autistic young people to express themselves:

In the past week, our youth team has held 11 online events, giving young people in the SG community chance to get together over shared interests.

And whilst their written contributions were no less important to the team, it's great to know that the build team has become a space where this young person felt comfortable to speak in a voice call, contributing in a new way that was previously not something they had felt able to do!

Not only does the server give autistic young people the chance to connect, but we see how working on team builds boosts the confidence of the young people in the team.

Recently, one young person who had been part of the build team for a year spoke on a voice call for the first time!

Most recently they built a series of Minecraft mini games for our private Minecraft server, which they launched during our recent Gaming Marathon fundraiser!

Within an hour 62 young people had joined the server to try out this new games area!

How team builds on #Minecraft can give autistic young people a confidence boost!

At SG we have a Minecraft build team made up of young people, volunteers and staff. They come together on a weekly basis to work on a variety of Minecraft projects.

Spectrum Gaming Fundraising Month: Achievement Unlocked! This June, we invite you to join us for our month-long fundraising event where players, creators, and challengers of all kinds take on epic quests (big or small!) to raise money for Spectrum Gaming! ...

If you can donate your donations will support us to continue providing vital neuro-affirming services to autistic young people, helping them to recover from autistic burnout and the negative impacts of long term isolation!

Head to: www.justgiving.com/campaign/sga...

We’re now 6 hours into the marathon! Only another 18 hours to go…! 😅

Thanks to all your support so far we’re inching towards hitting 50% of the fundraising goal - this is incredibly exciting and we’re so grateful to everyone who has donated, shared our links or are watching along 💚

WE ARE LIVE!!

Our 24 Hour Gaming Marathon Fundraiser has started!! Help us raise £10k to support our services for autistic young people!

📺 Watch along: www.twitch.tv/itsspectrumg...
💸 Donation pages: www.justgiving.com/campaign/sga... OR tiltify.com/+achievement...

Spectrum Gaming Fundraising Month: Achievement Unlocked! This June, we invite you to join us for our month-long fundraising event where players, creators, and challengers of all kinds take on epic quests (big or small!) to raise money for Spectrum Gaming! ...

Watch along: www.twitch.tv/itsspectrumg...

Donation pages (and a full list of all our fundraisers!): www.justgiving.com/campaign/sga... OR tiltify.com/+achievement...

@tiltify.com @justgiving.bsky.social @theindiestone.bsky.social
@innersloth.com

#gamingforgood #charityfundraiser

🚨Spectrum Gaming’s 24 Hour Gaming Marathon Charity Fundraiser kicks off tomorrow!🚨

If you have a free hour over the weekend, why not drop in and help us raise money to support us to continue providing vital neuro-affirming services to autistic young people!

See comments for how to join in!

You can also support us on @tiltify.com tiltify.com/+achievement... !!

SG's 24 Hour Gaming Marathon Fundraiser - THIS WEEKEND!!

We're hoping to raise £10k to help us undertake bigger and bolder projects to support autistic young people recover from autistic burnout!

Key links!
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/itsspectrumg...
Donation page: www.justgiving.com/campaign/sga...

Considering fundraising for charity in 2025? Support Achievement Unlocked and help create a world where every autistic young person can reach their true potential! Fundraise for us on @tiltify.com or @justgiving.bsky.social!

Head here to find out more: www.spectrumgaming.net/achievement-...

In June, we're launching a new fundraising month: Achievement Unlocked! Would you like to support our quest and help us reach our £10,000 goal? Head to www.justgiving.com/campaign/sga... OR if you're interested in supporting with a gaming fundraiser, check out tiltify.com/+achievement...

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On Sunday, 3 amazing individuals took on marathons and raised vital funds for Spectrum Gaming 💚

Despite the unseasonably warm weather, they all powered through, showing incredible determination to complete their runs AND raised a total of just under £3500!

A huge CONGRATULATIONS to each of them! 🥳

Model with the Spectrum Gaming logo

Get Your Geek On & Help Make A Difference...

One day each month, we support a different charity - to raise awareness and funds.

Today we’re donating a percentage of sales to @spectrumgaming.bsky.social

Hit www.insertcoinclothing.com and help an amazing cause today!

A massive thank you to @insertcoin.bsky.social for supporting us during Autism Acceptance Month! 💚

Check out some of the feedback we've received from our members to understand the impact our services have on autistic young people:

Become a Member - Games Aid Games Aid is a membership organisation and we want you to join. If you work in the UK games industry, you can join us as a member for free and help us to shape the way we work. Eligible to nominate ch...

Sign up here: www.gamesaid.org/get-involved...

Graphic about joining GamesAid to be eligible to vote for a cause people relate to

Spectrum Gaming are in with a chance to be a GamesAid charity of the year!

If you work in the UK games industry please consider becoming a GamesAid member (it's free to join!) by 2pm today.

Something that will take you a few mins could have years of impact for the charity you support!

💚 Our Autism Acceptance Training is back with the next cohort starting on 17 March! 💚

⭐For more information, please visit: www.spectrumgaming.net/autism-accep...

🎫If you would like to book a place, you can do so through the above link, or here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/autism-acc...

We wanted to address this by creating a website filled with neuro affirming resources and help young autistic people to feel positive about being autistic! 💚

We undertook this project as we could see how existing 'bad' information about autism online was playing a damaging role to newly diagnosed autistic people - leading to feelings of guilt and shame and struggles to accept the diagnosis.

Image of a cartoon, explaining what happens when you search for autism on the internet

🌟Autism Understood is a website filled with information written by people with lived experience, alongside Spectrum Gaming’s young members.

🖼️ The image below is one of the resources created as part of the project. You can see the full artwork here: lnkd.in/eBWRZT88