Mel

Mel started with Stride for extra support in gaining and maintaining Employment. Mel gained a job through Stride with DICE Enterprise, Mel is currently receiving coping strategies sessions with Ed and Job coaching support delivered by Michaela.

Mel has Autism and ADHD and was really struggling with her anxiety and organisation in the workplace. Mel often couldn’t use appropriate grounding tools when at work, and instead used her phone. Since starting with Stride, Mel has engaged really well with her coping strategy sessions and has trialled a variety of different strategies. Now Mel is able to remain on task using workplace appropriate tools and techniques. Mel has gone a step further and is now engaging in setting goals with Ed (Stride’s Occupational Therapist) for her well-being (healthy meal choices and routines) which all allow Mel to show up to work and help others as the best version of herself.

Mel has also engaged really well with her job coach, showing a mature and positive attitude towards constructive feedback. This has allowed Mel to progress in her role with Mel now planning and delivering group sessions independently.

Mel says that “DICE is a place where friends become family” and the support Mel receives has allowed Mel to help herself in order to keep helping others.

What has really stood out to me, compared to other support services is they genuinely care. It's not just a job. they're passionate about making a difference and didn't give up on me, even at low times, when I'd lost faith in myself. I will be forever grateful that stride became involved in my care and grateful to all stride workers, but especially Logan for the dedication and genuinely caring.

Dan

I was very sceptical about starting my work with Stride, I struggled to trust professionals after past experiences. I can’t begin to list the ways that Stride have helped me, I feel like my life is back on track, and I know that I have all the support needed to get me to where I need to go in life. University finally feels like it might be a realistic goal. I am so grateful for everything!

Brandon

I have had the pleasure of working with Stride Yorkshire in my journey to becoming a more inclusive employer. I knew I wanted to give adults with Autism a chance at working but was worried about my ability to support them. I was fearful of saying the wrong things, how they may manage criticism etc. Stride placed two fantastic candidates in my workplace as admin assistants, and I felt supported through the entire process, the job coaching was amazing, they took the pressure off massively from an employer’s perspective. By the time the support from Stride had finished, our eyes had been opened to the hidden ABILITIES of adults with social and learning conditions, both candidates had their own strengths, and struggles (which we knew how to support). If you are considering becoming more inclusive, and giving somebody a chance that might otherwise be overlooked, I would urge you to get in contact with Stride!

Dot – Trador Print Ltd

I’ve been coming to Stride for the past couple of months and have been in the care of Logan. I’m autistic and since I left school, I’ve been lost, I don’t know what I want to do with myself, job wise and career wise, I failed in college I’ve been suffering with mental health including intrusive and obsessive thoughts brought upon by pure O, along with anxiety and depression and I didn’t have any friends after being rejected and bullied by peers time and time again. It’s been a struggle, but since I’ve been having my meetings with Logan weekly, he’s really helped me, I’m already seeing a difference, he is someone I can talk to about my mental health and help me in my recovery journey, he’s helping me come up with ideas for what kind of job I’d like and he’s introduced me to people I have common ground with and have developed friendships with. We’ve done a lot in a short time and we’ve only just begun, I feel like I’ve got a long way to go in my mental health recovery journey yet, but if anyone’s gonna get me there, it’s Logan.

Adam