Swimming

Same Difference offers a minimum of three swimming sessions a week with intermittent hydrotherapy pool sessions at Tweendykes School. The benefits of swimming include gross motor and cognitive skill development, muscle strengthening and fitness as well as improving overall communication skills. Swimming fosters trust, builds confidence and helps to develop friendships. Let’s not forget how great swimming is for socialisation and relaxation.

Arts and Crafts

There are many benefits from Art and Craft activities; exercise and strengthening, cognitive and physical skill development, tactile, visual, sensory and motor skill development. Whilst all our sessions aim to provide lots of fun, the raising of confidence, self-esteem and sense of achievement is also invaluable.

Life Skills

Same Difference enables its unique young adults to develop their individually-determined communication and life skills. Our experienced and dedicated staff work meticulously in following individuals’ plans. We are driven to support individuals to expand their self-help skills, prepare and cook simple meals, go shopping and integrate into community activities.

Out and About

Same Difference makes regular visits into the local community and beyond as our staff are focussed on developing our clients to a point where they contribute and become a valued member of their community and wider society.

Regular outings include visiting coastal resorts, The Deep, local farms, swimming, Hull city centre, East Park (disability bikes), local restaurants/cafes, our local community residential care home, Elm Tree Court, bowling, our local disability band, the on-site community village gym, the library, the Education Centre and secure garden area.

Sensory

Sensory Play is any activity that engages our unique individuals’ senses – touch, smell, taste, movement, balance, sight and hearing. Sensory Play can help those with Autism to be calm, can stimulate their senses, further develop important skills and can benefit all on the spectrum.

Sensory activities help improve fine motor skills, hand-eye co-ordination, body and spatial awareness, all of which are essential for an individuals’ progression, happiness and well-being.