The ND Harbour

09/12/2025

Heart warming stuff at ND Play n Connect this morning - some of the children made each other Christmas cards and they all joined in playing a turn taking game with flashing lights. Every child joined in, some off to the side while doing their own thing at the same time, but they were all playing together ❤️

09/12/2025

Holly was out at the SEN Roadshow in Whitstable this morning!

08/12/2025

✨TUESDAYS AT ND HARBOUR✨
ND Play n Connect - children aged 4-11 who are not in school (whether this be due to home education, reduced timetables or currently out of education for whatever reason)
Adult Peer Support Group - a structured topic-led support group for adults with autism or ADHD

NO DIAGNOSIS NEEDED

Please book in advance via https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1533779609099?aff=oddtdtcreator

08/12/2025

🧘MINDFULNESS ONLINE WORKSHOP🧘
Spaces are still available on this workshop - it promises to be a calming, educational evening learning mindfulness techniques for neurodivergent minds!

Book now!!

07/12/2025

Some of our groups are really valued and well attended spaces where lovely communities are growing.

And some of our groups... aren't.

Due to low demand, we're pausing our Wednesday evening online groups for autistic/ADHD adults and for parents, as well as the Friday morning Harbour Hangout.

We will be having a refresh of our parenting support in the new year with our wonderful new volunteer, Holly, on board, and Harbour Hangout will also get a makeover into more of an arts and crafts group once we have Helena in role as resident arty type.

I started the online group for autistic/ADHD adults to offer a space for those who work or aren't local to Canterbury and can't make it to our in person group on a Tuesday afternoon, but there just hasn't been any demand for it. I will gladly start it up again if people let me know that they want the group, so do let me know if it is something you'd like.

The picture shows a painting I did under Helena's guidance over the last couple of weeks of Harbour Hangout - more of this sort of thhing to come in the new year!

06/12/2025

We are back in Hawkinge this morning for Like Minded!

We will have our Christmas lucky dip box for 50p a go!

See you there 🤩

05/12/2025

We have 3 spaces left for our play session for neurodivergent children (0-11) tomorrow 10.30-11.30 at Hawkinge Village Hall. Book via Eventbrite!

We have the ingredients to make Christmas cloud dough cupcakes (not edible) along with our usual awesome play and sensory bits!

05/12/2025

I've booked onto this - should be interesting

Monday night at 7pm GMT!

"Why Don't People Like Us" - an exploration of how and why non-autistic people make snap judgements about autistic people.

It's a deeply upsetting phenomenon that I'm certain many autistic people will recognise - when their face drops, they move away or look like they want to leave the room... what have we done wrong?! Usually, the answer is 'nothing'. We have just been different, that's all - and people don't seem able to handle that.

What can autistic people do about this? More importantly, what do non-autistic people need to do about this? Come along on Monday evening to discuss.

I hope to see you there - currently we have 220 people signed up, so there's 80 tickets remaining. It's online, so you don't have to go anywhere, and it's recorded too - I'll send the recording out to ticket-holders.

05/12/2025

Now that the Christmas season seems to be in full swing, its important to go easy on yourself and others that may find the changed of the season difficult!

If you need any support in this time of change, please come along to one of our peer support groups!

Share your tips, routines or traditions below 👇

05/12/2025

Anyone else relate?

05/12/2025

Join us 11-1 today, upstairs at Canterbury Umbrella, for Harbour Hangout! We have Helena with us today to lead a relaxing craft activity. Last week she showed us how to make these leafy pictures and paint them different blocks of colour. A very mindful and soothing activity to take your mind off things and just 'be' in the present.

04/12/2025

We still have a few spaces left on soft play this afternoon if anyone is looking for a way to entertain the kids on a rainy afternoon after school!

Book here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1549284635049?aff=oddtdtcreator