Autism Reality Experience

19/12/2025

18/12/2025

No matter the industry you work in or the title you hold, understanding autism matters 💙 Autism affects individuals, families, workplaces, and communities every day — and the more we understand, the better we can support one another.

The Autism Reality Experience offers a powerful, immersive opportunity to better understand the daily experiences of autistic individuals 👂👀 It goes beyond awareness and helps build genuine empathy, understanding, and meaningful change.

Whether you are a parent, educator, business owner, professional, or community member, this experience can open minds, shift perspectives, and inspire more inclusive spaces for everyone 🤝🌍

✨ Take the next step. Learn more, participate, or bring the Autism Reality Experience to your organisation or community. Understanding starts with experience. ✨

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If you would like further information message below or email info@training2care.co.uk

12/12/2025

🌟 Another successful day delivering the Autism Reality Experience with Tesco Customer Engagement Centre Dundee 🌟

The feedback from colleagues who took part was incredibly powerful. 💬
Staff shared that completing the Autism Reality Experience gave them a deeper understanding of the sensory and communication barriers faced by autistic individuals. Many reflected on how overwhelming everyday environments can feel and how the simulation reinforced the importance of empathy, patience, and clear communication 🤝. It also highlighted that regulation can take time, and that coping strategies such as stimming are essential for self-management.

Several colleagues noted that even within the short time spent in the experience, they recognised moments where they themselves felt overwhelmed in busy and noisy environments 🔊. They acknowledged that while they may recover quickly, autistic individuals may need longer to regulate — reinforcing the importance of flexibility, understanding, and patience when supporting others 💙.

Feedback like this shows the real impact of experiential learning in helping to build more inclusive, supportive, and neurodiversity-aware workplaces 🌈.

09/12/2025

HMP Barlinnie staff take part in Autism Reality Experience

Over 70 staff within HMP Barlinnie have taken part in an immersive ‘Autism Reality Experience’, giving them a unique insight into the sensory processing challenges encountered by individuals on the autism spectrum.

During the sessions, staff felt the impact of hypersensitivity to the sensory environment, difficulty processing language and instructions, and being in an environment that doesn’t account for your needs.

The experience is designed so that participants can get a sense of the range of emotions an autistic person can feel including fear, vulnerability, frustration and anxiety.

The scenarios were all tailored towards the prison environment, giving our staff a relevant, real-world understanding of how people in our care experience everyday life. From this, they could think about how they might modify their approach or actions going forward.

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Feedback from staff in Barlinnie:
“It was such a great way to explain what someone with autism may go through when coming into prison. Reading something is helpful but experiencing it, like we did, has a much greater impact.”
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This experience taught me how overwhelming sensory input can be and has given me a much deeper appreciation for the effort autistic people may need to put into everyday tasks. It reminded me that we need to be so much more patient and understanding and it’s on all of us to create an inclusive environment.”

08/12/2025

🚍 Working with Ugobus to Bring the Autism Reality Experience to Their Team 💙

Over the past few months, we’ve had the pleasure of working closely with Ugobus, delivering our Autism Reality Experience (ARE) Bus version to their staff across the organisation.

This immersive training has given their team a powerful opportunity to step into the shoes of autistic individuals, helping deepen understanding, improve communication, and strengthen confidence when supporting autistic passengers.

Ugobus’s commitment to inclusive travel shines through in every session — their willingness to learn, reflect, and embrace new perspectives has been truly inspiring.

A huge thank you to everyone at Ugobus for welcoming us and for your dedication to creating a more accessible and supportive transport experience for all. 💙

Looking forward to continuing this meaningful journey together!

04/12/2025

✈️ Introducing the Autism Reality Experience – Airport Edition
Created in association with Heathrow Airport

Airports are busy, noisy, bright, and fast-paced — and for autistic passengers, this environment can transform an important journey into an overwhelming challenge.

That’s why we’re proud to launch the Airport Version of the Autism Reality Experience (ARE) — a groundbreaking training tool designed to empower airports and aviation teams to deliver truly inclusive travel.

Developed with the support of Heathrow Airport, this immersive experience gives staff a powerful insight into what an autistic person may face from the moment they arrive.

🔹 From the car park to the gate — experience the entire airport journey
Participants will navigate:
• Arrival and terminal entry
• Check-in and queues
• Retail spaces and waiting areas
• Security processing
• Gate arrival and boarding preparation

This is more than training — it’s an eye-opening, perspective-changing tool that helps staff understand sensory overload, anxiety triggers, and hidden barriers that affect autistic travellers.

✨ Why your airport needs the ARE Airport Edition
• Improve customer experience and satisfaction
• Build a compassionate, informed workforce
• Strengthen your airport’s commitment to accessibility
• Meet the expectations of modern, inclusive travel standards

Perfect for:
✔ Customer-facing airport teams
✔ Security staff
✔ Airline employees
✔ Airport support workers
✔ Retail and service partners
✔ Hotels, taxis, petrol stations, and surrounding travel services

If your organisation is committed to making air travel safe, supportive, and accessible for all — the Autism Reality Experience Airport Edition is an essential step forward.

🌍 Let’s create airports where every passenger feels understood.

Message us to bring the Airport Edition to your airport or organisation.

02/12/2025

🔥 Transform Your Workplace With the Autism Reality Experience – Delivered Directly On-Site

Think experiential learning can’t happen in your building?
Think again.

No parking for our vehicle? No problem.
No big hall? Still no problem.
All we need is one room that can be made dark — and we’ll turn it into a powerful, eye-opening journey into the world of sensory overload and communication challenges faced by autistic individuals every single day.

The Autism Reality Experience isn’t just training.
It’s a perspective shift.
A visceral experience so immersive that participants leave seeing the world differently — with renewed empathy for what autistic people may navigate in everyday environments.

✨ Why organisations love the in-house delivery:

Zero travel required — we come to you

Fully immersive simulation created right inside your building

A dramatic learning experience that sparks real behaviour change

Perfect for teams in education, health & social care, emergency services, hospitality, retail, and corporate settings

We bring the equipment.
We create the environment.
You gain a team better equipped to support, understand, and communicate.

If your goal is to build a more inclusive, compassionate, and autism-friendly workplace… this is where it starts.

👉 Ready to host the experience in your organisation?
Message me to find out more.

02/12/2025

Creating Inclusive Workplaces Starts With Understanding 💚

This week, we had the privilege of bringing the Autism Reality Experience (ARE) in-house to Lloyds Banking Group, giving colleagues the opportunity to step into the world of autistic individuals through an immersive, hands-on simulation.

From sensory overload to communication challenges, participants experienced firsthand some of the everyday realities autistic people may face.
The aim? To build deeper empathy, awareness, and practical confidence in supporting neurodivergent customers and colleagues.

The commitment and openness shown by the Lloyds team were inspiring — thoughtful reflections, genuine curiosity, and powerful conversations about inclusion followed each session.

A huge thank-you to everyone who took part and to Lloyds Banking Group for their ongoing dedication to creating a more understanding, accessible, and neuro-inclusive workplace.

Together, we move closer to a world where everyone feels seen, supported, and able to thrive. 💛💚

01/12/2025

💙 LET’S CLOSE THE GAP BETWEEN AUTISM AND THE REAL WORLD 💙

Let’s close the gap between autism and the real world — because no one should ever feel like they’re standing on the outside looking in.

Too many autistic individuals navigate a world that moves too fast, feels too loud, and isn’t always built with their needs in mind. Behind every moment of overwhelm is strength. Behind every silent struggle is a story. And behind every autistic person is a heart that deserves understanding, patience, and acceptance.

The Autism Reality Experience opens our eyes in a way that words alone never could.
It lets us feel a glimpse of sensory overload…
Sense the confusion…
And experience the emotional weight so many carry every single day.

It doesn’t just teach us — it changes us.

This experience softens hearts, builds empathy, and transforms how we see behaviors we may have once misunderstood. It reminds us that behind every challenge is a person with feelings, needs, and incredible resilience.

It helps us:

💙 Build patience where frustration once lived
💙 Create connection where distance once existed
💙 Replace assumptions with understanding
💙 Offer love where judgment once stood

Let’s close the gap — not with pity, but with compassion.
Not with assumptions, but with awareness.
Not with judgment, but with love.

When we understand better, we love better.
When we walk even a few steps in someone else’s shoes, we begin to see how powerful our compassion truly is.

Together, we can create a world where autistic individuals are not just acknowledged — but embraced.
A world where they don’t have to fight so hard to be seen, heard, and valued.
A world that listens, learns, and grows.

💙✨ Let’s close that gap — today, tomorrow, and every day. ✨💙 For more information on the Autism Reality Experience message below
Email info@training2care.co.uk
Email angela.williams@training2care.co.uk

28/11/2025

Step into someone else’s sensory world.
Step out with a whole new level of understanding. 💙

The Autism Reality Experience helps you feel what sensory overload, sensory seeking, and everyday challenges can really be like for autistic people.

You’ll learn:
✨ Why some lights, sounds, textures, or movements can be overwhelming
✨ Why others seek extra pressure, movement, or strong flavours
✨ What you can do immediately to support comfort and communication

This isn’t just training — it’s a perspective-changing experience.
Want to build real empathy? Start here. 👇
📧 info@training2care.co.uk

26/11/2025

What are school staff saying about the Autism Reality Experience?

We’ve been out in schools recently delivering the Autism Reality Experience, and the feedback has been amazing. Here’s what staff had to say after taking part:

🗣️ “Overall, the experience was great. Staff spoke very positively about the learning opportunity, and I think we’ll be much more informed about what children may be experiencing in school and in life going forward. Everyone on your team has been brilliant.”

🗣️ “I found it really useful. It gave a big insight into how things can be seen so differently by different people, and how we could adapt our practice.”

🗣️ “It was surprising to see how difficult it must be for those who experience autism, especially from a sensory viewpoint.”

🗣️ “The experience was fully immersive and really shone a light on what it must be like to live with autism.”

We love seeing these moments where understanding grows and perspectives shift. That’s exactly why we do what we do. 💙🧩

💬 What’s one small change you think schools could make to better support autistic pupils?

25/11/2025

ARE for Home
In association with…Training2Care
🔍 What if you could truly experience the world as an autistic individual does within their own home?
The Autism Reality Experience – Home Edition is a powerful, immersive tool designed to bridge the understanding gap between autistic individuals and the people who support them. By stepping into their sensory world, participants gain first-hand insight into how everyday environments can either overwhelm or empower.
💡 Why it matters:
Families, carers, and professionals often want to help—but real understanding requires real experience. The Home Edition reveals the subtle, often overlooked challenges autistic individuals face daily, inspiring small, actionable changes that make a huge difference.
🧩 What participants are saying:
Autistic individuals highlight how authentic and familiar the experience feels.
Family members and professionals describe it as eye-opening—something that permanently reshapes how they support, communicate, and interact.
🏡 The impact:
With just a few thoughtful adjustments, homes can become safer, calmer, and more supportive environments. This experience equips people with the empathy and practical insight needed to create meaningful, lasting change.
Especially valuable for:
• Families & relatives
• Foster parents
• Support personnel & home care staff
• Children’s homes
• Nurseries
• Anyone visiting or working within a home environment
• Anyone in direct or indirect contact with autistic individuals
✨ Real understanding starts with real experience.
If you’re committed to creating more inclusive, autism-friendly environments, the Home Edition is an essential step.

If you would like further information please message or
email :
info@training2care.co.uk
angela.williams@training2care.co.uk