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  • Andy is a young man who contracted Meningitis when he was a teenager, and as a result had Dyspraxia, Epilepsy and an Acquired Brain Injury. He had lived for several years in residential care where he had become very frustrated and withdrawn.

    Andy

    Andy is a young man who contracted Meningitis when he was a teenager, and as a result had Dyspraxia, Epilepsy and an Acquired Brain Injury. He had lived for several years in residential care where he had become very frustrated and withdrawn.

  • Paul has now lived in his flat a year. He has settled in well and participates with all household tasks

    Paul

    Paul is a 25 year old man who has been diagnosed with autism and assessed as having a learning disability...

  • Mentally I can cope because I use the people that are around me that want to help me to succeed – and I will.

    M.R.

    As a young man my life took a path that caused great pain...

  • Brian has recently started baking from scratch, which is a new skill for him

    Brian

    Brian has complex and challenging behaviours and had previously been at various placements all over the country...

  • I've not only met some amazing people but had some real fun and truly feel part of something.

    Nicola

    Previously, Nicola found it difficult to leave the house and felt her mood changed rapidly...

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    3 Buchanan Gate
    Buchanan Gate Business Park
    Cumbernauld Road
    Stepps
    North Lanarkshire
    G33 6FB
    0845 013 6300
    What we do
    • Mental Health
    • Learning Disability
    • Positive Behaviour Support
    • Autism Spectrum Disorders
    • Young people in transition
    • Forensic support
    • Alcohol related brain damage
    • Alcohol and drug misuse
    • Older people (including dementia)
    • East Renfrewshire Dementia Services
    • Fife Wellness Recovery and Action Plan Workshops
    • Fife Short Term Housing Support & Homelessness Services
    • Self-directed support
    • Shared Lives Service - Perth, Kinross & Rural Perthshire
    • Stranraer Shared Lives
    • Supporting Children & Young People
    Charity No. SC 021621