About Us

Finding Inspiration in Every Turn

Building friendships for neurodiverse children. We are a SEN group (not to be confused with SEND) helping families with neurodiverse children such as Autism, ADHD dyscalculia and dyslexia.

The group was founded by Ingrid Henry, mother of 3, Kaan, Sophia (Twinkle) and Aston.

Taking 3 years for her son to be formerly diagnosed with Autism, it was a long struggle during which time her son was treated differently at school by teachers and by all the other children. Not invited to parties, struggling to make friends, and often left out. It was a long and emotional struggle with little help along the way.

Upon being diagnosed, Ingrid embarked on a journey to find others in the same position as herself and build friendships, and a life for her son.

From this, Twinkles was formed. A group of families all of which were learning to cope with life after learning their child had special educational needs - but little help in finding those special educational needs. You see, 'educational' doesn't just mean school - it includes their social growth, and play is such an important factor in a child's growth that it is grossly overlooked within a SEN child's development. These families found that mainstream children don't want to play with a child with Autism because they are 'different', their children need this engagement for their social and mental growth, but their children weren't included in games in the playground, or invited to parties, play dates or sleepovers.

So Twinkles includes families who are still going through diagnosis because these children and their families need the help from the start of their journey. Twinkles arranges group activities and events allowing SEN children to find their place within a social environment and grow socially, being stimulated physically and mentally. Our events are non-judgemental, accepting of all abilities and disabilities, those diagnosed and those on the pathway to diagnosis. It also provides a support network of parents who have gone through the process who can help those who are just staring their journey - as many of our members say

"It's a lifeline and a game changer"

What Have We Done For You Lately

Last year, we brought you a brand new website making booking our events much easier and less expensive.

This year we have brought our brand new membership out, making the events we offer work for you and for us. Every pound you spend earns you points to trade for vouchers off your next booking. How it works:

You can be a FRIEND or a MEMBER. Being a FRIEND is free and easy, you can book on to OPEN events which are free to attend and we do a minimum of 3 each year. These are perfect opportunities for you to meet other parents, your children to meet the other children in the group, and find out if our group is right for you. If it is, you can become a MEMBER:

Being a MEMBER is only £5 per year (per family) and opens up many more events to you to be able to book. This is aimed at children over 8 years old due to the nature of these events. Every time you spend money on booking an event, you are earning points to use for vouchers.

This year, already, we have brought

Trampoline Park

Roarr Dinosaur Park

Karting

Splash at Riverside Aqua Fun

World Autism Day at Thetford

Eggstravaganza at Earlham Park

Still to Come:

Walk with the Alpacas

Beach Fun Day

More at Roarr

Laser Tag