Welcome to Wishing Well House.
Wishing Well House is a registered charity (number 1118663) and the trustees are desperately fund-raising in order to reach their first target of £150k.
This will enable us to open a school in the NorthWest of England that will provide one to one education for children with autism using a programme called Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA).
The school will make a positive difference to the lives of autistic children and will have a particular focus on the arts to include music and movement. This will help the children to improve their communication skills and to achieve their maximum potential in preparation for adulthood by providing dedicated, specialist teachers and experts in the fields of autism and the arts.
The following statistics are from The National Autistic Society website:
Significant failures in our education system are causing misery for thousands of families affected by autism in England*.
- > Approximately 40% of children with autism have been bullied at school.
- > 1 in 100 children have autism but there is currently no requirement for trainee or practicing teachers to undertake any training in autism and over 70% of schools are not satisfied with the level of their teachers' training.
- > Over 25% of children with autism have been excluded from school, usually due to a lack of understanding and awareness on the part of the school.
- > There are more appeals to the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal about schooling for children with autism than for children with any other type of special education need.
* The term autism is used to refer to all conditions on the autistic spectrum, including Asperger syndrome.
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Donations
We desperately need money to get the school open. You can currently donate by cheque.
- Send us your donation by cheque
- Bank donations coming soon!
Quick Contact
- Wishing Well House
- Registered office
- Park House
- 91 Garstang Road
- Preston
- PR1 1LD
- Tel: 0845 638 1810
- E-Mail: info@wishingwellhouse.co.uk
Latest News. 
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An Extraordinary Person - 10/04/2008
Many of you will have seen the programme last night on Channel 5 about Stephen Wiltshire, which once again helped to raise awareness about autism, and thankfully made the point that...
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National Autism Week - 03/04/2008
As it's National Autism Week we felt that this was the perfect time to announce our search for a child with autism in the NorthWest of England who would like to...
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Book Launch in Support of Autism - 12/01/2008
Over the festive period I read a wonderful new book due for publication on February 28th 2008. I laughed and cried and could identify with so many situations experienced by Christopher...
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We Won - Wishing Well House Awarded Lottery Funding! - 02/12/2007
Following the huge disappointment on Monday 26th November when we lost the head to head for Lottery funding against a school in Cumbria, it was euphoria on Friday, when Granada Television...
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London School for Children With Autism Needs Your Vote Today - 29/11/2007
PLEASE TELEPHONE 08702 433 902 NOW AND SUPPORT TREEHOUSE
Following your support by voting for Wishing Well House at the beginning of the week, when we were competing in The...
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