Made in partnership with Positive Support For You CIC, Northumberland.
Discover Sarah’s inspiring journey from long-stay hospital care to living in her own home, building meaningful relationships and enjoying a more independent and fulfilling life.
Sarah is an autistic woman who experienced many years of difficulties in unsuitable care environments. With dedicated, person-centred support from Positive Support For You CIC, she has made remarkable progress, developing confidence, building trusting relationships and enjoying activities in her local community.
In this moving story, Sue Payton, Senior Manager at Positive Support For You, explains how understanding Sarah’s individual needs, experiences and communication preferences has helped transform her quality of life.
Multi Me has become an important part of Sarah’s everyday life, helping her celebrate achievements, record personal goals and reflect on positive experiences through photos, videos and her own Wiki and Diary. Sarah enjoys looking back at what she has achieved and actively asks staff to capture moments that matter to her.
Her parents can also follow her progress, sharing in experiences and achievements they once thought might not be possible. Multi Me also helps support staff understand Sarah’s individual communication needs and provide consistent, personalised support.
Sarah’s story demonstrates the power of person-centred support and accessible technology to build confidence, strengthen relationships and help people take greater ownership of their lives.
