Brothers autism social enterprise CIC

Brothers autism social enterprise CIC Est. 2023

BASE supports Autistic & Neurodivergent adults (18–35) across Greater Belfast & Downpatrick.
*current prog.

trial for 15+

🎨 Spectrum Creations | Creative, social & learning-based programmes
🎓 External training in autism, ND & mental health

🧸✨ Spectrum Creations Downpatrick ✨🧸Our Downpatrick group had a fantastic evening getting creative and stitching togethe...
12/08/2026

🧸✨ Spectrum Creations Downpatrick ✨🧸

Our Downpatrick group had a fantastic evening getting creative and stitching together their very own teddy bears! 🪡🐻

While everyone else was busy making cuddly companions, David decided to go slightly off-script and created a leather chew toy for his new dog, Milo! 🐶

Most importantly, it was another wonderful evening of creativity, conversation, laughter and friendship, with seven members coming together to enjoy each other's company and develop new skills along the way.

We can't wait to see what everyone creates next! 💙

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💛💚🩵🎳 Spectrum Creations Belfast Social Group 🎳💜🩷🧡A fantastic Monday evening spent at King Pins Belfast, with five of our...
11/08/2026

💛💚🩵🎳 Spectrum Creations Belfast Social Group 🎳💜🩷🧡

A fantastic Monday evening spent at King Pins Belfast, with five of our members enjoying bowling, friendship and plenty of laughs along the way!

It was also wonderful to welcome a new member to the group and see new connections and friendships beginning to develop so naturally. These social evenings are about much more than the activity itself. They create opportunities for belonging, confidence-building and meaningful friendships to grow.

A special thank you to our volunteer Kerry-Anne, whose support, encouragement and dedication helped make the evening such a success. We are incredibly grateful to have such a valued member of the BASE team supporting our participants.

We are already looking forward to the next one! 💙

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💙 Award-Winning Spectrum Creations - Places Available! 🎨✨Brothers Autism Social Enterprise CIC (BASE), winner of Best in...
10/08/2026

💙 Award-Winning Spectrum Creations - Places Available! 🎨✨

Brothers Autism Social Enterprise CIC (BASE), winner of Best in Northern Ireland at Supporting Autistic Individuals with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities 2026, currently has a small number of places available within our award-winning Spectrum Creations programmes.

📍Downpatrick: 1 place available - Commencing 9th Sept
📍Belfast: 5 places available - Commencing 10th Sept

Spectrum Creations is a 10-week social arts and friendship-based programme for autistic older teenagers and young adults (up to age 35). Our mixed-needs groups provide a welcoming, autism-informed environment where members can develop friendships, build confidence, explore creativity and become part of a supportive community.

✅ 10-week structured programme
✅ Social arts and creative activities
✅ Friendship and peer support
✅ Autism-informed environment
✅ Access to organised monthly social outings and activities

💷 Registration: £125

Interested? Complete our short referral form using the link below:

🔗 https://www.brothersautism.co.uk/spectrum-creations

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💛💚🩵💜🩷🧡 A Special Day for Spectrum Creations! 💛💚🩵💜🩷🧡 Recently, members from our Belfast and Downpatrick Spectrum Creation...
08/08/2026

💛💚🩵💜🩷🧡 A Special Day for Spectrum Creations! 💛💚🩵💜🩷🧡

Recently, members from our Belfast and Downpatrick Spectrum Creations programmes came together for the very first time, bringing together autistic and neurodivergent young people and adults from both communities for a fantastic day at The Jungle NI.

Members took part in a fun-filled Crystal Maze Challenge, working together in teams to tackle a variety of exciting activities before enjoying a lovely lunch together. The day provided a wonderful opportunity for participants to get to know one another, form new friendships and strengthen connections across the wider BASE community.

David McLaughlin, Founder of BASE, said:

"Bringing our Belfast and Downpatrick groups together for the first time was a very proud moment for me personally. Watching members connect, encourage each other and share new experiences reminded me exactly why BASE was created. I hope this is only the beginning of many more opportunities for our members to come together, build lasting friendships and create memories together."

A special thank you to Maeve from the Our Generation Project and the fantastic staff at The Jungle NI for helping organise such a wonderful, fun-packed day.

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🏆 Summer Art Competition Winner! 🚂🎨Congratulations to Matthew, whose fantastic digital artwork has been chosen as the wi...
06/08/2026

🏆 Summer Art Competition Winner! 🚂🎨

Congratulations to Matthew, whose fantastic digital artwork has been chosen as the winner of our Spectrum Creations Summer Art Competition 2026!

Matthew's winning piece beautifully reflects a passion for trains and railways, a lifelong interest that recently inspired an amazing trip to Scotland to see some magnificent locomotives and railway operations up close.

A brilliant piece of artwork and a very well-deserved winner.

Well done, Matthew! 👏🚂✨

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02/08/2026

Thank you for the fantastic response to this video so far. We are still looking for autistic adult participants to share their experiences of bereavement as part of an ongoing research study.

If you meet the criteria and would be interested in taking part, please contact David McLaughlin at [email protected] for more information.

YouTube link: https://youtu.be/dh164WVd92I?si=68WBxlb2mnZCHHfH

Our Spectrum Creations Downpatrick members (4) enjoyed a beautiful sunny day in Newcastle - enjoying a nice lunch, gentl...
01/08/2026

Our Spectrum Creations Downpatrick members (4) enjoyed a beautiful sunny day in Newcastle - enjoying a nice lunch, gentle walk, and then - of course - ice-cream by the sea. A wonderful day out; everyone had a great time 🌞🍔🍟🍧

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Another lovely MOVIE night as 9 of our Spectrum Creations Belfast group members got together to watch the 1986 classic L...
31/07/2026

Another lovely MOVIE night as 9 of our Spectrum Creations Belfast group members got together to watch the 1986 classic Labyrinth🍿🎬 - as usual plenty of chatting amongst the group, specifically about some autistic and neurodivergent concepts and issues - it is great that we have all well and truly settled into our new Belfast BASE premises in the City Centre; and that everyone reports that they all really feel a real sense of belonging in our own building - and it is just wonderful to see some really great friendships flourishing 💛💚🩵💜🩷🧡

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Great MOVIE night as 7 of our Spectrum Creations Downpatrick group members got together to watch the 1986 classic Labyri...
29/07/2026

Great MOVIE night as 7 of our Spectrum Creations Downpatrick group members got together to watch the 1986 classic Labyrinth🍿🎬 - as usual plenty of chatting and laughing away all evening - everyone has well and truly settled into BASE and report that they all really feel a real sense of belonging - great friendships forming along the way 💛💚🩵💜🩷🧡

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Spectrum Creations Downpatrick Movie Night (Labyrinth starring David Bowie) - One of the main things I love most about m...
29/07/2026

Spectrum Creations Downpatrick Movie Night (Labyrinth starring David Bowie) - One of the main things I love most about my work, is setting everything up beautifully prior to all of our members arriving ... ensuring they know - that they are being truly-valued and treated with absolute dignity and respect 💛💚🩵💜🩷🧡

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