Chill for Autism

🎨 Creativity. Connection. Curiosity.

𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐦 𝟑 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐅𝐔𝐋𝐋, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧!

This term, our artists have been exploring the fascinating theme Cabinet of Curiosity – collecting, creating and discovering all kinds of weird, wonderful and imaginative treasures.

From designing their own unique curiosity cabinets using cardboard, plaster and mixed media, to creating travel cards inspired by destinations around the world and different artistic movements, our Chillies have been stretching their creativity, sharing ideas and building confidence and social skills through art.

And that's what Chill Art is really all about.

It's not just about creating artwork – it's about creativity, connection, self-expression and discovering what's possible. Whether working independently or collaborating on a large-scale group project like the one pictured, every artist brings something unique, and every artwork tells a story.

📣 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 - 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 🎨 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 🔗 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞-𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 📍 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐰𝐞'𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐦 𝟑.

✨ 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐲 - 𝐣𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡!

𝐖𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞. 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐏𝐥𝐮𝐬, 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬! 🫶 💬

It was awesome to see you take on the term theme of generosity and share more generously with those you were chatting to. I saw that you and 🌶️ were having a chat in the break and you gave him some super generous responses! The more we share with people the closer our connections will get and you did a great job of that.

It was also cool to see you contribute so much to the group, you always have such relatable and interesting contributions that get the group discussion flowing. I loved seeing you advocate for yourself when someone accidentally interrupted you in the check in. Standing up for ourselves is always a great skill to have and you did so in such a light way that made the whole interaction super smooth. 💬

Utilising our tone of voice is such an important social tool, and you made a great example of that in this session. You took every challenge in your stride and entered the group conversations with ease. Within those conversations you were a great listener and you asked some curious questions! Nice Work!

You have such a gentle and kind energy, and you hold yourself with such confidence. You give everything a go and are always up for a chat. These are just some of the fantastic attributes you have. Chill is lucky to have you around! 💫

🎨🧩 Happy International Day of Play! 🧃🛝

At Chill, we know play isn’t just fun—it’s fundamental.
Through creative play, our Chillies learn to:
🤝 Take turns
💬 Communicate feelings
🧠 Think flexibly
🎭 Build confidence through role play
🎉 And most importantly—connect with others in a genuine and joyful way.

Whether it’s improv games or collaborative storytelling—play is where social skills come to life 💙

So today, we celebrate the power of play to teach, to connect, and to spark joy.

Last week in No Problem.....our team were left with......a problem. So it was definitely time to recap how to make a 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐍:

❤️ 𝐏ersonal value
What matters to me?
This helps us focus on the part of the problem that we need to solve.

📋️ 𝐋ayout the options
What are my options?
There is always more than one option to choose from.

🤔 𝐀ssess the options
Is it possible? Is it safe? Is it kind?
This helps us eliminate any silly, dangerous, or unkind options. Sometimes our plans just need tweaking, by asking "How can I make this safer/kinder?"

🏃‍♀️𝐍ow do it
Choose an option and take action
Some plans take multiple steps, once you know your plan, take the steps to action it.

We get better and quicker at this process when we practise it, so our Chillies did just that, by discussing what matters, brainstorming options and assessing them. It was full of role plays, getting the mentors up to play out a heap of scenarios all based on our Chillie's suggestions. Here’s what our Chillies found:

🧊 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 is the safest and kindest thing we can do, for ourselves and for others.

🙄 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 and sometimes we need to gather more facts to assess the options.

💬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐬 with others allows them to be a part of the solution.

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