Throughout the week, we showed our support as a community for Autism Acceptance Week, by learning about autism, accepting differences and being kind to each other.  We adopted the phrase, “It’s okay to be different.” One of our School Parliament children, when visiting classes, added “It’s okay to be unique.”  The word spectrum and rainbows have been associated with autism and neurodiversity.  Some people feel that the range of colours in a rainbow represents the different abilities and identities of individuals with autism. 

The week ended with the children creating their own rainbow by proudly wearing supportive wristbands and brightly coloured clothes (and bonnets) to Rainbow Assembly, saying in unison, “It’s okay to be different.”  Katie Kelly, our Autism Outreach Worker from Royal Borough of Greenwich led an insightful parent's coffee morning.  Parents were able to share their child’s strengths and their experiences of being a parent of a child who is autistic