Where it all began…

After years of struggle trying to find suitable disability social groups for her son George to join, Jane Atkinson, an autism therapist with 20+ years of experience, decided to launch Positive Path Foundation to help George and the many young people like him.

PPF’s original objective, to give our members opportunities to socialise, share in new experiences, learn new life skills and make new friends, remains our core service. Our primary objective is to empower and encourage each member to realise their true potential by nurturing their mental health and wellbeing.

Jane’s Background…

Jane developed Positive Path Play Therapy 22 years ago to assist her then non-verbal and classically autistic son, George. As a child his autism was severe, with limited speech, eating issues, ritualistic behaviour and no play or social skills. With Jane’s support and persistence, plus a large measure of his own determination, George overcame his challenges one by one, and after passing all his child-care courses, is today a high-functioning autistic 25 year old, in paid employment at a local school, driving his own car and socialising with the friends he has made through Positive Path Foundation.