Individuals with autism, and particularly those individuals living with their family, sometimes need a short break away from their usual home. This could be due to family circumstances, as part of a transition to a new support service, or just for a change of scene. Autism Solutions Ltd can provide these breaks.

Using a trained staff team, who understand autism, acknowledge the anxieties that change can provide, and are supportive and non-judgmental, support for short breaks of up to a maximum of three months, can be provided at Chitterwell Villa, Wellington, Somerset.

The short breaks unit at Chitterwell Villa, Wellington is a large spacious four-bedroomed rural cottage, comprising of a living room, kitchen/breakfast, utility,dining room and down stairs cloakroom. Upstairs is four bedrooms with one on-suite and a seperate bathroom. There is provision for sleeping-in staff and access to the spacious grounds, as well as the availability of a car for trips out into the surrounding area. Autism Solutions also has an activity centre which will be freely availabe to access for anyone using Chitterwell Villa. Please click on Activity and Learning Support to veiw The TRIAD on our website.Within easy reach are Yeovilton Fleet Air Arm Museum, the West Somerset and East Somerset Railways, Bristol (with zoo, Exploratory and many other attractions), many museums and stately homes, the towns of Taunton, Yeovil and Bridgwater (with swimming, bowling, cinemas and shopping) and, of course, the beautiful Somerset countryside and the coasts of Somerset, Dorset and Devon.