Moving into your own home

Moving into your own home is exciting, and also scary.

We’ll be at your side, helping you make the most of it.

Perhaps you’ve been at residential college and now you’re transitioning to adult support. Or perhaps you’ve lived with your family for many years

Whatever your start point, we’ll work with you, your family, the professionals around you and your circle of support to plan the move carefully.

We’ll take it step-by-step. We’ll help you understand your choices, your rights and your responsibilities.

You’ll learn to live with more and more independence. Just like the young adults living at High Greave, our specialist transitions home in Sheffield, who are getting first jobs, first dates, doing their first independent cooking, independently administering medication for the first time, travelling independently and more.

Why not watch what Simon, Indy and Ellen’s families have to say about their young adults’ transitioning to Dimensions’ support?

Or why not read about Edward, Indy, Paul and Jack’s experiences transitioning to our support?

Our Approach

You can read more about how our daily support for daily living here. And if you have complex support needs, you can read about how we approach that here.

Following the Preparing for Adulthood guidelines, we’ll support you to build healthy relationships and choose a healthy lifestyle.

We’ll support you with the hobbies, friendships and skills that can lead to greater independence.

And because we’re the final step in a long process, we’ve developed a load of resources to help those around you to make good decisions as you’re growing up – about your support, your finances, your rights and your housing options, and much more besides:

Resources for Families

• Free Transitions Guide: Helps families and carers navigate the shift from child to adult services.
• Transitions Checklist: A handy tool for tracking progress.
• Watch our Families Transition webinar here

You can also find us at events such as Kidz 2 Adultz (North and South), National Star and Autistic Minds. We often attend local events too, so follow us on social media @DimensionsUK so you know when these are happening.

Helpline for Families

Our family consultants offer advice and share their lived experiences.
Call 0300 303 9161 (Mon-Fri, 9:30 am–1:30 pm)
Email: family.helpline@dimensions-uk.org