Welcome to Mindroom

A charity dedicated to helping children and adults with learning difficulties

Why?

Did you know that there are at least 5 children in every class with some form of learning difficulty who will then grow into adults with learning difficulties?

Who?

Whether you are a child, a parent, a relative, a teacher or any other professional, it doesn't matter. It's for you.

How?

Mindroom's goal is to create such awareness that, by the year 2020, all children and adults in this country with learning difficulties will receive the recognition and help they need.

We will achieve this by:

  • Offering direct help and support
  • Arranging high profile conferences
  • Setting up multi-disciplinary diagnostic centres
  • Setting up specialist schools

Support Nigel and Mindroom in Vasaloppet in Sweden


Nigel McHollan is taking part in Vasaloppet - the oldest, longest and biggest ski race in the world - to raise funds for Mindroom.

Vasaloppet takes place in Sweden, in fact it is part of the Swedish national soul and a much loved and respected event.

The 90 kilometre cross country ski race attracts 15,000 skiers from around the world every year.

Please support Mindroom by sponsoring Nigel.



    Support Mindroom in the
    Meadows Marathon 2010,
    Edinburgh March 7


Is your New Year's resolution to improve your fitness? Why not set yourself a target to help you keep up the training and support Mindroom at the same time?

This year's Meadows Marathon, a 5km or half marathon charity run round the South Meadows in Edinburgh, takes places on Sunday 7th March and is open to all runners, regardless of experience.

Mindroom has a number of places available - the only thing we ask is that you raise at least £50 in sponsorship. If you would like a spot in the Mindroom team please email Judi at judi@mindroom.org or call 07944 930 019.

Places are limited, so sign up today and be part of the Mindroom Meadows Team.  Make a difference for yourself and Mindroom to ensure No Mind is Left Behind!


No Mind Left Behind 2011 



We are delighted to give you the first advance notice of our fifth Mindroom conference, "No Mind Left Behind", which will take place 29th - 30th March 2011 at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.


Given the resounding success of "Social Brain II - See The Bigger Picture" in 2006 (held at the same venue) which we co-organised with Professor Christopher Gillberg, we have decided to organise another joint conference.

Continuing with the "Social Brain" concept, this time we have given the conference the unifying title "No Mind Left Behind".

For more information,  click here.


Imagine for a moment...

...that you have been working all day on your computer. An important document has been polished to perfection and is ready to be printed out. You press the print button. Nothing happens. Arrrghh! Frustration, anger, futility, resignation. You feel them all. Understandably.

Having learning difficulties can be just like that. You seem to have all the tools to work with, but your 'internal print button' is out of order. You feel frustration and failure at every turn.

No wonder things often end in tears.

The Brain

The Brain - is wider than the Sky
For - put them side by side
The one the other will contain
With ease - and you - beside

Emily Dickinson 1830 - 1886