About Mindroom

Mindroom is a Scottish charity dedicated to creating and raising awareness of learning difficulties. We are also passionate about providing direct help and support for children and adults with learning difficulties and their families.

Mindroom’s 2020 Vision

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 work towards our 2020 vision by:

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

Mindroom was founded in 2001 by Sophie Dow, a journalist and mother of two. Her daughter Annie has severe learning difficulties and is the inspiration behind Mindroom.

We are a recognised Scottish charity SC 030472.

We are also a company limited by guarantee and recognised in Scotland SC 209656

Established 2001

Conferences

• Hardwired To Learn -
  Masterclass with Dr Sam Goldstein
  Edinburgh 2008

• The Social Brain 2 - See The Bigger Picture Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2006

• Mindroom Master Class
  London College of Fashion, 2004

• See The Bigger Picture
  EICC, Edinburgh 2003
  

Other Mindroom Activities

• “It Takes All Kinds Of Minds” – production of a highly popular support pack for teaching professionals on meeting and accommodating learning difficulties in the classroom. Supported and sponsored by Royal Mail Education, the pack is currently on its 4th print run, with 80,000 already distributed.

• Mindroom Information Guide To Your Essential Rights - Booklet containing vital information to rights, services, education, mediation and more.

• Camp Kasper – we have facilitated summer camps for children with learning difficulties

• Royal Mail Inclusion Policy – Mindroom has collaborated with the Royal Mail on recruiting staff with learning difficulties.

Direct help and support

Launched in Spring 2005, Mindroom offers outreach services through tailored talks and presentations on request. We also respond to enquiries and offer individual support and information.

Present

We are working towards establishing a ground-breaking multi disciplinary Mindroom Centre, with diagnostic clinic, and research and educational facilities, all under one roof.

We continue to create awareness about learning difficulties by collaborating with universities, employers, schools, the medical profession, social  services, the arts world, professional organisations and of course, families.