Pyxis.Social

The youth club with a mission.

Our mission is to create a supportive and encouraging environment where young people can meet like-minded peers and develop their life and social skills in ways that are fun and engaging.

Who is Pyxis.Social for?

We run three separate Pyxis.Social groups for ages 10-13’s, 14-17’s and 18-25’s. Whilst we are aware that social skills difficulties are known to present most obviously for those with a diagnosis of autism, our experience is that they are not exclusive to these individuals. We are committed to welcoming and supporting any person who identifies as needing this group to support their life and social skills.

The Sessions

Each group has a different focus with regard to life and social skills. Our 10-13’s focus on Transitions and Friendships, 14-17’s on Growing Independence and 18-25’s focus on Employability and Life Skills.

Each weekly session will be split into three distinct parts:

  • ⁠Facilitation of a discussion around the theme of the week.

  • ⁠Fun games and activities designed to support the session focus.

  • ⁠A round-up of the action: feedback to and from the young people about what was observed and what was learned.

Our Guidelines

We feel that as a general rule Pyxis.Social is appropriate for those who fulfil any of the criteria below:

  • ⁠Have / are in the process of investigating a diagnosis of Autism

  • ⁠Find that social situations cause them to feel very nervous

  • ⁠Find it difficult to make/keep friends

  • ⁠Have an identified or unidentified Speech, Language or Communication Need, if they also meet the above criteria

  • ⁠Young people who identify as EAL (English as an Additional Language), if they also meet the above criteria

For information on our ethos in the groups, you can read our Thoughts On Behaviour or Our Journey.

How to Join

You can refer to Pyxis.Social by completing the “Expression of Interest” form found under the contact section of our website.

Please note, we are not taking referrals for our 10 - 13 or 14 - 17 Pyxis.Social groups at this time.

We are only taking referrals for women, transgender or non-binary people for our 18-25 Pyxis.Social group. For more information, please see our recent post here.

Both our 10-13 and 14-17 aged groups have been funded by The National Lottery Community Fund until July 2025. Our 18 - 25 aged group currently costs £12.50 per session.