About Jess

 

photo of Jess - a white woman with dark brown hair, glasses and a smile. She's holding Ben - a little black dog

FOUNDER / DIRECTOR, DSL,

INDIVIDUAL & GROUP MENTOR

 

Hey!

I’m Jess – I set up GROVE when my son came out of school age 6 because he wasn’t having his needs met and he experienced a long period of Autistic burnout. I also have another, younger son who is also neurodivergent. We are fighting for EOTAS for our eldest – I feel for you if you’re also in that battle…

I discovered I’m Autistic ADHD very soon after my eldest did and it was amazing to find this out – truly! I still can’t believe how much I had wrong about being Autistic… sadly, a lot of the world still do. 

I love bringing people together, I believe there is so much that being in community with people who ‘get’ you can bring. I also passionately believe that every Autistic person deserves access to affirming information about autism so that they can make sense of how they experience the world.

Anyway, enough about me – there is a cute pictures of my dog, Ben, below! But if you still want to know more there are also a couple of videos that you can watch.

Thanks for reading!

Jess.

BA Hons

PGCE

MA AUTISM (distinction)

 

photo of Ben the dog who is a small back Cavapoo and he looks like he is smiling
A photograph of Jess' head and shoulders. She has long brown hair, white skin, is smiling and looking at the camera. She is wearing a red top and cream cardigan.

VIDEO FOR PARENTS/CARERS:

VIDEO FOR YOUNG PEOPLE:

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image of Jess - a white woman with long dark hair - DRAMA - THURSDAYS 11-12 JESS Jess is joined by Helen who has professional experience in the world of drama! *GROVE’s Founder/Director *Former Drama & English teacher but GROVE’s group is nothing like that! *As well as drama, Jess loves...

CURRENT & PAST

INTERESTS

Autism / neurodivergence

Trees 

Fairies

Drama/theatre

Martial arts