Second Wind DreamsARE™
The ARE™ is an innovative, immersive opportunity to experience difficulties often faced by people who are neurodivergent or on the autism spectrum.
Neurotypical people, and people who support those living with autism, including family, workplace staff and customers, and community responders
From secondwind.org/programs/are ↗About this program
This autism reality experience is an innovative, immersive and hands on training which has been developed to give neurotypical people an opportunity to enter the neurodiverse world and experience the sensory processing difficulties faced by people on the autism spectrum.
ARE™ is unlike any other training. It challenges conventional thinking and immerses you in a powerful simulation that reveals how overwhelming and confusing the world can be for someone who is neurodivergent.
Through a guided debrief session, participants reflect on the experience and identify actionable steps for creating more inclusive, supportive environments—at home, work, or in the community.
The ARE™ is fully customizable, with a library of immersive environments including home, school, and first-responders.
Initially developed by Glenn Knight, CEO of Training 2 CARE, one of the UK's largest care-specific training providers. As a proud UK partners of Second Wind Dreams®, they are also the exclusive European provider of ARE™—a powerful, life-changing training designed to build empathy and create inclusive environments for those living with autism.
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- Neurotypical people, and people who support those living with autism, including family, workplace staff and customers, and community responders
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