Help improve young people's lives Our appeals Utilising the Performing Arts Centre for research opportunities A key aspect of the need for a bespoke performing arts centre is traditional arts spaces are not generally autism-friendly, particularly when it comes to lighting and sound. But by having a purpose-built centre, it can be used as a base for research into how to support in the community arts spaces such as theatre and venues to become more autism-friendly. Other areas for research include exploring the impact of music and drama on pre-verbal and non-verbal autistic people. Listen to Sue Piper, our Director of Learning, explain about this in more detail. Find out more about the Let Me Shine Performing Arts Centre appeal Manage Cookie Preferences