Move the Mind was founded by Nicole Gillard. Nicole has worked for over 25 years with children with additional needs and disabilities in settings including: schools, respite and residential children homes, with families in their homes and more recently worked at a specialist school in Bath.
In August 2017 Nicole set up Move the Mind, Move the Mind have outstanding horses and other animals and is set in approximately 14 acres of beautiful Somerset farmland to create an environment with very minimal sensory triggers. Move the Mind helps children with autism and other neurocognitive conditions to heal sensory dysfunctions and to gain direct communication. The approach used is to follow the child's interests, tailored to their individual needs using the animals in a therapeutic way to help gain self esteem, confidence and develop the ability to express themselves.
At Move the Mind we believe every child has a right to an education and different settings suit different needs. Please get in contact if you feel we could help at all. We do have a waiting list but will try to give priority to young people that are not able to attend school.
Last updated: 18 June 2025