More Than Words is a not-for-profit community organisation in Wigan that supports children, young people and adults with disabilities and autism. We specialise in drama, music, sports and healthy living activities, but we also provide opportunities for individuals to experience work placements and achieve nationally recognised qualifications.

We use proven dramatherapy techniques to support people to express themselves, communicate, develop self-confidence and self-esteem and the skills they need to be able to maximise their independence and achieve their goals in life.

What is dramatherapy?
It’s a creative healing process that benefits social skills, motor skills, listening skills, spatial awareness and discipline. It helps individuals develop confidence, self-esteem and new meanings to their life through groupwork. It can help people of all ages, from a wide range of backgrounds, including those with mental ill-health, learning disabilities or autism, members of dysfunctional families, abuse survivors, and those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. 

It is especially beneficial to those who:

lack confidence or find it difficult to verbalise their emotions

• lack social communication skills

• have speech difficulties

• have difficulty recognising or regulating their emotions or behaviour

• have difficulty forming and maintaining social relationships