Webguide: special needs

  • Face2Face Network - befriending service for parents of children with special needs
  • Fledglings - identifies and supplies practical, affordable products to help with everyday life
  • Genetic Interest Group - alliance of charities supporting children and families affected by genetic disorders
  • Heartline - support and help for children with congenital heart conditions and their families
  • HemiHelp - support for children and young people with hemiplegia (hemiparesis)
  • HE Special - for families who home educate children with special educational needs
  • I CAN - supports speech, language and communication development in children
  • Klinefelter's Syndrome Association UK - info and support around Klinefelter's syndrome
  • Living made easy - practical advice from occupational therapists about equipment for children and young people with disabilities
  • Makaton - for anyone interested in Makaton sign language
  • MaMBIC - support for parents of children with emotional or behavioural problems
  • Mencap - support and info for families and carers of children with a learning disability
  • National Autistic Society - info about autism and Asperger syndrome, support and schools
  • National Deaf Children's Society - help for deaf children and young people, and their families
  • New Life - information and grant services for funding equipment
  • Office for Disability Issues - A-Z of government departments and disability organisations
  • Ouch! - blogs, news, features, info, podcasts from the BBC
  • Partnership with Parents - advice for parents of children with special educational needs
  • Peach - promotes early behavioural intervention for young children with autism
  • REACH - support and advice for children with hand or arm deficiencies, and their parents
  • Scope - helpline and factsheets for parents of children with cerebral palsy
  • Sense Toys - educational toys and games for children with special needs
  • Sibs - charity for people who grow up with a disabled sibling or parent
  • Sickle Cell Society - info and counselling for people with sickle cell disorders and their families
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  • SOFT - support for families affected by Patau's syndrome, Edward's syndrome, partial Trisomy, mosaicism and related disorders
  • SNAP Childcare - specialist recruitment agency for special needs nannies and care workers
  • Steps - support for parents of children affected by lower limb conditions
  • Turner Syndrome Support Society - information and support for girls and women with Turner Syndrome
  • Tourettes Action - information and support for people with Tourettes and their families
  • Unique - support group for families affected by any rare chromosome disorder
  • Whizz-Kidz - provides mobility equipment, training and advice
  • Young Minds - works to improve young people's mental health; info and helpline for parents

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