Webguide: special needs
- ADDIS - attention deficit disorder information and support service
- Afasic - supports children with speech, language and communication impairments
- Ambitious about Autism - the national charity for children and young people with autism
- Amy and friends - support and information for parents with children who have Cockayne Syndrome
- Angelman Syndrome Support Education and Research Trust - info, helpline, newsletter
- Association of Child Psychotherapists - the main professional body for psychoanalytic child and adolescent psychotherapists in the UK
- ASBAH - info and advice about spina bifida and hydrocephalus, including a helpline
- ANSWER - antenatal screening web resource
- BIBIC - British Institute for Brain Injured Children offers families practical help
- Bliss - support and care to families of premature and sick babies across the UK
- Brainwave - home-based programme for children with brain injuries/genetic conditions
- British Association of Play Therapists - advice for parents of children with emotional and behavioural difficulties and listings of registered play therapists
- Calibre Audio Library - provide audio books to those with sight impairment and dyslexia
- Cerebra - support and information for families of children with brain-related conditions
- Child Brain Injury Trust - provides information and support for the effects of of 'traumatic' injury on a child's developing brain
- Child Death Helpline - for anyone affected by the death of a child, from prebirth to adult
- Child Growth Foundation - information about conditions causing growth problems
- Children's Hospices UK - hospice care and services for children and young people
- Cleft Lip & Palate Association - feeding equipment, volunteer parent contacts and info
- Climb - information for families of children living with inherited metabolic conditions
- Contact a Family - info on specific conditions and rare disorders, plus support group lists
- CP Sport England - organisation which promotes sport and physical recreational opportunities for people with a disability and especially those who have cerebral palsy
- CReSTed - register of schools which provide support for children with specific learning difficulties
- Cystic Fibrosis Trust - info, advice, support and funding for anyone affected by CF
- Daisy Garland Trust - focuses on children (up to 12) with difficult to control epilepsy
- Daytrippers - helps children with disabilities, life-limiting or terminal illnesses enjoy experiences that might otherwise not be available to them.
- Department for Work and Pensions - info about benefits such as Disability Living Allowance and Carer's Allowance
- Disabled Parents Network - for disabled people who are parents or hope to become parents
- Disability Grants - guide to different grants available to people with disabilities
- Disability Sport Events - support and promotes opportunities for disabled people with all impairments to take part in sporting events
- Down's Syndrome Association - information by life stages, support and helpline
- Down's Heart Group - information about heart conditions associated with Down's syndrome
- Down's Syndrome Scotland - info and support for people with Down's and their families
- Down Syndrome Education - educational opportunities for children with Down syndrome
- Dyspraxia Foundation - books, suggestions, a teen newsletter, and an adult support group
- Dyslexia-SpLD Trust (The) - a collaboration of voluntary and community organisations funded by the Dept of Education to help children with Dyslexia/ SpLD succeed in school
- Easyhealth - accessible health information for parents, supporters and carers of people with learning disabilities, and people with milder learning disabilities themselves
- English Federation of Disability Sport - national charity for developing sport for disabled people in England.
- Epilepsy Action - info and support for children and adults with epilepsy and their families
- Family fund - offers grants to families with severely disabled or ill children aged 17 and under to have choices and the opportunity to enjoy ordinary life
- Face2Face Network - befriending service for parents of children with special needs
- Fledglings - identifies and supplies practical, affordable products to help with everyday life
- Fragile X Society - support, information and helplines for families of children with Fragile X, plus promotion of research
- 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
- Hop, Skip and Jump - play and support centre in Bristol for children with special needs
- I CAN - supports speech, language and communication development in children
- IPSEA - provides free legally based education advice to families with children with special needs
- Kangaroos - runs activities in Mid Sussex for children and young adults with learning disabilities
- Kidz Events - free exhibitions to showcase products and services to enhance independent living
- 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
- Load2Learn - accessible textbooks and images to support dyslexic, partially sighted or blind learners
- Makaton - for anyone interested in Makaton sign language
- Mencap - support and info for families and carers of children with a learning disability
- National Association for Gifted Children - info on support for families with children who are gifted, and have a disability or learning difficulties
- National Autistic Society - info about autism and Asperger syndrome, support and schools
- National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy - info and resources for young people with epilepsy
- National Deaf Children's Society - help for deaf children and young people, and their families
- National Parent Partnership Network - statutory services offering support to parents and carers of children and young people with special educational needs
- Netbuddy - tips and bright ideas from parents, carers, teachers and therapists with experience of learning disability
- 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
- Rett UK - information and support for parents of children with Rett syndrome
- 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
- Signalong - provides resources and training in visual communication for children with communication difficulties
- SNAP Childcare - specialist recruitment agency for special needs nannies and care workers
- SOFT - support for families affected by Patau's syndrome, Edward's syndrome, partial Trisomy, mosaicism and related disorders
- SOS!SEN - free confidential telephone helpline for people looking for information, advice and support on special educational needs
- Special Educational Needs Advice Centre - (SENAC) confidential advice line for parents looking for information on statutory special educational needs provision in Northern Ireland
- Special Kids in the UK - contact, info and support for families of children and young people with special needs throughout the UK
- Steps - support for parents of children affected by lower limb conditions
- Talk about Autism - a safe and friendly online community where you can share experiences and get support
- Totally Yours - a directory of useful resources for parents raising children with special needs
- 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 - nformation, networking and support for anyone affected by a rare chromosome disorder, their families and the professionals who work with them
- 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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