Webguide: special needs

• ADDIS - attention deficit disorder information and support service
• Afasic - supports children with speech, language and communication impairments
• Angelman Syndrome Support Education and Research Trust - info, helpline, newsletter
• ASBAH - info and advice about spina bifida and hydrocephalus, including a helpline
• ANSWER - antenatal screening web resource
• Autism Support Services - Scotland-based, UK-wide advice, consultancy and support
• BDF Newlife - help for babies, children and families affected by inborn conditions
• 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
• Cerebra - support and information for families of children with brain-related conditions
• Child Death Helpline - for anyone affected by the death of a child, from prebirth to adult
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• 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
• 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
• Disabled Parents Network - for disabled people who are parents or hope to become parents
• 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
• Early Support - govt programme for children under five with additional support needs
• Epilepsy Action - info and support for children and adults with epilepsy and their families
• Essential Aids - online shop for daily living aids

• 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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