Hello there,
Following on from discussion on this thread, we're pleased to announce that we're going to host the first support session with a member of KIDS staff this Wednesday evening between 8pm amd 9pm. The topic of Wednesday night's session will be: 'The first year after a diagnosis: how to cope, and where to go for information, advice and practical help'
KIDS is a national charity working with disabled children, young people and their families across England. Sue Cawkwell is the KIDS Regional Director for Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, managing a range of services such as Parent Partnerships, specialist keyworkers for disabled children, short breaks services and disabled children's advocates. She is the mother of three children, two of whom have disabilities.
As outlined on the previous thread, the idea of these support sessions is to complement the advice and support that Special Needs posters already give each other with the insight and experience of people working for an organisation in the field. We hope that the session will pull together perspectives and advice from MNers and from Sue, and that the thread will serve as a reference point for posters caring for a child who has recently been diagnosed.
This is a trial run for these support sessions, so do please continue to keep feedback coming on this thread.
It would be great to have as many of you as possible join us 'live' on Wednesday evening, but if you can't make it, please also post up any advance questions for Sue here.
Thanks,
MNHQ