Useful Links and Support
Autism Central - Wellbeing resources for parents and carers
Mindworks Surrey - Poster - helping children and young people to manage exam stress
Education Health and Care Needs Assessment and Annual Review timeliness – March 2024 update
Waverley Family Centre - "Who's in Charge"
Parent/Carer Workshops - YMCA East Surrey
Surrey CC have just released 4 pages worth of new courses for parents, https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/adult-learning/courses/search?category=FAMLRN&subCategory=WIDERFAMPA
These courses are self-referral and held virtually and covering topics such as;
- helping your child make friends,
- building your child's resilience,
- helping your child with anxiety,
- who's in charge for aggressive children.
- understanding your child's behaviour,
- developing self-esteem,
- managing your child's self-harm,
- supporting your teenager,
- building your child's confidence,
- understanding masking,
- supporting your child with LGBTQ+,
- first steps to understanding EBSNA.
SurreyLocal Offer - https://www.surreylocaloffer.org.uk/
Hampshire Local Offer - https://fish.hants.gov.uk/kb5/hampshire/directory/localoffer.page
The National Autistic Society https://www.autism.org.uk
EIKON – Parent Support Webinars: up-and-coming parent webinars https://eikon.org.uk/parents-and-carers/parent-support-webinars/
ADHD Foundation The Neurodiversity Charity ADHD Foundation
British Dyslexia Association British Dyslexia Association (bdadyslexia.org.uk)
Young Minds (Fighting for young people’s mental health) https://www.youngminds.org.uk
Scope = Equality for disabled people https://www.scope.org.uk
Quantum Leap: Peer Monitoring for Bright Kids with ASD and Learning Difference, https://www.qlmentoring.com/
SENDcast – The Special Needs Podcast - The SENDcast is a weekly podcast focusing on Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND). The SENDcast - The Podcast for Special Educational Needs (SEN)
Appeer - Connecting Autistic Girls and Women https://appeer.org.uk/
Paddy & Christine McGuiness: Our Family and Autism https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m00122vl/paddy-and-christine-mcguinness-our-family-and-autism
Link to Sibs, an online support service for siblings of those with a disability, special educational needs or serious long-term conditions.https://www.sibs.org.uk/youngsibs/
The learning disability register | Mencap
Guide for parents, families and carers This page is for family members, carers and medical professionals. It gives extra information about the learning disability register, why it’s so important, and how you can help someone with a learning disability to join the register.
Surrey County Council Speech and Language Therapy School Aged Service
National Autistic Society - Now I know Campaign - https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/campaign/our-new-campaign/now-i-know-campaign
