Special education needs and disabilities (SEND) information for parents can often be hard to find or difficult to access. To help parents and carers we have brought together some useful national information on key topics below.
ADHD NICE Guidance – This guideline covers recognising, diagnosing and managing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, young people and adults. ( see ‘J’ for judicial review)
ADHD Strategies and support – Additude
Aphasia -Child Neurology Foundation
Apraxia (Speech sounds) -Speechdisorder.org
Auditory Processing Disorder – Great Ormond Street Hospital
Autism – Information and support. NAS
Autism and education – information from Ambitious about Autism
Autism Act – National Autistic Society
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Behavioural difficulties – Beacon House
Bereavement and loss – Advice and information from Winston Wish. (Also see Grief and loss)
Blind – Support and advice from RSBC
Blue Badge Scheme – Information from your local council.
Brain Injury (ABI) Acquired Brain Injury
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Cerebral Palsy Support for people affected by Cerebral Palsy
Cerebal Palsy Speech therapy for Cerebral Palsy explained
(SEND) Code of Practice 2014 – Guidance on the special educational needs and disability (SEND) system for children and young people aged 0 to 25, from 1 September 2014
Children and Families Act 2014
Continence – Bowel and bladder issues. Advice from ERIC charity
Coproduction – Advice from Gareth Morewood (also see parental engagement)
Coproduction – What is coproduction? Moving from theory to practice. By G.Morewood
Council Tax Discounts – for disabled people
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Deafness – National Deaf Children’s Society
Deaf Information – British Deaf Association
Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) – advice and information from NAPLIC
Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) – Videos to learn more about DLD from This is DLD
Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) – What is DLD? RCSLT
Diabetes UK – Charity
Diabetes JDRF – Information and support for Type 1 Diabetes
Disability living allowance (DLA) – Mythbuster for parents and carers. Cerebra
Dyscalculia – Maths difficulties and Dyscalculia. British dyslexia association
Dyscalculia – Advice for parents and schools. Ronit Bird
Dyslexia – General information. Understood.org
Dyspraxia – Dyspraxia Foundation
Dysphagia – RCSLT
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EAL and SEND – advice and information from NALDIC
Eating disorders in children under 12 – Information from Hope
Eating disorders – Toolkit for schools
Encephalitis: Advice and information – Eden Dora Trust
Exclusions Advice and Free Representation – School Exclusion Project
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Grief and Loss – Advice and support from Farleigh Hospice (also see bereavement and loss)
Grief and Loss – Young minds
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Hearing loss, Hearing Impairment
Hypermobility – Hypermobility Syndromes Association
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IPSEA Charity – Ipsea offer free independent information, advice, support and training
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Learning difficulties. Learning disabilities
Local Government Ombudsman (LGO)
Local Area SEND inspections, How can parents get involved? – Blog by C.Ryan
Local Offer – SEN help
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Mediation advice – SEN help
Medical conditions – Guidance for schools supporting learners with medical conditions
Medical conditions in schools – Working collaboratively to keep children with medical conditions safe in school.
Mental health first aid – Advice, posters, information for schools. MHFA England
Multi Sensory Impairment – Sensory support service
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Neurodiversity – advice and information on neurodiversity and co-occurring conditions. Do-IT
Neurodiversity – advice and information on neurodiversity and co-occuring conditions. Genius Within
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Occupational Therapy – What is occupational therapy?
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) and Conduct Disorder
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Physiotherapy – What is Physiotherapy?
Preparing for Adulthood A guide
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Sleep tips | Sleep cards | Sleep mythbuster – From Cerebra
Social care in England and Social care in Wales – Cerebra
Social care information, advice and support – Inclusion London has worked with solicitors and specialists such as professor Luke Clements to put together resources to help disabled people and DDPOs understand how the system should work and what the law says.
Social Emotional Mental Health Needs (SEMH) – Toolkit from nasen
Social Emotional Mental Health Needs (SEMH) – Beacon House
Speech and Language Therapy Factsheet – RCSLT
Speech, language and communication needs – Ican helpline
Speech Sound Disorder – Child Mind
Stammering – Stammering.org
Supporting Speech, Language and Communication Needs – Communication Trust
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Transition support – Downloadable resources available on our homepage
Trauma Advice Information and Resources – Beacon House
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Visual Impairment -RSCB
Visual Processing difficulties -Understood.org
