Useful Links
Here are some helpful websites that may be useful to look at for further information on a range of topics.
General Information and Advice
- Action for Children
- Contact a Family are a charity providing support for families with a child with disabilities.
- Coping with Chaos are a local charity based in West Moors providing support for families with a child with disabilities.
- Diverse Abilities
- Dorset Wheelchair Service
- Healthwatch UK are the consumer champions for health and social care. This means they want to know your views of local health and social care services.
- In Car Safety Centre for advice about car seats.
- Motability
Social Services Occupational Therapists for equipment needs at home
- BCP Dorset (Children who are Disabled Team)
The Local Offer is what local authorities have to provide to let everyone know what services they can provide for children with special educational needs or disabilities.
Physical Activity
- NHS Choices fact sheet on Under 5s who are walking and physical activaity- The NHS advise children under 5 who are walking should have a minimum of 3 hours of physical activity spread throughout the day.
- NHS Choices fact sheet on Under 5s who aren't walking- The NHS advise that children not yet walking should still be encouraged to be active and avoid long periods of being still.
- NHS Choices advice for children aged 5-18 around physical activity.
Challenging Behaviour
- The Challenging Behaviour Foundation are a charity who provide support for families with children with severe learning disabilities and challenging behaviour.
Autism
- Autism Wessex are our local Autism charity. They have a helpline and lots of information and guidance.
- Ambitious about Autism
- The National Autistic Society have a great website with lots of helpful ideas for children and families who have a diagnosis of Autism.
Neonatal
Other Conditions
- Cerebra for information on brain conditions and sleep
- Cerebral Palsy
- Chromosome and gene disorders
- Diabetes
- Down's Syndrome
- Dyspraxia/DCD
- Epilepsy society and Epilepsy Action
- Hemichat
- Mencap for information on Global Developmental Delay and Learning Disabilities
- Muscular Dystrophy
