SEND Recommended useful Links
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You can access the website to find information, support and services for children from 0-25 with special educational needs and disabilities and their families.
- Kent Parents and Carers Together: https://kentpactnew2022.co.uk/join - Professionals who work with children who have a special educational needs and/or disability.
- Autism education: www.autismeducationtrust.org.uk - Resources and support for parents and schools for children and young people with autism.
- Kent Autistic Trust: www.kentautistictrust.org - Resources and support for parents and schools for children and young people with autism.
- Kent Resilience Hub: https://kentresiliencehub.org.uk - A resource that helps young people, parents and carers, staff and practitioners to understand emotional wellbeing and resilience
- Parent/Carer Recorded Webinar: https://youtu.be/SY4Nu48OVrE - Information and support for parents on managing anxiety.
- Dyslexia: https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/advice/children/guidance-for-parents - Information and support for parents on Dyslexia.
- Dyslexia: https://www.bbc.co.uk/parents-toolkitdyslexia - Information and support for parents on Dyslexia.
- Dyscalculia: https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/dyscalculia - Dyscalculia is a specific and persistent difficulty in understanding numbers which can lead to a diverse range of difficulties with mathematics.
- Dyspraxia: https://dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk/advice/how-parents-can-help - What is a dyspraxia? Dyspraxia, also known as developmental co-ordination disorder (DCD), is a common disorder that affects movement and co-ordination.
- ICAN: www.ican.org.uk. This website offers a range of information services for parents and practitioners that provides help and advice about speech, language and communication for all school-aged children.
- AFASIC: www.afasic.org.uk. This website supports parents and represents children and young people with speech, language and communication needs. (NB: this is appropriate for all school-aged children but has a section on life after 16 so useful website for secondary school children. Also has section on applying for Disability Living Allowance and parent support forums)
- Talking Point: www.talkingpoint.org.uk. This website has useful advice for teaching staff around adapting the classroom environment and supplementing teaching approaches.
- National Autistic Society: www.autism.org.uk This website provides information about the diagnosis of autism, as well as useful strategies and advice for children who present with social communication difficulties.
- The Kent Autistic Trust: www.kentautistic.com This website provides information about the diagnosis of ASD and the local area. It provides support services for families that are tailored to individual needs.
- British Stammering Association: www.stammering.org. This website provides information and resources to support children who stammer.
- Dyspraxia Foundation: www.dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk. This website provides information and advice for families and school staff who are supporting a child with this diagnosis.
- Supporting SEN parents/carers Kent UK: https://www.facebook.com/groups/623533877705416/?ref=share
- Sunshine Support: https://www.facebook.com/SunshineSupportUK
- Neurodivergent: https://www.instagram.com/neurodivergent_lou/?hl=en
- ADHD Foundation: https://www.adhdfoundation.org.uk
- Rare chromosome and Gene Disorders: https://rarechromo.org
