About Autism

A website written by parents for parents with autistic children. It includes constructive advice based on experience, and a section on education.

ASD Visual Aids

This is a new resource for children with communication difficulties such as children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder.
The ASD Visual Aids communication Pack consists of visual symbols, social stories and time table boards along with many other handy tools to uses in your day to day activities.

Afasic - overcoming speech impairments

Afasic is the UK charity representing children and young adults with communication impairments, working for their inclusion in society and supporting their parents and carers. Afasic is also a recognised training provider for parents and professionals.

Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus

Asbah works with people with spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus (SB/H), their families and carers to promote individual choice, control and quality of life.

British Diabetic Association (BDA)

Specialist advice and information on all aspects of diabetes, including links to other relevant organisations.

British Dyslexia Association

The BDA offers advice, information and help to dyslexic people, working to raise awareness and understanding of Dyslexia and to effect change. Downloadable information sheets available.

Cystic Fibrosis Trust

Working to improve the lives of people with Cystic Fibrosis, raise the profile of Cystic Fibrosis and fund research into a cure.

Disability Living Allowance

Information on Disability Living Allowance and advice on how to apply and eligibility.

Douglas Silas Solicitors

Solicitors specialising exclusively in SEN and Disability. Telephone 020 8349 7700. Email: [email protected]

Down's Syndrome Association

Help for people with Down's syndrome - challenging discrimination, creating understanding and providing information.

Dyslexia Assist

Dyslexia Assist is a  newly formed small charity set up by a group of parents who have struggled with supporting their children throughout their education.  Their main aim is to share advice and learning tips in an informal and accessible way and invite others to work with them to build a relevant and useful resource for both parents and children.  They have no shop, affiliation or request for donations.

The children section and blogs have the text loaded as audio files, and videos so that all users can access the content, with aim for parents and children to contribute and the web site to grow and develop organically.

One of their aims is to be able to give parents access to a list of qualified tutors that other parents and children can recommend. The section marked ‘tutors’ asks tutors to participate by giving their tutees a simple questionnaire, the aim of which will not be to assess the quality of the teaching but to look at overall satisfaction with their experience, ie a friendly tutor who understands the needs of the children.

Enable Ability

Enable Ability is established as an independent charity for the care, welfare and advancement of disabled people living in Portsmouth and the surrounding area.  We work in partnership with disabled children and adults, their families and carers, to provide a range of high quality, professional and confidential services.

Epilepsy Action

Epilepsy action is the working name of the British Epilepsy Association. It provides a wide range of services and information to support anybody with an interest in epilepsy.

FASawareUK

One of the most common learning disabilities is Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.  FASawareUK run a website giving information and advice, or telephone 01942 223780.

Fragile X Foundation

This website has 1200 pages of content on Fragile X Syndrome.

I CAN (helping children communicate)

I CAN is a charity that helps children with speech and language difficulties across the UK. The charity works to create a society where their special needs are recognised, understood and met, so that they have the same opportunities in life as other children.

Muscular Dystrophy Group

Raises awareness of the many different types of muscular dystrophy by research, conferences, seminars and literature.

National Autistic Society

The UK's foremost charity for people with autism/Asperger syndrome and those who care for them.

National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS)

The only UK charity since 1944 solely dedicated to supporting and campaigning on behalf of all deaf children, young deaf people and their families. The site includes regional network information.

National Society for Epilepsy (NSE)

Advice and information on all aspects of epilepsy.