Surrey Family Information Service: Community Connector newsletter – helping families find support

ADDISS - ADHD information services https://www.addiss.co.uk

ADHD: CHADD - Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder https://www.chadd.org

ADHD & Learning Disabilities: LD online https://www.ldonline.org

Alcohol abuse: FASD Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder - 'All About Me!' booklet from admin@fasdtrust.co.uk

Aphasia: National Aphasia Association https://www.aphasia.org

Arthritis: Arthritis Care https://www.arthritiscare.org.uk

Asperger's: Asperger's Foundation www.aspergerfoundation.org.uk

Autism: Support and Advice is available from the SEND team at Babcock 4S and Autism Outreach Services:

• NAS National Autistic Society www.autism.org.uk
• NAS National Autistic Society Surrey Branch www.mugsy.org/cgi-bin/tp.pl
• NICE National Institute for Clinical Excellence guidelines on autism http://guidance.nice.org.uk/CG170
• The Transporters help children recognise emotions www.thetransporters.com/index.html
• Webinars about autism: www.autism.org.uk/new-and-events/nas-conferences/webinars.aspx

Behaviour and attendance DfE guidance: http:/education.gov.uk/schools/pupilsupport/behaviour

Brain Injured Children: BIBIC British Institute for Brain Injured Children  www.bibic.org.uk

Brain related conditions support: Cerebra www.cerebra.org.uk

Brain & Spine Foundation: helping people affected by brain and spine conditions www.brainandspine.org.uk

CAMHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: www.healthysurrey.org

Carers: Surrey Young Carers (for young carers of siblings and parents with disabilities): 01483 568269 syc@actionforcarers.org.uk

Child Exploitation & Protection: (CEOP) ceop.police.uk

Children's Health: Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health www.rcpch.ac.uk

Communication: ICAN - helps children communicate https://www.ican.org.uk

Communication: Talking Point - the first stop for information on children's communication: www.talkingpoint.org.uk

Communication: Talk Gym - developing good communication skills www.btplc.com/Betterfuture/ConnectedSociety/LearningandskillsFreeresources/TalkGym/Default.aspx

DeafBlind: SENSE - for deafblind people www.sense.org.uk

Disability Help & Advice: SCOPE: www.scope.org.uk

Down's Syndrome Association: http://www.downs-syndrome.org.uk

Dyslexia: Dyslexia Research Trust www.dyslexic.org.uk

Dyspraxia Foundation: www.dyspraxiafoundation,org.uk

Dyspraxia Foundation Surrey Support Group: www.dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk/groups

Hearing: Action on Hearing Loss (RNID): www.actiononhearingloss.org.uk

Hearing: NDCS National Deaf Children's Society: www.ndcs.org.uk

Hyperactivity: HACSG The Hyperactive Children's Support Group www.hacsg.org.uk

Learning Disabilities and ADHD: LD online www.ldonline.org

Learning Disabilities: BILD British Institute of Learning Disabilities: www.bild.org.uk

Online Safety: the following resources were recommended for parents by the NSPCC

Online Safety Helpline: 0808 800 5002 - you can talk to any O2 agent who has been trained to answer any questions or concerns parents may have about the online world, including how to set up parental controls on all devices.

www.net-aware.org.uk - an app and website that contains all the information on the top 50 apps children are using.  This top 50 is constantly updated

ShareAware Campaign - a series of small videos that you can show your children to help discuss issues about online concerns www.nspcc.org.uk/shareaware

(this page is often updated, so please check back for further information or contact the school if there is a resource that would be helpful)