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š¤Why Is My Child Struggling Going Back To School? - Back To School Challengesš¤
Part One - An Introduction to Back to School Challenges Itās been a few weeks since school started but if your child is still struggling to settle in, feeling anxious or having meltdowns about school, please know youāre not alone. It is completely understandable as the changes in routine, environment and social demands canā¦
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šBack to School Challenges - An Introduction for Parents & Carers of Disabled Childrenš
Part Two - How To Find Why My Child Struggling with Going Back to School Now that we're around two weeks into the new school term after the summer holidays, I wanted to create a new support series and a space for parents and carers to share how their children have been getting on. Whether it is adjusting to new routines,ā¦
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šļøBack to School Tips - Summer Holiday Supportšļø
Part One - Summer Holiday Support Series Introduction Part Two - Accessible Days Out for Parents and & Carers of Disabled Children Part Three - Keep Routine At Home in the Summer Holidays Part Four - Sensory Friendly and Accessible School Uniforms (Where To Buy) Part Five - Parent & Carer Wellbeing and Mental Health in theā¦
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š§ Parent & Carer Wellbeing and Mental Health - Summer Holiday Supportš§
Part One - Summer Holiday Support Series Introduction Part Two - Accessible Days Out for Parents and & Carers of Disabled Children Part Three - Keep Routine At Home in the Summer Holidays Part Four - Sensory Friendly and Accessible School Uniforms (Where To Buy) Part Six - Emotionally Preparing Your Child To Go Back toā¦
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š³Summer Holiday Support - Accessible Days Out For Parents & Carers of Disabled Childrenš³
Part One - An Introduction for Parents & Carers of Disabled Children Part Three -Maintaining Routine in the Summer Holidays Part Four - Sensory Friendly and Accessible School Uniforms Part Five - Parent & Carer Wellbeing In The Summer Holidays Part Six - Emotionally Preparing Your Child To Go Back To School Part Seven -ā¦
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šSensory Friendly and Accessible School Uniforms - Summer Holiday Support Seriesš
Part One - Summer Holiday Support Series Introduction Part Two - Accessible Days Out for Parents and & Carers of Disabled Children Part Three - Keep Routine At Home in the Summer Holidays Part Five - Parent & Carer Wellbeing and Mental Health in the School Holidays Part Six - Emotionally Preparing Your Child To Go Back Toā¦
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šKeeping Routine At Home for Parents & Carers of Disabled Children - Summer Holiday Support š
Part One - An Introduction for Parents & Carers of Disabled Children Part Two - Accessible Days Out For Parents & Part Four - Sensory Friendly and Accessible School Uniforms Part Five - Parent & Carer Wellbeing In The Summer Holidays Part Six - Emotionally Preparing Your Child To Go Back To School Part Seven - Back toā¦
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āļøSummer Holiday Support - An Introduction for Parents & Carers of Disabled Children āļø
Part Two - Accessible Days Out For Parents & Carers of Disabled Children Part Three - Maintaining Routine in the Summer Holidays Part Four - Sensory Friendly and Accessible School Uniforms Part Five - Parent & Carer Wellbeing In The Summer Holidays Part Six - Emotionally Preparing Your Child To Go Back To School Part Sevenā¦
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Trusts other than Mencap
We are exploring which would be a good trust to open for our daughter with special needs . We have looked at Mencap and wondered if there were any others that had specialism in working with adults with Special needs? We don't really have any family members who would want to take on the responsibility.
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Disability Discrimination Law for Public Spaces
Hi everyone, My daughter (9) and I both have a range of disabilities, we are also both interested in Arts and Crafts. Since being dismissed by my former employer on āefficiency groundsā and with the continued assault on state help for disabled people I have been looking at becoming a franchisee for an Arts and Crafts classā¦
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child to teens/young adults
My son is now 20 and we are beginning to notice the lack of help . He goes to college this will be his third year although he didn't attend for most of the last year because he didn't get on with the course . He has had a specialist chair all the way through school and college (Bambach). As he wasn't in attendance theā¦
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POA question
Hi. My cousin has currently POA for my elderly uncle . (Scotland). Approximately nine months ago my uncle requested to add me as a second POA. There is apparently a backlog and this has not been signed off yet by the public guardians office although everything was sent off at the time. My uncle now has dementia and myā¦
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Child with undiagnosed severe learning disability
Hello all. I'm new here. I have a 10-year-old daughter who's autistic and has a severe learning disability. I'm struggling to get a learning disability diagnosis for her when her disability is 100% obvious. I'm looking for advise about getting a diagnosis for my daughter, please. My daughter was diagnosed with autism whenā¦
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Relationship of myself and my partner
Me and partner have 24hr care each and live together his through agency mine through direct payment. Apparently according to his agency I no say on his carers. As long he happy that it. Now owner says there issues bought up at his team meeting demanding to see me. If not
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) Podcasts About Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for Parents & Carers
Iāve been thinking a lot recently about how different people learn and take in information. If youāre anything like me then itās often easier to listen on the go than to scroll through endless blocks of text trying to find the one bit of information you need. Thatās why Iāve created some podcasts for parents and carers ofā¦
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Confused and need some direction.
Hi to everyone. Firstly, can I say thank you to all those kind people that helped me with my nephew's PIP claim - you are all amazing people. So, here I am again asking for your thoughts as to what to do next, please excuse me if I ramble but the whole situation is a mess and I seem to be the one trying to sort it out as Iā¦
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College not giving a place this year citing attendance he had an EHCP
my godson had been in college for a year, he had an EHCP, the case officer is nowhere to be seen, the college are saying they donāt have to treat children differently so they are refusing any course based on attendance which, compared to school where he ended up not attending, has been amazing and passed functional skillsā¦
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Access Card
Hi Not sure if this is in the right place but Iām interested in applying for an Access Card. Does anyone know what it means when it says āin excess of what could be reasonably expected of family or friendsā itās very vague and subjective imo
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Childcare
Hi I was wondering if I could get some advice about childcare I have a 3 year old and both myself and my partner receive benefits universal Credit and limited capability for work and work related activity for my partner as he has health problems I care for my partner every day and I suffer with my mental health I wanted toā¦
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Support worker advice
Hey, Iād like some advice please. Iāve recently gotten a new support worker and Iāve only met them once. Everytime they text me they say āHey Beautā which I donāt understand why theyāre doing that when Iām a married man? Itās making me feel uncomfortable. Am I overthinking this or is it completely inappropriate of the newā¦
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housing for families with disabled children.
housing for families with disabled children. We have 10 year old daughter with disability and receive the higher rate of DLA. We have a property up north which is on rent and looking go sell however we still wonāt have enough to buy a house down south and we desperately need a house so we can get it adapted for myā¦
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Disabled transport cuts Lincolnshire
Iām a carer to a 8 year old child who has autism and is at best pre verbal. Four years ago Lincolnshire council instead of getting us a place in the send school in his town sent him to one 45 minutes away. Thatās how itās been for four years and tbh school change would be huge now so I have to stomach it. Over the yearsā¦
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What to do if my wife/carer leaves me ?
I know that I have been scared of this happening for some time - but what would I do if my wife/carer left me ? I am basically incapable of doing anything physical - I cannot walk a single step or carry anything heavier than a cup of tea ! I have savings, and live in my own home, but savings don't buy health - What would Iā¦
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š¤Emotionally Preparing Your Child To Go Back to School - Summer Holiday Supportš¤
Part One - Summer Holiday Support Series Introduction Part Two - Accessible Days Out for Parents and & Carers of Disabled Children Part Three - Keep Routine At Home in the Summer Holidays Part Four - Sensory Friendly and Accessible School Uniforms (Where To Buy) Part Five - Parent & Carer Wellbeing and Mental Health in theā¦
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really struggling through the summer holidays
hi everyone, Iām really struggling through the summer holidays. I have 3 children, one has complex special needs and one is awaiting an autism assessment. I feel completely worn down and exhausted. Family and friends just donāt understand
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Help with finding accessible hobbies for teen
Hi ,I'm just wondering if anyone has any good links or advice on where or how to start helping our cp/asc teen get involved in a hobbie , they have been in autistic burnout for almost a year and not at school due to this so lost any peer support or any feelings of worth , they currently have showed an interest in formula 1ā¦
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Need carer support
hi, so Iām a wheelchair user who requires some help and care a lot of times. For my entire life, my mum has been my carer. Now that Iām going to university and moving away (my own choice) I now would require an actual carer rather than my mum. Iāve never had to cope with receiving that help from someone who isnāt my mum.ā¦
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Hi, my name is Malemax96!
Hello, I would like to share a little about what has happened in recent months with my son's benefits. My son is on the autism spectrum. He was diagnosed when he was 2 and a half years old. We applied for DLA, which was accepted and he was given middle rate. Then I applied for carer allowance, and it was the same. My sonā¦