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✍️Asking My Child's School For a Meeting & Tips For a Productive Meeting -Back To School Challenges✍
Part One - An Introduction to Back to School Challenges Part Two - Why Is My Child Struggling Going Back To School? Part Three - How Can I Help My Child Settle Into School? As a parent of a disabled child, you are their best advocate. When you have concerns about your child's school experience, effective communication with…
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🧠An Introduction to ADHD For Parents & Carers - ADHD Awareness Month 🧠
October is ADHD Awareness Month, so throughout the month we’ll be focusing on ADHD in children and young people on the family side of the community. We’ll be sharing practical tips, guidance and information to help families better understand and support children with ADHD. So what is ADHD? ADHD (Attention Deficit…
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⭐️How Can I Help My Child Settle Into School? - Back to School Challenges⭐️
Part One - An Introduction to Back to School Challenges Part Two - Why Is My Child Struggling Going Back To School? Part Four - How To Ask For A Meeting With My Childs School and Have a Productive Meeting? Last week, we talked about understanding WHY your child might be struggling to settle into school. Pinpointing the…
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🤔Why Is My Child Struggling Going Back To School? - Back To School Challenges🤔
Part One - An Introduction to Back to School Challenges Part Three - How Can I Help My Child Settle Into School? Part Four - How To Ask For A Meeting With My Childs School and Have a Productive Meeting? It’s been a few weeks since school started but if your child is still struggling to settle in, feeling anxious or having…
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🔔Back to School Challenges - An Introduction for Parents & Carers of Disabled Children🔔
Part Two - How To Find Why My Child Struggling with Going Back to School Part Three - How Can I Help My Child Settle Into School? Part Four - How To Ask For A Meeting With My Childs School and Have a Productive Meeting? Now that we're around two weeks into the new school term after the summer holidays, I wanted to create a…
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📚️Back to School Tips - Summer Holiday Support📚️
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 the…
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PIP why do they make it so hard?
Today we had the answer to whether or not my son was going to be put back on enhanced mobility . They put my appeal letter on the wrong pile! I decided to phone after not hearing anything for five months. it was then that I was told it was on the wrong pile .the argument is because he can walk for upto 200 metres .At the…
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toddler turning 3
Hi, Please help I have toddler turning 3 this October and still overwhelmed. Maybe im still on denial stage, waiting for ped consultation re:developmental stage. He has signs of autism and not talking much and was diagnosed as suspicious of autism in other country as it was too lokg to wait for NHS. This answered my…
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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 “efficiency grounds” and with the continued assault on state help for disabled people I have been looking at becoming a franchisee for an Arts and Crafts class…
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Hi, my name is denisex1x! Can anyone recommend somewhere to purchase snappy pushchair cosy ties?
hi could someone recommend anywhere i can purchase a snappy pushchair cozy ties in the uk please xxxx
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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 don’t 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 skills…
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trying to find trainers to fit my 13yr old who wears afos
Hi, ive just joined, knew nothing about this site. Was just browsing trying to find trainers to fit my 13yr old who wears afos. Never had any trouble till now, ive always got him Jordan hightops which fit perfectly but they seem to have discontinued so now im stuck.
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Cerebral Palsy-Social media advice page for young people
It's natural for teenagers and young adults to want to be part of a friendship group or community. Some find this networking activity an easy process, but for others it can be particularly difficult to find where they belong. Some young people with cerebral palsy can face challenges with building social networks. They…
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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 the…
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decision to start home schooling
Hi I have a daughter 13 with SEN and 3 yrs into trying and failing to I get a diagnosis for Autism and other things. She’s refused school on and off since primary and now in her 3rd year at high school, has not attended for a year and a half leading to the decision to start home schooling as of now. No idea what I’m doing…
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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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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 my…
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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 when…
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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
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about how different people learn and take in information. If you’re anything like me then it’s 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. That’s why I’ve created some podcasts for parents and carers of…
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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 I…
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Access Card
Hi Not sure if this is in the right place but I’m interested in applying for an Access Card. Does anyone know what it means when it says ‘in excess of what could be reasonably expected of family or friends’ it’s 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 to…
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Support worker advice
Hey, I’d like some advice please. I’ve recently gotten a new support worker and I’ve only met them once. Everytime they text me they say “Hey Beaut” which I don’t understand why they’re doing that when I’m a married man? It’s making me feel uncomfortable. Am I overthinking this or is it completely inappropriate of the new…
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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 won’t have enough to buy a house down south and we desperately need a house so we can get it adapted for my…
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Disabled transport cuts Lincolnshire
I’m 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. That’s how it’s been for four years and tbh school change would be huge now so I have to stomach it. Over the years…
