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Government SEND Review
As part of their wider SEND review, the Government is considering reforms to EHCPs. This potentially could change how needs are identified and supported, particularly in mainstream schools. If you are a parent of a child with CP who has an EHCP or a young person with CP who has an EHCP, we would love to hear what your EHCP…
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Children with Speech Issues Risk Poor Mental Health.
Children struggling with their speech and language are at greater risk of developing mental health problems like anxiety and depression, the charity Speech and Language UK has warned in a report seen exclusively by the BBC. BBC News Speech and Language Issues Related to Poor Mental Health
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Happy Best Friends Day - Disabled Children and Friendships 😀👯♀️
Happy Best Friends Day! Making friends can be tough for anyone, but there can be extra hurdles for disabled children. These may include things like accessibility issues, social barriers or a general lack of awareness or understanding. If your child doesn’t make friends right away, especially when they’re young, please…
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BBC Make a Difference Awards in Wales 2025
Community heroes from across Wales have been shortlisted for the BBC Cymru awards on 20 September 2025. You can read all the nominations by following the link BBC Make a Difference Awards One of the Young Hero Award nominations is Andrei Santau. Diagnosed with CP, Andrei took his first independent steps at the age of 10. A…
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Parallel Windsor Event
ParalympicsGB has 100 free entries available for challenge events at Parallel Windsor, taking place in the beautiful Windsor Great Park on Sunday 6th July. Participants can walk, push, or run alongside Paralympic athletes and choose from a range of distances—100m, 1K, 5K, 10K, or the unique SuperSensory 1K. There are no…
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Barriers to Accessing Education Online Sessions
[FREE for all Families in Wales] We are hosting more online sessions for families who are experiencing challenges with their child accessing education. This could be due to emotional, social, behavioural or academic needs. It's a space that you can utilise to ask questions, seek support and guidance, and hear the…
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Designing Digital Services For Parents of Disabled Children - Survey
Hi everybody😀 I have recently started a new course called Designing Digital Services and I am particularly interested in creating digital services for parents and carers of disabled children. I have created a very short survey which I have linked below that I hope will give me more insights and information on the sorts of…
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Disabled Children and Sleep - Practical Sleep Strategies for Parents and Carers🌙😴
Part One - Disabled Children and Sleep - An Introduction😴🛌 Part Three - Services and Signposting Support😴💤 As part of our focus on sleep this week, this blog post is all about practical sleep strategies you can try at home. You don’t need to do everything, just pick and choose what feels manageable and see what works best…
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Disabled Children and Sleep - Services and Signposting Support😴💤
Part One- An Introduction😴🛌 Part Two - Practical Sleep Strategies for Parents and Carers🌙😴 As our final post for sleep week, we are going to look at signposting and services available to help families caring for disabled children. Specialist Help with Sleep Cerebra has free sleep service and offer individual support for…
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Disabled Children and Sleep - An Introduction😴🛌
Part Two- Practical Sleep Strategies for Parents and Carers🌙😴 Part Three - Services and Signposting Support😴💤 This weeks focus on the family side of the community is sleep. If your child struggles to fall asleep, stay asleep or wakes frequently throughout the night, you’re definitely not alone. Sleep difficulties are…
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Life Reimagined 1 Week To Go!
Our new webinar series Life Reimagined starts next Wednesday, 21st May. If you’d like to grab one of the last remaining places, you can register for free below. Life Reimagined is a new four-part series for parents of children with special or additional needs. Julian Fraser and Angelina Hynes will share their lived…
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Life Reimagined
Life Reimagined with Almond Tree Foundation Registration Dates: Wednesday, 21st & 28th May, 4th & 11th June 2025 Time: 7pm UK / 2pm ET / 11am PT, (click for your local time) Attendance is limited to 40 participants. To gain the full benefit, we recommend attending all four sessions live. To sign up, please Click…
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Barriers to accessing education-Free wellbeing session for parents of disabled children
FREE for Families in Wales Barriers to Accessing Education Is your child struggling to attend, or maintain attendance in school? Join our drop-in session for parents; a relaxed and supportive space where you can seek advice, speak to others, or simply listen. What’s It About? • Guidance and Advice: Get practical tips on…
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World Autism Acceptance Month - Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)
Part One - World Autism Acceptance Month – Introduction for Parents and Carers Part Two - World Autism Acceptance Month - Practical Strategies for Parents and Carers Part Three - World Autism Awareness Month - Autism and Girls Pathological Demand Avoidance(PDA or sometimes known as Persistent Drive for Autonomy) is a…
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Disposable swim pants
Hello, I am struggling to find any disposable swim pants to fit my 3 year autistic and non verbal son. He weighs 21kg and in 5-6 year clothes (hes very tall) and I can not seem to find any at all. Are they even a thing to fit this size/weight? Has someone been lucky enough to find any? Any help or pointers in the right…
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World Autism Acceptance Month - Autism and Girls
Part One - World Autism Acceptance Month – Introduction for Parents and Carers Part Two - World Autism Acceptance Month - Practical Strategies for Parents and Carers Part Four - World Autism Acceptance Month - Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) For a long time, autism was seen as something that mostly affected boys and…
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World Autism Acceptance Month - Practical Strategies for Parents and Carers
Part One - World Autism Acceptance Month – Introduction for Parents and Carers Part Three - World Autism Acceptance Month - Autism and Girls Every autistic child is unique and what works for one may not work for another. But, I hope these practical strategies may be helpful for your child and offer some guidance along the…
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Looking to Move to another city
Hi Everyone, it's nice to be part of a community here. I am a father of a 5 year old boy who has ASD and ADHD. We moved to Birmingham from London in 2023 due to economic reasons but shortly afterwards my son was diagnosed with these conditions, now I am finding really hard to get any support from the LA as the council is…
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World Autism Acceptance Month – Introduction for Parents and Carers
Part Two - World Autism Acceptance Month - Practical Strategies for Parents and Carers Part Three - World Autism Awareness Month - Autism and Girls Part Four - World Autism Acceptance Month - Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) As we are right in the middle of World Autism Acceptance month, I thought we could make it this…
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Dance Study for Children and Young People with Cerebral Palsy
If any parents and carers of children with CP live in East London or surrounding areas, this might be an interesting study to be a part of. Dance study for children and young people with cerebral palsy
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Sibling Day🤗
Happy Sibling Day!! Children often understand more than we think and siblings of disabled children are no different! They may experience a wide range of feelings—pride, love, frustration and sometimes confusion. Siblings of disabled children have a unique perspective on family life and their role is often overlooked in…
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Relocating from Spain to England - Education Advice For 15 Year Old
Hi I'm a UK born parent of a UK born soon to be 15-year-old son Joe. He has exceptional needs - almost non-verbal ASD & needs constant care. We have been living in Spain for 12 years where we have found the schooling very disappointing. I've recently relocated to my native North Tyneside & we're exploring the possibility…
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Advice on PIP awarding me too high a rate?
For a little context: I’m 16, autistic, likely have adhd (waiting for an assessment), I have CFS, chronic pain, hypermobility and I am currently attending a special needs school for 5 hours a week. I struggle with brain fog, memory issues and limited cognitive energy. I take prescription painkillers for my muscle and joint…
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Any other disabled parents?
Hi, just wondering if anyone else has a disability and kids- mine are primary and secondary school ages. I'd love to connect with people who are in the same position as me. I'm feeling pretty lonely right now!
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Caring for a son with paranoid schizophrenia while struggling with my own mental health
Hi everyone,i felt i must join a forum like this as i found it was full of people experiencing the same struggles and problems as myself.I find it extremely difficult to know where to start but it all begins with my son who has paranoid schizophrenia but has tried to kill me a few times and has physically attacked me…
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Life Reimagined is a free 4-part wellbeing series for parents of children with additional needs
Life Remagined | Almond Tree The Almond Tree Foundation About the Series Life Reimagined is a free 4-part wellbeing series for parents of children with special or additional needs. In this series, we’ll explore what becomes possible when we look beyond the daily demands of parenting and reconnect with the wellbeing,…
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Barriers to accessing education-Free drop session for parents of disabled children. Wales
FREE for Families in Wales Barriers to Accessing Education Is your child struggling to attend, or maintain attendance in school? Join our drop-in session for parents; a relaxed and supportive space where you can seek advice, speak to others, or simply listen. What’s It About? • Guidance and Advice: Get practical tips on…
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Disability Price Tag - Changing from DLA to PIP at 16 - For Parents and Carers
Part One - Disability Price Tag - DLA Information for Parents and Carers Part Two - Disability Price Tag - Tips and Guidance for Applying for DLA As we're focusing on the disability price tag of raising a disabled child this week, this post talks about the transition from Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to Personal…
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Are You a Premature/Pre-term, NICU Baby?
FROM NICU TO NOW YOUNG PEOPLE’S VOICE IN RESEARCH Were you in the NICU as a baby? We’d love to hear your story! The Neonatal Medicine Group at Imperial College London is looking to set up a group for young people (aged 17-24) to help shape neonatal research. Why join? Inform neonatal research Share your thoughts and…
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How to Achieve Optimum Quality of Life for People Living with Dysphagia
This nutrition-themed blog has been written by Sophia Cornelius, Development Dietitian for Wiltshire Farm Foods, about improving life for people living with dysphagia. An alarming 51% of people living with swallowing difficulties – also known as dysphagia – are at risk of malnutrition1. The physical and psychological…
