Autism Outreach for Schools

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Websites with information and resources

Charities and organisations providing support and assistance for families with disabled children

  • Crossroads - support and information for carers and young carers 
  • Stripey Stork - clothes, toys and essential items for families experiencing hardship 
  • Freedom for Kids - helping families with disabled children find the right specialist pushchairs and mobility equipment and access financial assistance through NHS or charity funding.
  • SEND Advice Surrey - provides independent and confidential advice and support to parents/carers who have children with special educational needs. Their service includes help with paperwork and help to understand your legal rights. Contact the Helpline on 01737 737300
  • BRAAIN (Be Ready ADHD & ASD Information Network)  - Surrey based information and support for families 
  • Newlife The Charity - Provider of specialist equipment for disabled children 
  • Newbold Hope - Information and resources for families and professionals managing difficult or dangerous behaviours from children 
  • SCAMPPS - A Surrey-based charity providing funding for specialist equipment and network events for families  
  • Mustard Seed Autism Trust - Support for autistic children, their parents and siblings who live within Hart and Rushmoor, including the borders of Surrey, up to a 10-mile radius of Farnborough. 
  • Super Siblings - A Crawley based charity for siblings of children with additional needs 
  • APPEER - A community Interest company providing support, resources and group activities for neurodiverse girls
  • Learning Space  - Learning Space is a children’s emotional well-being and mental health charity that provides individual and group support for 5 – 18 years olds in Surrey.
  • SIBS - Charity offering support and advice for siblings of people with disabilities, including autism 
  • Action for Carers - support for carers in Surrey 
  • SEND Advice Surrey - provides independent and confidential advice and support to parents/carers who have children with special educational needs. Their service includes help with paperwork and help to understand your legal rights. Contact the Helpline on 01737 737300
  • Surrey Young Carers Support  - Provides support groups and activities for young carers/siblings Tel. 01483 568269
  • Neurodevelopmental helpline There is an out-of-hours phone line which provides advice to parents and carers who are struggling with behaviours or difficulties which could be related to neurodevelopmental need, such as autism or ADHD. The skilled and friendly advisers will talk with carers and families around strategies to help them manage their immediate difficulties and think through coping strategies. It runs from 5pm until 11pm, seven days a week, 365 days a year. Please call 0300 222 5755
  • Families First Guildford - Support and resources for families based in and around Guildford

 Click here to visit the parent/carer training page