If you’re an unpaid carer, we hope that these resources will help you to look after your wellbeing and carry out your caring role. Bite-sized e-learning sessions for carers, developed with expert advice from Carers UK. The resource also includes links to organisations offering more advice on topics relevant to that session. A downloadable resource …
Now that people and organisations have adjusted to living and working in the current situation, we’ve compiled a short list of the services that are and are not operating with their contact details. ADHD Richmond and Kingston post diagnosis sessions In terms of our services, our ADHD post diagnosis sessions that we offer have moved …
We are delighted to announce that with the funding gained from Richmond Parish Lands Charity we have been able to employee our first part-time worker
The government has now included unpaid carers, like parents with disabled children, to its list of essential workers and those prioritised for Covid-19 testing in England. You can find out more about who is eligible for testing, how to get tested and the different types of test available at gov.uk.
Our friends at Lambeth ADHD support group let us know about this new research project. Please find information below about a new project for ADHD children being conducted by Dr Johnny Downs (Dept of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry) at Kings College London. Dr Downs is part of a team of clinicians, researchers and designers (including …
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The Council for Disabled Children are looking for disabled young people and young people with special educational needs (SEN) aged 12-25 years old to be part of our young people’s advisory group, FLARE. Due to the current coronavirus pandemic, we cannot meet up as group as usual for the time being. However, we are looking …
The Government has announced temporary changes to the law on educational, health and care needs assessments and plans due to coronavirus. The Department for Education and the Secretary of State have invoked the easements to the provisions of the Children and Families Act 2014 contained in the Coronavirus Act 2020. This means that some aspects of the …
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A massive thank you to the Co-op and it’s community cause programme. If you’re not already with the Co-op, please consider becoming a member and adding us as your community cause. www.coop.co.uk/membership
We’d like to share this information we have received from Richmond Parent Carer Forum regarding lockdown restrictions and SEN. ‘It hasn’t been widely reported, but the Government changed the lockdown restrictions for those with additional needs on 9th April to allow them to exercise outside of the home 2-3 times a day and to travel …
Join us on Thursday 4th May 2020 at 8.15pm for a webinar on ‘Classroom support for primary school children with ADHD’ with Soli Lazarus: A talk for parents, teachers and teaching assistants about how to manage ADHD in the classroom. Soli Lazarus has a wealth of experience when it comes to ADHD and schools. Not …
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