Parent carer support groups

Read more about national support services.

Council for Disabled Children

Council For Disabled Children are an umbrella body for the disabled children's sector bringing together professionals, practitioners and policy-makers.

Foundation for people with learning disabilities

The Foundation for people with learning disabilities look at how to change things that are not going well for people with learning disabilities and suggest ways to make them better.

They do this by, research, writing reports or guidebooks, advising organisations to help make them better (this is called evaluation).

Contact

Contact is a charity for families with disabled children. They support and bring families together and help them take action for others.

ADHD Foundation

The ADHD Foundation Neurodiversity Charity is an integrated health and education service offering a unique lifespan – strength-based service, for the 1 in 5 people who live with ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Dyscalculia and Tourette’s syndrome.

KIDS

KIDS is a national charity who specialise in working with families of disabled children and young people in England.

Mencap

Mencap provides information and advice to families who have children with a learning disability.

My Family Our Needs

My Family Our Needs offers information for families, carers and practitioners supporting children and young adults with additional needs, from birth to 25.

Children’s Educational Advisory Service (CEAS)

The Children’s Educational Advisory Service provides advice, support and guidance regarding the educational well-being of the children and young people belonging to families in all 3 services and eligible MOD civilians who are based overseas. All advice given is professional, child-centred and focuses on the best interests of the individual.

National Deaf Children’s Society

The National Deaf Children’s Society is the UK’s leading childhood deafness charity. We’re here for every deaf child who needs us, no matter what their level or type of deafness or how they communicate.

We provide free, independent support and information to parents, carers, deaf young people, extended family members and professionals. We provide opportunities to safely connect with other families and professionals through events, online forums and local groups. We also campaign for change on a local and national level, to create a world without barriers for all deaf children.

Scope

Scope is a disability charity that supports disabled individuals and their families. Scope run a face-to-face befriending service that is designed for parents of disabled children. Parents can talk to one another, offering emotional and practical support.

Special Kids

Special Kids in the UK is a charity for families who have a child of any age with special needs.

Families who have children and young people with special needs often deal with similar challenges. They may have concerns about education, services, therapies, respite and other issues directly related to their child. Special Kids in the UK aim is to bring families together for friendship, to share information and to support one another.

The Communication Trust

The Communication Trust brings together information about national organisations who aim to support children who have speech, language and communication difficulties.

National Autistic Society

The National Autistic Society is the UK's largest provider of specialist autism services. Information and services for autistic people, parents and carers and professionals.

Eating Disorders Carer and Parent Support Workshops (BEAT)

Eating Disorders Carer and Parent Support Workshops is an online learning platform designed to provide anyone supporting someone with an eating disorder.

Define Fine

Define Fine is a parent carer-led organisation set up in response to the growing number of children and young people who experience school attendance difficulties.