If you are a parent or carer of a child with special educational needs, trying to get advice, support and information can seem very confusing at times.

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Special Educational Needs and Disabilty Information Day

Saturday 3rd March at the Isle of Wight College 9.15am-3.30pm

A free event offering parents and carers of children and young people
with special needs, and professional involved in supporting them,
with the opporunity to gather information about support and services
available to them and their children on the Isle of Wight.

Workshops
Displays
Information Stands

SEND Information Day programme 2012-screen.pdf

Afasic England
in association with
The Communication Trust

Invites you to participate in

Voice for Life 2012
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
8 March

Workshops, activities, exhibition, and information sessions. 
There will be something for everyone including parents,
professionals, pre-school/primary/ secondary aged children
and young people.
The event is FREE and open to anyone
who is concerned with speech, language and communication needs

For more information: www.afasicengland.org.uk/
T: 01273 381009 or carol.lingwood@btopenworld.com

www.autisticintelligence.org presents:

Brighton Tony Attwood conference,
with Wendy Lawson

May 14th 2012

The Audrey Emerton Lecture Theatre,
Eastern Road,
Brighton

Short Breaks

The latest information on activites available through the Short Break programme:

Activities Update February 2012.pdf

 New Club

AFC Bournemouth Community Sports Trust
AndThe Rainbow Club Down’s Syndrome Support Club

Would like to invite you to a Disabilities Sports Club

Accessible to children of all ages with a disability, their families and siblings.
Starts on Saturday January 21st 12pm-2pm, there after every 3rd Saturday of the month.

@ Downside Learning and Community Centre, Furlongs, Newport, PO30 2AX.

Come and have a go at: Football; Basketball; Wheelchair Football; Dance (Street dance; Hip-Hop; Acro; Jazz; tap ;) Boccia and more
All activities run by professional Coaches.

Only £1 admission fee per child.

Tea and coffee facilities, eating area, chill out zone all provided

For more information please call:

Clare 568601 clareanne21@btinternet.com
Or
Paul Topping 07514 801968 paul.topping@afcb-iow.co.uk

New Services from SCOPE

Face2Face is a parent befriending service for parents of disabled children. It is an established service and has schemes running across the country Funding has been made available to develop a scheme on the Isle of Wight. Parents of disabled children often refer to the need for the type of emotional support that can be offered by another parent who has had a similar experience - the Face2Face scheme enables this to happen within a supportive structure. Discussions locally have also indicated support for the development of this service by professionals working with parents or visit  www.scope.org.uk
For further information contact Scope - freephone 0808 800 333

Sleep Solutions is managed by Scope, the disability charity and offers a free service to parents who are having problems with their child’s sleep.  Sleep deprivation can have a devastating effect on families. Disabled children are more likely to have sleep problems than other children. Often there are simple measures that can be put into place to help to overcome the difficulty.
Sleep Solutions provides one-to-one support to families of disabled children and young people with additional support needs and severe sleep problems in the United Kingdom. We have sleep services in many areas of the country, in areas where parents cannot access one to one support we offer an online/telephone service. 

 http://www.scope.org.uk/help-and-information/cerebral-palsy-and-associated-impairments/sleep-difficulties-children

Support Groups

ADHD Parent Support Group
(West Wight Youth and Community Centre) For dates of meetings  please contact Tracy Castle on 01983 752126
 
Kaleidoscope  A group for parents and children under 5 who have special and additional needs
If you would like the opportunity to meet other parents and families come and join us on every other Wednesday morning at St John's Annexe, Sandown for a fun filled morning of activities, play, stories, sensory experiences, music and lots more.
For dates of the next session give us a call on 408718 or867310 or email  thebayschildrenscentre@btinternet.com

Rainbow Club - For Families of children with Down Syndrome
To get together, have a cuppa, support for each other and most important have fun!
We have a growing library of books, DSA leaflets, DVDs to loan out. The materials are at our meetings or please ask for a list.
For more details and dates of our meetings phone Clare 568601

Family Fund -New family focussed website launched ~

Giving grants to families raising disabled and seriously ill children aged 17 and under
http://www.familyfund.org.uk/
How are family finances affected when your disabled child becomes an adult?
When is it most advantageous for a young person to start claiming their own benefits/?  Can you change your working hours to fit with your disabled, young person’s new regime?
Working Families’ transition booklet has sections for parents and carers and for disabled young people, a step-by-step guide to better-off calculations and a list of useful publications, organisations and websites.Click below to download or read the booklet

http://www.workingfamilies.org.uk/admin/uploads/from%20child%20to%20adult.pdf