Useful SEND resources
Support and information around SEND from local and national organisations and websites.
Local resources
- Autsim - next steps after a diagnosis (Word doc) [898KB] - information to help parents and carers process information at the diagnosis stage of ASD and access support.
- Centre for ADHD and Autism Support (CAAS) - supports, educates and empowers individuals with a diagnosis of ADHD and/or autism, their families and the community.
- CNWL Integrated therapy service Hillingdon - team of speech and language therapists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, technicians and administrators, who deliver a community service for 0 to 19-year-olds.
- Dash - helping people with disabilities reach their full potential every day and in every situation.
- Hillingdon Autistic Care and Support (HACS) - a local charity in Hillingdon for children and young people on the autism spectrum.
- Hillingdon Care and Support Directory - directory of providers of care and support in the local community.
- Hillingdon Parent Carers Forum - provides a voice for parents and carers of 0 to 25-year-olds with SEND in Hillingdon.
- Hillingdon SEND Local Offer - provides children and young people with SEND and their parents/carers with SEND information and details on local agencies and how to access them.
- Send Family Support - a local support group for families caring for children with special educational support and disabilities (formerly Hillingdon DADS).
National resources
- Contact - brings families with disabled children together and helps them take action.
- Dimensions - personalised support and housing for people with learning disabilities and autistic people, giving them a louder voice, choice and control in their lives.
- Downs Syndrome UK - a national charity that helps parents and professionals improve the lives of those with Down syndrome and their families.
- IPSEA - independent legally-based advice, support and training to help you get the right education for children with SEND.
- National Autistic Society - support and information about services for those with ASD.
- SENDIOG information sheet - a comprehensive list of SEN information and advice providers (created by Council for disabled children).
