For Parents

PLEASE NOTE: Organisations listed are not endorsed or recommended by the NAS Surrey Branch or the NAS. You should always ensure that any service, activity or therapy that you are considering for yourself or your child / young person is appropriate to their needs and that the provider is a fit and proper person to deliver such services.

If you would like to add information to this list please email us at sutton@nas.org.uk

Adapt to Learn is a service offering specialist advice in autism, social communication needs and behaviour. Co-founders Melanie and Tracy have over 30 years’ experience working in the field of Special Educational Needs.

Please contact us to find out more: Tracy Matthews email: Tracym@adapttolearn.com Tel: 07910 469 238 Melanie Vijayaratnam email: Melaniev@adapttolearn.com Tel: 07971 659 904

 Behaviour Workshops with Mark Brown (Special Help 4 Special Needs) www.shsn.co.uk A friendly and informal drop in group for parents and carers of children and young people with additional needs who need information and support on behavioural issues. Tel: 01883 621124/07917 454573 or email sh4sn@sky.com

HELPP Sutton http://www.helpp.me.uk/

HELPP  is a Sutton-based registered charity supporting parents and carers of children with special needs of all kinds.

It provides opportunities through coffee mornings and workshops for parents and carers to work together, in a safe, non-judgemental environment, to gain insight into child behaviours and identify strategies to help.

Sleep Referral Service Tel: 0208 7704690

Sleep counselling for Children and Young People with additional needs ages 2-18.  The sleep programmes are tailor made for individual children and their families. They begin with a home visit from the counsellors when an in-depth assessment will be completed with you. This is followed by fortnightly visits from the counsellors during the implementation of the programme.

Sutton Parents Forum http://suttonparentsforum.org.uk Email: info@suttonparentsforum.org.uk

Sutton Parents Forum works alongside the Sutton Disability Partnership Board and other decision making groups to inform service providers of the needs of all disabled children, young people and their families in Sutton.