Links
The Main Project - www.themainproject.co.uk
01642 277450
Provide advice and support for families who have children with an autistic spectrum condition, in the Tees Valley area.
Focas Support Group - www.focas-support-group.co.uk
FOCAS is a parent-led Support Group for parents/Grandparents
and carers with a diagnosis of an Autistic Spectrum Disorder.
Tree House - www.treehouse.org.uk
020 8815 5444
TreeHouse is the national charity for autism education.
The Challenging Behaviour Foundation - www.thecbf.org.uk
0845 602 7885
The CBF will support families, professionals and other stakeholders through education, information, research and partnership working to enable this to happen and will work strategically to influence national policy and practice.
Mencap - www.mencap.org.uk
020 7454 0454
Mencap is the voice of learning disability. Everything we do is about valuing and supporting people with a learning disability and their families and carers.
Redcar & Cleveland Families' - www.redcarclevelandcyptrust.org.uk
01642 444194
Your on-line directory of services and activities/events for children and young people in Redcar & Cleveland.
Daisy Chain - www.daisychainproject.co.uk
01642 531248
Daisy Chain is a unique charity established to address the needs of both children with autism and their families. We do this through providing a range of services and activities from the 5.5-acre farm in Stockton-on-Tees where we are based.
Cerebra - www.cerebra.org.uk
01267 244200
Cerebra is a unique charity set up to help improve the lives of children with brain related conditions through researching, educating and directly supporting children and their carers.
Priory Woods - www.priorywoods.middlesbrough.sch.uk
01642 321212
Priory Woods is an all age community special school situated in east Middlesbrough. Our school provides a quality, inclusive education for pupils with severe learning difficulties and those with profound and multiple needs.
Contact a family - www.cafamily.org.uk
0808 808 3555
Contact a Family provides support, advice and information for families with disabled children, no matter what their condition or disability.
Autism Information - www.info.autism.org.uk
020 7833 2299
The UK's most comprehensive directory of services and events for people with an autism spectrum disorder, their families, and people who work with them.
National Autistic Society - www.nas.org.uk
0845 070 4004
We champion the rights and interests of all people with autism and aim to provide individuals with autism and their families with help, support and services that they can access, trust and rely upon and which can make a positive difference to their lives.
Carers Together in Redcar and Cleveland - carerstogether-rc.org.uk
01642 488977
Quarterly magazine, Community workers across the borough, Social events and activities, Carers emergency card scheme, Complementary therapies, Carers partnership, Outreach sessions, Information resource, packs and website.
Do2Learn - www.dotolearn.com
Educational Resources for Special Needs
Together for Disabled children - www.togetherfdc.org
0121 683 2068
The Department for Children, Schools and Families has appointed the Together for Disabled Children partnership to support the Aiming High for Disabled Children short breaks programme and development of parent participation forums.
Aiming High for Disabled Children (AHDC) - www.everychildmatters.gov.uk
0845 60 222 60
AHDC - Best practice to common practice provides an update on the key developments in the programme since the launch.
