Useful Websites
The following websites provide useful information about the best way to support a child with Additional Support Needs. If you have any queries regarding the websites, please don't hesitate to get in touch with us.
CALL is a Research and Development centre as well as a working Service unit. Both elements are necessary and important – they inform, enrich and support each other.
The Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 places duties on local authorities, and other agencies, to provide additional support where needed to enable any child or young person to benefit from education.
NHS provides useful information for parents caring for a child with additional support needs.
The Scottish Mediation Network was established in 1990 to:
Mediation in Education - A User's Guide
Resolve:ASL independent mediation service is the largest mediation provider in Scotland, and works practically to assist local education authorities in meeting the mediation requirements in the Education (Additional Support for Learning)(Scotland) Act 2004/09. The Resolve:ASL service offers a network of fully trained, experienced mediators in neutral venues and operates with a child centred approach, with an emphasis on building trust and understanding to promote effective parent/ professional partnerships. This website aims to help you make a difference to children and young people's lives. It gives practical information, tools and activities to respond helpfully to troubling behaviour and to help children and young people to flourish.
Sunflower Garden works with children in Edinburgh who are affected by drug or alcohol misuse in their families.Based at Simpson House in Edinburgh, this free services was established in 2003 as part of CrossReach's Children & Family Services.
We are child-friendly and child-focused in our work, providing a range of therapeutic services to children aged 5-14. |
Enquire.org.uk are the Scottish advice service for additional support for learning.
If you feel a child or young person needs extra help to get the most from their learning and are unsure what to do, we can help you. We have lots of practical advice and information about the education and additional support needs system in Scotland. Enquire will explain how the system may relate to your situation and advise you on possible ways forward. The Scottish Government want all children and young people to be able to get the most from the learning opportunities which are available to them, so that they can realise their full potential, in learning, in work, and in life.
Contact a Family is a national charity for families with disabled children.
We provide information, advice and support. We bring families together so they can support each other. We campaign to improve their circumstances, and for their right to be included and equal in society. Action for Sick Children Scotland is the only charity in Scotland dedicated to informing, promoting and campaigning on behalf of the needs of ALL sick children and young people within our healthcare system
The Teapot Trust uses art therapy as a way of helping children and young people cope with long term medical conditions. We know that these conditions can cause anxiety, anger or upset for children and families. Art therapy provides a way of expressing and dealing with feelings, helping children to feel more in control and to cope with their condition.
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Dyslexia
Our mission is to inspire and enable everyone to reach their full potential.
To make that happen, we have set four clear goals:
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Dyslexia Scotland is the voluntary organisation representing the needs and interests of dyslexic people in Scotland.
Mission Statement To encourage and enable dyslexic people, regardless of their age and abilities, to reach their potential in education, employment and life. |
Dyspraxia
Dyspraxia Scotland is here to help and support you and your family through the ups and downs that dyspraxia brings.
We are a support and advisory charity set up to provide direct one-to-one learning support in all five tiers of education and employment. |
Benefits of Dore:
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ADHD/ADD
Our objective is to promote awareness to ADD, ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and to provide information and as much free practical help as we can to those affected by the condition, both adults and children and their families.
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We want to break down the "medical language barrier" between the doctor and the patient. Critical medical information must be presented in a clear and understandable language so that the patient fully understands his or her choices and decisions. Ultimately, it is the patient who must make the critical health choices.
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Autism/Asperger's
We are the leading UK charity for people on the autism spectrum (including Asperger syndrome) and their families. We provide information, support and pioneering services, and campaign for a better world for people with autism.
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Scottish Autism is an organisation dedicated to enriching the lives of people with autism.
Established in 1968 by a group of parents, we are now the largest provider of autism-specific services in Scotland and a leading authority and advocate for good autism practice. |