A number of national organisations offer support and advice. Here are some. Please see the SEND Local Offer directories for local support groups:
- ADHD UK
- Ambitious about Autism
- Autistic Girls Network - The website has a range of resources and you can also visit the Autistic Girls Network YouTube channel
- Bladder and Bowel Community
- Calibre Audio - providing free audiobooks to children and young people under 25 years with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
- Cerebra
- Choice Support (Supported Loving)
- Contact
- Council for Disabled Children
- Disability Matters
- Disability Rights UK
- Downs Syndrome Association
- ERIC - the children's bowel and bladder charity. Have a helpline (0808 801 0343) and a series of advice sheets.
- Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
- Guide Dogs
- In Control
- IPSEA (Independent Provider of Special Education Advice)
- Learn and Thrive - organisation creating specialist learning sessions and resources for children and young people with Down's Syndrome and other learning disabilities. Families can access content for free.
- Mencap
- National Autistic Society
- National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS)
- Nystagmus Network
- RNIB
- Royal Society for Blind Children (RSBC)
- Scope
- Sense
- Teen Sleep Hub
- Tourettes Action