Community paediatrics – useful websites

• Scope is a charity that supports disabled people and their families in England and Wales 
• Dyspraxia Association provides support for for children with dyspraxia 
• Down's Syndrome Association is helping people with Down's syndrome to live full and rewarding lives
• Contact a Family is a national charity that exists to support the families of disabled children whatever their condition or disability. The website has information on many conditions in the ‘A-Z medical conditions’ section.
• National Autistic Society (NAS) is a UK charity for people with autism (including Asperger's Syndrome) and their families.
• Hemi Help is a charity providing support and information to people with hemiplegia.
• Family Fund provides a wide range of grants to families raising a disabled or seriously ill child, or young adult on a low income.
• SmallSteps offers small sessions for children (aged 0 to 5) with cerebral palsy 
• MenCap provides support for people with learning disability
• Cerebra offers guides and factsheets to help families of children with brain conditions.

• Young Minds is a UK charity committed to improving the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people.
• Raising Children offers articles, videos and guides related to mental health and advice for pre-teens about improving mental health.
• Mind is a charity supporting people with mental health problems.
• Mind Ed offers online information and training for people working with children and young people's mental health issues.
• Southwark Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services provide a range of NHS mental health services to children, young people and families.
• Lambeth Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services provide a range of NHS mental health services to children, young people and families.

• See Personal Independence Payment (PIP) information from the UK government.
• Cerebra guide to the Disability Living Allowance.
• Turn To Us provides an easy-to-use benefits calculator and grants search tools.
• Family Action provides practical, emotional and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation.

• SEND local offer in Lambeth offers services and support for children and young people, aged 0 to 25, with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) in Lambeth.
• SEND local offer in Southwark offers services and support for children and young people, aged 0 to 25, with SEND in Southwark.
• Lambeth Information, advice and support services (LIASS) offers advice and support to parents and carers of children and young people with special educational needs.
  
• Southwark Information and Advice Service (SIAS) offers advice and support to parents and carers of children and young people with special educational needs.
  
•  SOSSEN is a national charity that supports families to secure the right special educational provision for children and young people with SEND.
• Contact A Family offers support and advice about education and learning for children and young people with SEND.
• Southwark Independent Voice is working to make sure that all Southwark SEND families are heard by the professionals.

• Meru is a charity that creates unique, assistive products for disabled children and young people.
• Fledglings is non-profit shop with products and equipment for children and adults with additional needs.

• ERIC for Bladder and Bowel Issues is a national charity dedicated to improving children’s bowel and bladder health. 
• Bladder and Bowel UK offers expert advice on bladder and bowel health.

• Communication Matters supports people of all ages who find it hard to communicate because they have little or no clear speech.
• I Can is a charity that helps children develop their speech, language and communication skills.

Helpful resources for general sleep problems

• The Sleep Charity provides advice, education and support to help children and teenagers get a better night's sleep.
• The Contact website offers helpful information for you and your child's sleep, particularly for children with disabilities and certain medical conditions.
• The sleep advice service on the Cerebra website introduces and explains different techniques for improving your child's sleep.
• The Raising Children website provides advice for improving sleep in children aged 5 to 8 years old and pre-teen lifestyle advice, including advice for good sleep.
• Watch a YouTube video describing the important of sleep and offering tips about how to improve sleep.
• Watch a mindfulness video for children on YouTube.

Helpful resources for sleep in children with autism

• The Autism Speaks website provides strategies to improve sleep in children with autism.
• The National Autistic Society website provides a sleep guide for parents of autistic children.
• The Raising Children website provides infromation about sleep problems and solutions for children with autism aged 3 to 8 years old.

• Advice and support for families - Southwark Council.
• Southwark Special Education Needs.
• Southwark parenting support and courses.
• Southwark Council benefits advice.

• Lambeth Special Education Needs.
• Lambeth Children, Young People and Families is an online directory of services, activities and events for children, young people and families in Lambeth.
• Lambeth Council benefits advice.