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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

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A Young Person's Guide to Thriving With ADHD

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A Young Person's Guide to Thriving With ADHD

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The ADHD Foundation Neurodiversity Charity - an integrated health and education service.

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Berrywood Local Offer - SEN Information Report

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Berrywood Local Offer - SEN Information Report

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Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) - Berrywood Primary School

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Hampshire's Local Offer - Information and Services for Parents

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Hampshire's Local Offer - Information and Services for Parents

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Hampshire's Local Offer for Special Educational Needs and _ or Disabilities _ Family Information and Services Hub

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When you are not sure where to turn, BRAAIN will give you the information you need. From details on specialist schools in the area, to accessing professional help, to finding out about clubs for your children and support groups for you. We are here to help make life a little easier on this journey.

Wherever you are in the diagnosis process, BRAAIN is here to help. Parenting a child with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and / or other special needs is amazing, tough and sometimes isolating.

Whether your child is facing a new diagnosis, has recently been diagnosed or has been diagnosed for many years, this information will be invaluable!

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ADHD, Autism & Special Needs Information Network | BRAAIN

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BRAAIN will give you the information you need. From details on specialist schools in the area, to accessing professional help, to finding out about clubs for your children and support groups for you.

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Map of Speech, Language & Communication Needs

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Map of Speech, Language & Communication Needs

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Education, Health and Care (EHC) Guide for Parents

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Education, Health and Care (EHC) Guide for Parents

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Parents Guide to Speech & Language Needs

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Parents Guide to Speech & Language Needs

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Speech and Language Speech and Language Therapy Resources

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Speech and Language Speech and Language Therapy Resources

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Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

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Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

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Resources for Children's Speech and Language

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Children's Speech and Language resources to download

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Talk Together - Parent Guide to Developing Talking Skills

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Talk Together - Parent Guide to Developing Talking Skills

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Listen Up - Parent Guide to Developing Communication Skills

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Listen Up - Parent Guide to Developing Communication Skills

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iPad Apps for Learners with Dyslexia/ Reading & Writing Difficulties

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iPad Apps for Learners with Dyslexia/ Reading & Writing Difficulties

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The British Dyslexia Association is the voice for the 10% of the population that are dyslexic

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Dyslexia Friendly Reading Books - Barrington Stoke

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Dyslexia Friendly Reading Books - Barrington Stoke

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Every child can be a reader - Barrington Stoke

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Improve Your Spelling, the latest book written by Nessy founder Mike Jones, explains the rules of reading and spelling. It will help teachers teach, and parents to understand how to help their children.

By the end, you'll be a master speller!

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You've found Nessy; World leader in helping children who learn differently. Founded and run by educators and dyslexia specialists, our award-winning programs are guided by the Science of Reading.

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Parent Guide to Developing Fine Motor Skills

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Parent Guide to Developing Fine Motor Skills

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How To Beat Anxiety Self Help Workbook for Children

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How To Beat Anxiety Self Help Workbook for Children

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How to Support a Young Person Who May Have Anxiety

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How to Support a Young Person Who May Have Anxiety

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How to support a child experiencing exam stress

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How to support a child experiencing panic attacks

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How to support a child feeling anxious

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Information plays an important role in helping people understand and come to terms with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD).

We're here to educate, offer hope and support people through the difficult times, right through to recovery and everything in between, we are OCD-UK.

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OCD-UK | A national OCD charity, run by, and for people with lived experience of OCD

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Information plays an important role in helping people understand and come to terms with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). We're here to educate, offer hope and support people through the difficult times, right through to recovery and everything in between, we are OCD-UK.

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What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?

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What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?

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Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a type of anxiety disorder. It can be serious, but it is treatable.

People with OCD have repeating thoughts, images or feelings that are distressing. These are sometimes known as 'obsessions' or 'obsessive thoughts'. Sometimes when our mind is filled with very upsetting thoughts, we can try to take actions that will bring us relief and make the thoughts go away. We might start to believe that these actions will get rid of our anxiety or make these thoughts go away. Sometimes having rituals that calm us down can be really helpful. But sometimes these rituals or habits become 'compulsions', meaning that we think we have to do them. We might start to believe that if we don't do them, something bad will happen to us, or to the people around us.

It's important to realise that with OCD, often our compulsive habits or rituals end up making us feel worse. This is because once the ritual is finished, anxious thoughts come rushing back again, sometimes even more extreme. This is how some people get trapped in a cycle of doing the same action again and again, feeling unable to stop.

OCD rituals can be obvious to other people (like checking if doors are locked) or they can happen inside your head (like counting things, or trying to counteract negative thoughts with positive ones).

OCD is not just about being tidy

There is a misconception that 'being OCD' is just about being tidy and ordered. This is not true.

OCD thoughts can come in all shapes and sizes and involve lots of different types of habits and rituals. They often revolve around things like danger, dirt and contamination, or worries around sexuality or religion.

Some people feel guilty, or even ashamed of their thoughts. But it is common to have thoughts like these, and there is nothing to be ashamed of.

The symptoms of OCD

Common symptoms of OCD include feeling:

like your mind is being 'invaded' by horrible thoughts repeatedly

scared, disgusted, guilty, tearful, doubtful or depressed

a powerful urge to do something to stop the feelings

temporary relief after rituals

a need to ask for reassurance or get people to check things for you

Just because you experience one or more of these symptoms, it doesn't mean you're definitely affected by OCD. It's important to talk to your GP to get more help.

Things that can really help

It is important to recognise when your behaviour is making you feel worse. Knowing that what you are doing is increasing your anxiety, rather than helping it, is the first step to overcoming it.

Talking about how you feel is the first step towards getting better. It might be difficult to explain, but people who care about you will want to support you. You could try talking to a relative, teacher, friend, counsellor or helpline.

Let the people know what you find helpful. Whether you just want someone to listen, or you need someone to help distract you when you're feeling anxious, it's ok to say what you need.

If you're not sure who to talk to, take a look at our guide to support and the organisations listed at the end of this page.

Whenever you feel like you are getting anxious, or about to do something you don't want to do, find a distraction. You could try:

listening to music

texting a friend

going for a walk

It's important not to try and manage alone, as OCD normally needs treatment to get better. Your doctor will be able to help you get that treatment. They may offer to refer you to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), an expert or a psychiatrist who can help you.

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OCD is not just there when you can see someone performing compulsions

Treating OCD

You might be offered cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) using a technique called exposure response prevention (ERP), which helps you feel less upset by your thoughts.

You might also be offered other types of psychological therapy such as counselling or family therapy, and you might be given support from specialist Mental Health Nurses, Occupational Therapists and Art Therapists working in CAMHS.

There are medications that can help too, e.g. antidepressants.

With the correct combination of professional treatment and support, people with OCD can improve their condition and recover.

When times are tough, know that whatever you are going through right now, it isn't permanent. You have reserves of strength you don't even know about.

More information and support

Get help now

OCD can be really hard to cope with, so please don't struggle alone. Here are some services that can help and support you.

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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder | OCD Symptoms & Support

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Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a type of anxiety disorder. It can be serious, but it is treatable. People with OCD have repeating thoughts, images or feelings that are distressing. These are sometimes known as 'obsessions' or 'obsessive thoughts'.

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Developmental co-ordination disorder (dyspraxia) in children - NHS

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Talking about Mental Health with your child

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Talking about Mental Health with your child

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Information about Sensory Integration/ Sensory Processing

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Information about Sensory Integration/ Sensory Processing

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Sensory Integration_ Sensory Processing - Activities - Parents and School (A1001001A15H06B50446G09199)

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Support4Send Leaflet about Education, Health and Care Plans

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Support4Send Leaflet about Education, Health and Care Plans

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Hampshire Libraries - When a Book Might Help

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Hampshire Libraries - When a Book Might Help

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Links to books to help parents support their child with a range of issues.

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Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA)

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Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA)

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How to Empower Children When They Struggle

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How to Empower Children When They Struggle

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YoungMinds _ Mental Health Charity For Children And Young People _ YoungMinds

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Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing. Designed for children ad young people (10-18 years old)

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From our digital delivery platform, Panacea, to our CBT-based app, ThinkNinja, creating innovative solutions to everyday challenges is an essential part of our work at Healios. By uniting technical skills and clinical expertise, we help children and young people to access high quality care.

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Healios is an online mental health, autism and ADHD service provider for children, young people and families.

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Getting children reading

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BookTrust transforms lives by getting children and families reading. We are the UK’s largest children’s reading charity. Each year we reach 3.4 million children across the UK with books, resources and support.

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We promote reading for pleasure, offering every child and young person the opportunity to have a book of their own. Our Impact 2023 reveals the effect World Book Day can have on the lives of children across the UK.

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A highly successful intervention to support struggling readers which can be done at home with parents.

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https://www.audible.co.uk/ep/free-listens

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Free Audiobooks on Audible | Audible.co.uk

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Who doesn't love a freebie? A free burger tastes better. A free flight is more fun. A free dress looks sleeker. The same applies to audiobooks.

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A Framework Designed to Foster
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Learn about the Zones of Regulation a powerful framework and curriculum to help students develop emotional self-regulation and control.

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https://barnardos-parenting.org.uk/cygnet-programme/

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The Cygnet Parenting programme really helped me deal with Q's behaviour and gave me coping strategies. I am now able to take Q out in public without being in fear of a major tantrum and having people judge me in how I deal with his behaviour

- (Parent attending Cygnet in Kent)

I know at the beginning of the course I wasn't very positive and thought its wasn't going to make a difference but it has, massively. I can now see a light at the end of the tunnel and feel so much more confident in dealing with 'my son'. You have helped our family so much!

- (Parent attending Cygnet in Hampshire)

Cygnet didn't change our autistic child, but it changed the way we understand and support our autistic child

- (Parents attending Cygnet in Grimsby)

As a trainer and parent of a child with Autism myself, I have really enjoyed seeing the progression the parents have made from the start of the course to the final session. Lots of emotions from parents including acceptance, relief, understanding and empathy.

- (Parent facilitator in Lancaster)

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I love this game so much!! It always helps me on my Times Tables because I always practise and at school I get to play on it too! There is one problem though. I always thought it's only times tables but there's actually division in it. I always the multiplication version of the division question. Can you try and get rid of the division out of the game please because I always struggle on my division, Hard! But don't worry I'm still good on studio. My best score on studio is 67! I'm soooooo close to becoming a Rock Hero! I'll be so happy if I reach it. My goal is actually to be a Rock Hero on Times Table Rockstars because I want to make my teacher proud that I know my Times Table good. Also I have an idea of a game you can make if you take out the division! It can be a game about division! The name could be Division Dragons! The Stages could be like Burning, Blaze, Magma, Acid, Lava, and Heatwave! The higher your level the more dragon accessories you can access in the shop! Also you can choose the power of your dragon! You could either have a Frost Dragon, Fire Dragon, Life Dragon, Water Dragon, or Shadow Dragon! Can you please try and make a game like this and please give a shout-out to my review if you actually make the game! Thank you if you read this! Hope you enjoyed the idea of the division game! Byeee!

From Harry Wilson!

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‎Times Tables Rock Stars is a carefully sequenced programme of daily times tables practice aimed at schools, families and tutors. Our programme has successfully boosted times tables recall speed for millions of learners around the world over the last 12 years. Requires a low-cost subscription to...

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Visual animations to support children's mathematical understanding

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Number Sense Maths visual animations _ Number Sense Maths

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Quick and easy spelling intervention which parents can do at home.

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Dyspraxia Foundation - 30th Anniversary _ Dyspraxia_DCD Awareness

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National Autism Society

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We are the UKs leading charity for autistic people and their families. Since 1962, we have been providing support, guidance and advice, as well as campaigning for improved rights, services and opportunities to help create a society that works for autistic people.

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ASD Mind Map