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PDF's All foodbanks food pantries in Greater Manchester

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Greater Manchester Autism Consortium and GM Autism

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GMAC - Everything you need about autism and more.

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GMAC - Everything you need about autism and more.

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Everything you need about autism and more.

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Autism Assessment in Manchester: Social Communication Pathway | Help & Support Manchester

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Autism Assessment in Manchester: Social Communication Pathway | Help & Support Manchester

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Autism Assessment in Manchester: Social Communication Pathway | Help & Support Manchester

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In Manchester, the NHS autism assessment service is called the Social Communication Pathway (SCP). It is part of Manchester’s Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). Their service information tells you about the referral criteria and process and has a link to frequently asked questions (FAQ) at the bottom of the page: The Social Communication Pathway (SCP) SCP RESOURCES Padlets: The Social Communication Pathway Padlet contains lots information and resources which might be useful both before and after an assessment. There is also a Young Person’s padlet. Free workshops: The SCP offers free workshops for parents/carers whose children are either on the waiting list for assessment or have had a formal diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Condition from Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. Topics cover: Understanding Neurodiversity and Wellbeing Understanding Communication Differences Understanding Sensory Differences Understanding and Working with the Education System See Manchester Parent Carer Forum’s website for upcoming sessions. Autism Navigator: Karen Woodhouse is the Autism Navigator, offering support and signposting to parents/ carers of children and young people involved with the SCP. She usually attends the monthly Local Offer drop ins. Come along and have a chat. Her email is mcr.autismnavigator@mft.nhs.uk. Riding the Rapids: Riding the Rapids is a free course for parents and carers of children who have a diagnosis of Autism, severe learning disabilities or other complex disabilities. WAITING TIMES How long is the waiting list for assessment? The waiting times vary. The service completes assessments in the order children were referred. The support your child receives, in school for example, should be based on their identified needs and not rely on the outcome of the assessment. There is a regularly reviewed section about current waiting times in the SCP Padlet (‘About the SCP’ section on the left). How long will the assessment process take? Around 3-6 months, depending on the number of assessments the service gets. The Waiting Well Offer from Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust CAMHS. Learn more about autism assessment and diagnosis

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SEND Talk Podcast – your most commonly asked questions’

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SEND Talk Podcast – your most commonly asked questions’

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The SEND Talk podcast is simple, easy-to-understand, jargon-free advice for parents and carers of children with Special Educational Needs and/or Disability or for young people navigating the world with SEND.

It features those that live and breathe SEND support including experts from here at SENDIASS Manchester and parents who've been through the same hurdles you may be facing. Each episode, together with your host Vic Elizabeth Turnbull, they chat through some of the most common SEND support queries.

If there's a subject you'd like us to discuss in a future episode: email us here.

Listen for free below or on your favourite podcast player including Apple podcasts Spotify Amazon Music. Simply click the links or search 'SEND Talk' wherever you listen!

You'll find full transcriptions of each episode below too.

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We offer information, advice and support to children, young people and parents/carers about special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). We are a free, dedicated, confidential and impartial service based in Manchester. We are a statutory service, which is commissioned by Manchester City Council.

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Keeping Warm and safe resource - tips and support 

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Looking for advice on how to sleep better? Tweak your routine and understand the science behind your sleep patterns.

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Find out how to sleep well and the common lifestyle factors that are making you tired

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Supporting people across all ages to improve sleep, and provides sleep training to professionals in the health, social and corporate sectors.

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Our vision is a society where people thrive because they are valued within their communities. With your help we champion the rights of children, young people and adults across the North West.

Every year, we deliver life-changing care, support and education to thousands of people so they can lead the happy, fulfilled lives they deserve.

Foster with us

Thousands of children across the North West are looking for loving, stable homes⁠ - that's where you come in. We provide support and training so you can provide warm, nurturing homes for those who need them.

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Work with us

Every day is different at Together Trust, and you'll be empowering people to live the best life possible. Plus, you'll be supported by an understanding team and a charity that values and cares for you.

Want to learn more? Join us at our upcoming recruitment fairs to hear more - and you may even be able to apply and interview on the day:

Read more "

A Year Together 2022

Read about the stories from the people we support across our services and find out more about what has been going on at the Together Trust.

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Our vision is a society where people thrive because they are valued within their communities. With your help we champion the rights of children, young people and adults across the North West. Every year, we deliver life-changing care, support and education to thousands of people so they can lead the happy, fulfilled lives they deserve.

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Cost of Living Support in Greater Manchester

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Cost of Living Support in Greater Manchester

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Please tell us what you think of our padlet by completing our short survey here.

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If you would like to contact us regarding the Manchester/Trafford Leaflet and Signposting Padlets, please refer to the contact details below:

Manchester Speech and Language Therapy Service

Telephone: 0161 470 6770

Email: cmm-tr.SLT.admin@nhs.net

Trafford Speech and Language Therapy Service

Telephone: 0161 912 2592

Email: mft.csltnoreply@nhs.net

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Speech and Language Therapy Padlet Feedback

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Contact the Manchester Children’s Community Services Speech and Language Therapy Service

Levenshulme Health Centre: (0161) 470 6770

Email: slt.admin@mft.nhs.uk

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Manchester Special Education and Disability Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS)

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Manchester Special Education and Disability Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS)

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SENDIASS offer information, advice and support to children, young people and parents/carers about special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). This includes health and social care where it is linked to education.

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A resource to help you understand what services and support you can expect from local agencies, all in one place

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What is it?

The Local Offer is published as part of the special educational needs and disability (SEND) reforms included in the Government's Children and Families Bill (2013). It will:

give you information about education, health and care services

give you information about leisure activities and support groups

hold all the information in one place

be clear, comprehensive and accessible

make service provision more responsive to local needs

be developed and reviewed with service providers and service users.

The Local Offer is for:

children and young people with SEN and/or disabilities (SEND) from 0-25 years

practitioners and professionals

How will it help me?
It will help you:

find out what you need to know easily

find information when you need it and to be less dependent on other people to do this for you

find the nearest and most suitable services

to ask the right questions

to provide feedback about what is needed, raise concerns or make a complaint

What makes it different?
The Local Offer is more than a directory. It brings everything into one place and has been developed with parents/carers children and young people. It will help you identify the right services for you by giving clear information about who can access services (eligibility criteria) and how to access services.

It gives information about how you can find further help if you need it.
Your Feedback
We need your feedback to continue to develop the Local Offer to ensure it is meeting the needs of all children, young people and their families. All feedback is regularly reviewed and published on our Getting Involved section.

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Our Local Offer for Children and Young People with SEN and disabilities | Our Local Offer for Children and Young People with SEN and disabilities | Manchester City Council

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What is it? The Local Offer is published as part of the special educational needs and disability (SEND) reforms included in the Government's Children and Families Bill (2013).

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Early Help are available if you feel your family needs more support. They are there to help when problems first appear and to get things going well again.

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Our Early Help Hubs are still responding to Requests for Early Help Support, however due to safety measures such as the need for social distancing and keeping families and workers safe, there may be some changes as to how we contact families and share information as part of a multi agency response. We may take a little bit longer to get back to you regarding your request. We will however deal with all requests and prioritise, on the basis of level of need.

When there are early indications that things are not going well, Early Help is about engaging a child, young person, parent or family in a conversation about how to get things going well again.

Understanding the situation as early as possible and giving the right advice information and support starts here.

For general advice, guidance and information ring your Early Help Hub. To make a Request for Early Help Support including support with parenting, please complete and register an Early Help Assessment and then complete and submit (details on the Request form) your Request for Early Help. To access a blank copy of the Request for Early Help Supporyt please click here. To find out more about the courses delivered by the Early Help Parenting Team and how to apply for a place on a course please view the attachment in the downloads section.

Early Help Hub - North
earlyhelpnorth@manchester.gov.uk
0161 234 1973

Early Help Hub - Central
earlyhelpcentral@manchester.gov.uk
0161 234 1975

Early Help Hub - South
earlyhelpsouth@manchester.gov.uk
0161 234 1977

Back to Early Help Practitioner Zone
http://www.manchester.gov.uk/earlyhelppractitioner

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Early Help Hubs and Early Help Parenting Team

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Manchester Parent Carer Forum works to represent the ‘voice’ of parents and carers of children and young people aged 0-25 with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). They work in partnership with Manchester Local Authority, Education, Health, Social Care and other providers to make sure the services they plan and deliver meet the needs of Manchester families.

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We are pleased to share that there are plenty of FREE activities that Manchester's SEND families can access over the Easter holidays. This is part of a packed SEND Community Offer for families living in

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Helping Shape and Develop Services Available to Children Manchester Parent Carer Forum works to represent the 'voice' of parents and carers of children and young people aged 0-25 with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). We are a group of volunteer parents and carers.

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An organisation whose aim is to provide support for families of people with learning disabilities, offering many services including 1-1 support, advocacy, and training courses.

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If you would like to book an appointment please call us on;

0161 203 4095

We are open 10am to 3pm, Monday to Friday

Or email us at;

IMPORTANT: If you have a face-to-face appointment at our support centre we would ask you to please wear a face mask and sanitise your hands on entry of our building.

For the latest news and information please check out our Facebook and Twitter pages;

Talbot House supports parents and carers of people who have learning disabilities in Manchester. We are a one stop shop where carers can pop in for a cup of tea and a chat with others in the same boat. We also offer additional services such as:

One to one support

Information about money and benefits

Training for carers

Carer's lunches

Day trips out

Pampering treatments - nail bar, massage and beauty treatments

THRIVE - this is our special project for older carers where we assist carers to make plans for the future

and much more...

We are here to improve the quality of life for parent carers of people with learning disabilities.

People can laugh, cry, identify and support each other here through the sharing of personal experiences and they always leave feeling better than when they came in!

Call us or pop into the centre you will always be made welcome and our tea is second to none!

We are open from 10:00am - 3:00pm Monday to Friday

Talbot House is extremely grateful and thankful for the funding and support we have received from the below organisations and trusts during 2021 & 2022. Without them we wouldn't be able to support our service users, so thank you !!

Find out more about our funders here

Talbot House is an associate partner of Carers Manchester.

Carers Manchester is a partnership of statutory and voluntary organisations, working together to improve services for Manchester's unwaged carers.

This partnership has developed a new pathway for unwaged carers in the city to receive advice, guidance and support.

Talbot House works within this partnership and we are here for the unwaged carers of Manchester and our local community, striving to ensure that they get the right support at the right time, and in the right place.
Contact Point
Phone number: 0161 543 8000

Email: contact.point@carersmanchester.org.uk
www.carersmanchester.org.uk

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Talbot House is a support service for parents and carers of people who have learning disabilities who live in the Manchester area. It is led by parents themselves. Listed here are some of the services we offer; emotional support, consulting with carers to shape services, access to training for carers, information about money and benefits, breaks for carers and advocacy.

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Ten key messages to support the development of language and communication skills for babies and young children.

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Greater Manchester (GM) 10 Tips for Talking

The Greater Manchester (GM) 10 Tips for Talking are ten key messages to support the development of language and communication skills for babies and young children and can be used by everyone. Each tip is designed to give families and anyone working with children some small suggestions that can make a big difference and help give children the best start. Each message is based on sound research and is delivered by children.

The Ten Tips for Talking are part of Greater Manchester's school readiness work, which is funded by the Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership. The ambitious programme aims to improve outcomes for young children and their families, and ensure every child achieves their potential.

Below are some resources which have been developed to showcase the tips including a printable leaflet and poster, video clips of children speaking the tips and the tips have also been translated into a number of commonly spoken languages across GM.
GM 10 Tips for Talking Printable Slides (PDF, 5.8KB) GM 10 Tips for Talking Printable A4 Leaflet (PDF, 14.4MB)
GM 10 Tips for Talking Printable A3 Poster (PDF, 1.5MB)
GM 10 Tips for Talking in other languages GM 10 Tips for Talking - English (PDF, 129KB)

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Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) - working together to improve the lives of people in Greater Manchester - Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan

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A virtual package of information, strategies and signposting to support the development of children’s speech, language and communication skills from 18 months up to 2.5 years

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A virtual package of information, strategies and signposting to support the development of children’s speech, language and communication skills from 18 months up to 2.5 years

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Parent Child Interaction Support Package (18 months - 2.5 years)

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Everyday ideas and activities to support your child’s language, communication, and learning.

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Activities for babies, toddlers and children - BBC Tiny Happy People

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A chatty child is a happy child, so Tiny Happy People is here to help you develop your child’s communication skills through simple interaction and play.

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·         The children’s communication charity. Offers practical help for parents who are concerned about their child’s language and communication.

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Speech and Language UK: Changing young lives

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Speech and Language UK: Changing young lives

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We are Speech and Language UK - we want every child to face the future with confidence. For 1.7 million children in the UK, learning to talk and understand words feel like an impossible hurdle.

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| Help children, young people and adults who stammer through individually-tailored therapy delivered by highly experienced specialists. Also offer a helpline and a range of resources.

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The UK national charity for people who stammer (or stutter) and those that support them. Provide information, resources and support to those who stammer as well as those close to them. Also operate a free, confidential and anonymous helpline

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© 2018 - 2023 STAMMA, British Stammering Association trading as STAMMA, reg. charity no. 1089967/SC038866, reg. company no. 04297778 (England & Wales)

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A Canadian charitable organization, aiming to enable parents to transform their daily interactions with young children to build the best possible lifelong social, language and literacy skills.

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Children Who Lead Get the Language They Need!

This Better Speech and Hearing Month, we've put together a special page all about Following Your Child's Lead - a key strategy for encouraging early language learning. Read on for practical tips, research, articles, videos and more!
Continue Reading

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The Hanen Centre | Speech and Language Development for Children

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Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

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Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

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The professional body for speech and language therapists in the UK.

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We're the professional body for people working in or studying speech and language therapy in the UK.

As a member, you can access a wide range of benefits, including professional insurance, members-only clinical information and guidance, CPD support and Bulletin magazine.

Join our community of more than 20,000 members.
Find out more

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We're the professional body for people working in or studying speech and language therapy in the UK. As a member, you can access a wide range of benefits, including professional insurance, members-only clinical information and guidance, CPD support and Bulletin magazine. Join our community of more than 20,000 members.

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Inspire and support children and families to improve their literacy skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking).

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Early years

Resources and tools for early language development and parental engagement.

Primary

Deliver outstanding literacy provision at primary school stage.

Secondary

Help students develop the literacy skills they need to succeed at school and in their future lives.

We empower parents and families

Parents - you're not alone! Discover a wealth of practical tips to help your child's literacy journey, fun activities to try together as well as reassuring support and guidance on our Words for Life website. We have plenty of creative ways to nurture your child's reading, speaking, listening and writing development at home.

We collaborate with communities and local areas

We work collaboratively in 20 areas of the UK that face the biggest challenges with literacy and where we can make the most difference. We work alongside teachers and football coaches, to librarians and youth leaders - to create bespoke solutions that support literacy at home, in school and in the community.

We are 30!

This is a significant year for us at the National Literacy Trust as we celebrate our 30th birthday. Over the past three decades, we have been supporting families and children to change their life stories through the power of literacy and we are ready to celebrate!

News

How we are helping get a library into every primary

On Wednesday 8 November, we welcomed over 100 authors, partner organisations, funders, fellow charities, MPs, peers, and supporters, to Portcullis House in Westminster, to celebrate the anniversary of our Libraries for Primaries campaign.

Read more

News

Celebrating the first of 25 amazing Coronation Libraries

On Wednesday 1 November, we celebrated the opening of the first of 25 Coronation primary school libraries, at a special event at Harris Primary Academy Croydon.

Read more

News

Wicked Writers: Be the Change competition will launch in January 2024

Open to all UK schools and launching on 29 January 2024, Wicked Writers: Be the Change asks 9 to 14-year-olds to harness the power of persuasive writing to think about any environmental issue they feel passionately about.

Read more

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National Literacy Trust | UK Literacy Charity

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We are an independent charity working with schools and communities to give children the literacy skills to succeed in life.

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A parent-led organisation to help children and young people with speech and language impairments and their families. Provide information and training for parents – and professionals – and produce a range of publications.

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Afasic and Naplic have been working together to reach out and help parents of children with DLD (Developmental Language Disorder), and have been able

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A number of resources collected by CAMHS to help support young people's mental health and wellbeing.

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This site was created for young people, carers and professionals to pool together lots of helpful resources from across the internet that are available to help support your mental health and well-being. I hope that you find it helpful.

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Manchester Mind Children & Young People Service

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Manchester Mind Children & Young People Service

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A service designed to provide support to 13-25 year-olds who are struggling. Resources include peer support groups and listening support services.

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Children and Young People (CYP) - Manchester Mind

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CYP has been designed with young people to help 13-25 year olds when they are struggling.

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Set up to develop and provide support services to young people with an Autism diagnosis and their families, guardians and carers, I Am Autism offer 1-1 and group support throughout Greater Manchester.

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I AM - Celebrating Autism in Greater Manchester

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Specialised 1-2-1 support

We provide specialised 1-2-1 support for a variety of needs to both members and non-members.

Aspirations - social and leisure activities

Aspirations has been running for over 20 years, providing a wide range of social and leisure activities for young people and adults from the age of ten upwards.

Parents and carers group

It's not just people on the autistic spectrum who can benefit from coming together and sharing experiences in our groups.

I AM - a community working with and supporting a wide range of people, aged 10 years and upwards, who have a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Condition.

£15 COULD BUY

Something for a young person aged 10 to 18 e.g. a youth group session.

£30 COULD BUY

Something for 18 + e.g. a support session.

£50 COULD BUY

Something for an elderly person e.g. life skills development.

Who we support?

The different terms used to describe the autism spectrum can be confusing and have changed over time. In recent years there have been changes to the systems that professionals use to make a diagnosis and diagnostic categories have changed. The most used term now is Autistic Spectrum Condition.

This means that people who have recently had an assessment are most likely to be given a diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Condition.

Our community understands the challenges that ASC can bring. We have the knowledge, experience and passion to help individuals and families work through them towards a happier place with autism as a part of their daily lives.

Our mission is to create communities of support across Greater Manchester for people on the autistic spectrum which enable personal and professional development.

I AM - Celebrating Autism Greater Manchester

Set up to work with people with a diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome or High Functioning Autism. We only work with people who have had an assessment and received a diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Condition (or one of the previously used terms).

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Specialised 1-2-1 support We provide specialised 1-2-1 support for a variety of needs to both members and non-members. Read MoreAspirations - social and leisure activities Aspirations has been running for over 20 years, providing a wide range of social and leisure activities for young people and adults from the age of ten upwards.

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A free, private and confidential service for young people under the age of19. Childline offer many resources on many topics, including bullying, emotions, friendships and relationships.

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Get help and advice about a wide range of issues, call us on 0800 1111, talk to a counsellor online, send Childline an email or post on the message boards.

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Providing support, guidance and advice on lots of various topics for Autistic people and their families.

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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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Our Health Visiting teams work with families to get the best health and development outcomes for the children of Manchester. Our Health Visiting Teams role is to offer information and support to families through the early years, from pregnancy to primary school entry.

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Our Health Visiting teams work with families to get the best health and development outcomes for the children of Manchester. Our role is to offer information and support to families through the early years, from pregnancy to primary school entry.

Who we help

Every family with a child under the age of four and a half has access to a health visitor and their team. The service is delivered through home visits, contact in the community and telephone calls as necessary. This is a non-emergency service providing health education, advice and guidance.

Health visitors work with other services such as GPs, midwives, school nurses and social workers. Health visiting teams usually consist of health visitors, community staff nurses, community nursery nurses, early years outreach workers and team assistants.

How we help

The aim is to promote the health and well-being of you and your family. The actual service provided will vary according to a personalised assessment of each child and family's own needs and evidence of what will work for them.

We offer 5 key contacts to all families:

antenatal health promoting review

new baby review 10-14 days after birth

6 to 8 week review

9 month health and development review

2 year health and development review

When your child is 9 months and two years old, your local health visiting team will invite them for a health and development review. This is an opportunity to talk about your child's progress, learn more about what you can do to help their development, and make sure that you have any support that you may need.

We also offer advice and support through our ParentLine service. ParentLine is a confidential text messaging service for Manchester parents and carers of children aged 0-5. The service is run by a dedicated team of health visitors who can provide advice and support on a range of topics including parenting, sleep, continence, immunisations, mental health, minor illness, behaviour, infant feeding, child development, healthy lifestyles and general health concerns. Visit ParentLine page here.

How to Refer and Access:

Families can also contact their local Health Visiting Team by telephone should they require support.

Service Operating Hours:

The Health Visiting Service is available between 8:30am and 4:30pm Monday to Friday, excluding bank holidays. If your child needs a medical examination or you are worried about your child's health you should contact your GP, visit an NHS Walk-In Centre, or dial 111. In an emergency dial 999.

How to contact:

Please direct feeding queries to our team account to avoid possible delays: Infantfeedingteam@mft.nhs.uk
Infant Feeding Team, Health Visiting North
Children's Community Health Services
Plant Hill Clinic
Plant Hill Road
Manchester
M9 8LX

Tel: 0161 720 5982

Social Media Links:

Additional Information:

The Personal Child Health Record (or 'red book') is a record of your child's health and development, it is yours to keep. The health visitor will go through this with you on the first visit. Please remember to take the book with you to your child's health appointments.

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Our Health Visiting teams work with families to get the best health and development outcomes for the children of Manchester. Our role is to offer information and support to families through the early years, from pregnancy to primary school entry. Who we help Every family with a child under the age of four and a [...]

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| School nurses work to promote the health and wellbeing of all school-aged children in Manchester.

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Manchester School Health Service is part of the Children's Community Health Services Directorate in the Manchester Local Care Organisation [MLCO] and consists of School Nursing and Healthy Schools and Healthy Weight Project Team. The service operates citywide across Manchester working in partnership with schools to improve the health outcomes of children, young people and their families.
The School Health Service comprises five child focused functions, namely; Immunisation; National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) and Screening; Safeguarding; the Healthy Child Programme and the Healthy Schools Programme. The School Health Service contributes to tackling health inequalities by addressing the city's key public health priorities for children.

The service supports and promotes the Health and wellbeing of all school-aged children in Manchester. We support children and young people with identified health needs including complex learning and/or physical health needs. We initiate and support activities for promoting health (includes sex education and relationships, healthy weight, smoking cessation, drugs and alcohol, behaviour management, safety and bullying) in school and across communities.

In line with the Department of Health schedule we support the immunisation team to deliver immunisations.

We work with colleagues from the Emotional Health in Schools service (part of CAMHS) to assess and support children and young people with mental health needs.

We work in partnership to safeguard children and young people.

Hours

Monday - Friday 8.30 am - 4.30 pm

Additional Support

The Manchester school Health Service offers a texting service for young people call ChatHealth, which is a new way for young people to get advice and support around health related issues directly from the School Health Service.

It is a safe and secure messaging service which protects confidentiality and anonymity and is monitored by a small team of trained nurses. Young people aged between 11 and 16 can text for advice on all kinds of health issues, such as sexual health, emotional health and wellbeing, bullying, healthy eating and any general health concerns.
To visit the ChatHealth page please click here.
Contact Details
North Healthy Child Programme Team
Young people can text the school nursing service via this number - 0750 733 0205

New Moston Library, Nuthurst Road,
New Moston
Manchester
M40 5SB
mft.school-nurses-north@nhs.net South Healthy Child Programme Team
0161 241 2813

Wythenshawe Offices
1 Stancliffe Road, Wythenshawe
Manchester
M22 4PJ
mft.school-nurses-south@nhs.net Immunisation Team
0161 946 8239

2 nd Floor, Parkway 5
Parkway Business Centre,
Princess Parkway
Manchester
M14 7HR
mft.immunisation@nhs.net NCMP (National Child Measurement Programme) Team / Screening
0161 674 0466 (duty phone 07980 062 826)
0161 209 9972 mft.school-nurses-screening@nhs.net Vulnerable School Children Team
Alexandra Park Health Centre
2 Whitswood Close
Manchester
M16 7AP
0161 209 9956 mft.school-nurses-vsct@nhs.net Manchester Healthy Schools Programme
Alexandra Park Health Centre
2 Whitswood Close
Manchester
M16 7AP
0161 946 8270 https://www.manchesterlco.org/services/childrens-community-services-citywide/healthy-schools/
Wythenshawe Offices
1 Stancliffe Road,
Wythenshawe
Manchester
M22 4PJ
Healthy Weight Team
https://www.manchesterhealthyschools.nhs.uk/
mft.healthyweightteam@nhs.net
Wythenshawe Offices
1 Stancliffe Road,
Wythenshawe
Manchester
M22 4PJ

Service Access and Referral

Self-referral (children, young people, parent/carer) - via school.

Additional information

42 nd street supporting young people with their emotional wellbeing and mental health http://42ndstreet.org.uk/ free and confidential information for under 25s

Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, free and confidential supporting mental health https://www.annafreud.org/

Brook for young people - http://www.brook.org.uk: free and confidential information for under 25s

Connexions http://www.connexions-direct.com/ information and advice for young people.

Eclypse is a free and confidential drug and alcohol service for young people under 19 and families in Manchester https://www.changegrowlive.org/eclypse-manchester

Manchester Parent Carer Forum works to represent the "voice" of parents and young people aged 0-25 with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). http://manchesterparentcarerforum.org.uk/

Talk to Frank http://www.talktofrank.com/ Talk to Frank provides an A to Z list of substances explaining their appearance, effects, health risks, the chances of getting hooked, and the basics of UK law. Via an MSN messenger drug users can ask the 'Frank Bot' any questions 24/7

The Proud Trust provides information and advice for young people who identified themselves LGBT https://www.theproudtrust.org/

The Samaritans provides support and advice for anyone in time of need https://www.samaritans.org/

Chat Health - www.manchesterlco.org/services/childrens-community-services-citywide/chathealth/

Department of Health and Social Care - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care

Department for Education - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education

Healthy Child Programme - https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/167998/Health_Child_Programme.pdf

Manchester Healthy Schools - https://www.manchesterhealthyschools.nhs.uk/

Awards and Recognition

North Healthy Child Programme - Gold status accreditation by MFT

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School Health Service - Manchester Local Care Organisation

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An organisation who provide information and seminars for parents of children with ASC, along with information about adulthood transition and PIP.

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GMAC aims to be a point of contact for anyone in Greater Manchester needing information about autism and related issues. We are managed by the UK's leading charity for autistic people and their families The National Autistic Society . To find out more visit our About us page.

Since 1993 we have been providing information and advice to autistic people and their families, delivering training and developing resources. In 2019 we launched Greater Manchester's first Autism Strategy to help create a region that works better for autistic people.

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One Education work with schools and school leaders to support all children to achieve the best possible outcomes. They work with education professionals to develop positive strategies when dealing with children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.

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Children and young people all learn in different ways and at different speeds, however some children may require additional support to help them to learn and develop the same way as other children in their class.

The SEND Code of Practice states 'A child or young person has SEN if they have a learning difficulty or disability which calls for special educational provision to be made, namely provision different from or additional to that normally available to pupils of the same age.'

Our belief is that every child deserves the best possible education and our range of services have been developed to support all young people.

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Children and young people all learn in different ways and at different speeds, however some children may require additional support to help them to learn and develop the same way as other children in their class.

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If you feel your child is in imminent danger or you are worried about their safety, please visit your nearest Accident & Emergency (A&E). If the situation is life threatening, please dial 999.