Call: 03000 133 133​​

Can refer to many different services including, the family help disability team, parenting groups, financial help, housing, 1:1 support, stay and play groups​.​

Cardiff Family Advice and Support - Cardiff Family Advice and Support

Call: 0800 0327322

• Monday to Friday: 9.00am – 4.30pm

Email: familiesfirstadviceline@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk

Get monthly email bulletins.

The Index Registration Form

Get monthly email bulletins.

​Disability or additional needs - Cardiff Family Advice and Support

The Index Registration Form

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Face to face appointments, telephone appointments and home visits.

Don't need a diagnosis to claim Disability Living Allowance.

Call: 02920 871 071

Email: disabilitybenefitsupport@cardiff.gov.uk

Email:

Cardiff.advocacy@snapcymru.org

Provide your name and contact details and a member of the team will get back to you within 5 working days.

Lots of resources on ALN act, IDP's and much more.

Get Information - Snap Cymru

Please see their Facebook page or Instagram page for further information, or call them on 02920 872 717.

https://online.flippingbook.com/view/858793582/

PDF

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j4vz-3uvw9q4LyoJ5Jo7HcXB11Kf04CF/view?usp=sharing

Call: 0808 801 0608

Webpage: https://www.snapcymru.org

Lots of resources on ALN act, IDP's and much more.

Get Information - Snap Cymru

You don't need someone to refer you, everyone can self-refer.

They offer support groups, workshops & 1:1 support.

For more information and their self-referral form please visit their website

Resources - Resources Archive - ADHD Foundation : ADHD Foundation

Private Facebook Support Group

1:1 online/telephone support

What is challenging behaviour? - Challenging Behaviour Foundation

It’s a place where you can meet other people, access mental health support, find volunteering opportunities, and get involved in groups that could really help boost your wellbeing.

Contact:

Health Visitor

Cardiff Family Gateway or Families First Advice Line in the Vale

Downloadable:

• Fact Sheets

• Social Script

• Visual toilet schedule

• Visual Aids

• Social Story

Facebook Group

Parent Support & Wellbeing

Workshops

Events & Family Fun

Facebook Rewild Play | Facebook

Autism Globe | Cardiff | Facebook

个人/家长看护咨询表 Self/Parent carer Referral Form

Email: cardiffvale.branch@nas.org.uk

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CAVNAS/

Request to join private group link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/248099248620936

Information on Carer's Allowance Carer's Allowance | Carers Wales

Online Meet ups

Signposts to emotional support including counselling

For more information see website.

Call: 029 2036 0876

Email: info@homestartcymru.org.uk 

Social Media:

Facebook 

Twitter

Instagram

Talk to a parenting coach

Summer 2025 Prospectus

cavuhb.nhs.wales/files/recovery-wellbeing-college/summerprospectus2025e/

Helpline: 0808 808 3555

Listening Ear Service: Listening Ear

Eventbrite Workshops Contact Cymru by Contact - for families with disabled children | Eventbrite

Building Resilience Service Building Resilience | Contact

More information below

For example if your child has no awareness of danger or is likely to run off.

For help with filling out the form in Cardiff please contact Disability Benefit Support. Call: 02920 871 071

Email: disabilitybenefitsupport@cardiff.gov.uk

For support in the Vale visit The Pod at Golau Cardig, Broad Street, Barry CF62 7AZ. Monday-Thursday 10am-4pm. Friday 10am-3pm.

Sense of Play is a programme of tailored play sessions delivered in your home by a highly trained play worker.

If your child cannot access the toilet alone, or if the main toilet is too noisy/overwhelming.

Available from lots of different retailers. Disability Rights UK, Blue Badge Co. Amazon, Ebay...

Downloadable Information Sheets

or try opening it on a laptop.

Support Request Form:

Financial Wellbeing Service - Support request

Can provide unpaid carers in immediate need of financial help with a small grant.

Grants for food and essential household items will be provided in the form of e-gift vouchers, up to the value of £300. Vouchers can be used at:

·       Tesco

·       Asda

·       Iceland

·       Curry’s

·       Argos

For more information on the Grant visit: Carers Financial Wellbeing Service | TuVida

• Income Maximisation Advice.

• Cost of Living Help.

• Debt Advice.

Helpline

0300 666 9410

Ring the Afasic Parents’ Helpline on 0300 666 9410 during opening hours – Monday & Wednesday: 10.30am to 4.00pm.

Resources including factsheets.

You can contact C.A.L.L. on 0800 132737 or email CALL@HELPLINE.WALES

24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

All calls are free and confidential.

A Welsh Government funded service hosted by the NHS.

(Facebook) @CALLHelplineWales

(Twitter) @CALL_247

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Quieter Hours

Monday-Thursday 2-3pm

Saturday 9-10am

Sunday first hour of opening (10-11am)

During Quieter Hours the majority of Morrisons stores:

•    Operate lower levels of lighting

•    Turn music and radio off

•    Avoid making tannoy announcements

•    Reduce movement of trolleys and baskets

•    Turn checkout beeps and other electrical noises down 

•    Place a poster outside to tell customers it’s Quieter Hour

Click on the picture above for a list of available equipment.

Loans for 28 days, sent & picked up by courier. To join the library follow this link to an online form. Join the Library - Cerebra

For a full list please click on the picture above. To join the library please follow this link to the online form Join the Library - Cerebra

Click on the picture above for a full list of books available. Join the Library via this online form Join the Library - Cerebra

For page 2 click here: 54-55 LESSON PLAN 2.indd

A support pack for siblings of neurodivergent children to help them understand their brother or sister, while also empowering them and advocating for their own needs.

Support pack for parents and carers of autistic children is filled with practical advice and guidance aimed to empower them.

Support pack for parents and carers of children with ADHD is filled with practical advice and guidance aimed to empower them by providing an understanding of the condition, plus effective strategies to support you and your family.

Explores how to identify autistic traits in young children, practical tips for supporting your toddler or young child at home and demonstrate how play can be a powerful tool for communication and learning.

Shares advice and support, exploring:

• An overview and understanding of the signs of mental health

• Strategies and advice to support your child's wellbeing

• Mindful activities to try at home with your child

Includes webinars, podcasts, articles and guides to empower them.

Shares how to create a calm, safe and supportive environment for helping your child when they are feeling overwhelmed, plus, ideas for helping your child learn how to self-soothe, self-regulate and self-calm.

Neurodivergent Friendly Cardiff is a city-wide initiative that aims to create a more inclusive city.

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Please click the picture above for a PDF of the services they provide.

Self-referral or via a professional.

Webpage: Parallel Lives - MEDIA ACADEMY CYMRU

The FIS provide free, impartial help, support and advice on a range of family issues including:

• Childcare and help with the costs of childcare

• Health care

• Education and Training

• Leisure services

• Finances

Courses include:

• Numeracy and literacy skills

• Digital skills and employability

• Resilience in Children

• Trauma & ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences)

• Understanding Autism

• Understanding Dyslexia

• Understanding ADHD

• Supporting Speech and Language Needs

The FIS provide free, impartial help, support and advice on a range of family issues including:

• Childcare and help with the costs of childcare

• Health care

• Education and Training

• Leisure services

• Finances

Make shopping in large stores easier with our Sensory Support Boxes. Inside, you'll find ear defenders, communication cards, sunglasses, and fidget toys, all of which you can borrow. Just ask at the Customer Services or Tesco Mobile desk.

In-store quiet hours

From 9–10am every Wednesday and Saturday, we have a quiet hour in all our stores. We'll also reduce the lighting in our large stores.

Shopping aids for autistic people

Autism-friendly visual guide to shopping at Tesco, and download a visual shopping list.

Tesco-visual-guide.pdf

Tesco-Little-Helpers-shopping-list.pdf

Monday to Thursday between 2–3pm in large stores.

We turn Asda Radio off and our colleagues work quietly, acknowledging this hour as quiet time to support customers with additional needs or hidden disabilities.

Single parent led compassionate and connected community. Offering events and socials, wellbeing self development, volunteering, online resources and peer support.

They provide health and well-being information, advice, education and training to support and enable African women to increase access to quality health and clinical services.

They deliver services which are led by the needs of the community that create positive change, and empower and provide opportunities for everyone to reach their full potential.

Play Activities