Autism, ADHD and SEN – Parent Advice and Support

Autism, ADHD and SEN – Parent Advice and Support:

1) National Autistic Society – Expert advice, helpline and local support for supporting children with autism - National Autistic Society (autism.org.uk)

2) Sutton Neurodevelopmental (ND) Needs One Stop Shop – Drop in. Support and advice for children aged 5-17 who are experiencing challenges which may be related with a neurodevelopmental presentation (Autism or ADHD). No diagnosis needed. Service detail - Website

3) The ADHD foundation advice and support for families: Services for Families - ADHD Foundation : ADHD Foundation

4) ADDISS – The National Attention Deficit Disorder Information and Support Service – a charity with friendly information and resources: ADDISS

5) Sutton Information, Advice and Support Service (SIASS) – Free impartial confidential support for 0-25 year olds with SEND in Sutton. Sutton Information, Advice and Support Service (SIASS) | Sutton Information Hub

National Sleep Helpline – advice and support for sleep difficulties: National Sleep Helpline - The Sleep Charity or call 0330 530 541

Toileting difficulties and anxiety – www.eric.org.uk or free helpline on 0808 801 0343

Getting Help

In School Wellbeing and Mental Health Support:

In School Support Options to support your child’s wellbeing include:

ELSA (Emotional Literacy and Support)

Nurture Groups

Social Groups 

Mentoring

Drawing and Talking Therapy

Sand Play Therapy

Lego Therapy

Whole Class PSHE sessions

NHS workshops 

Worry Ninja sessions to support Year 6s with confident transitions to secondary school.

We recommend also speaking to your class teacher or a member of the pastoral team/SENco if you would like to think about options for support or talk through any concerns.

What support is available to support my child’s wellbeing and mental health?

Sutton Education Wellbeing Service works with our school offering early and preventative evidence-based mental health advice and support. They are an NHS team that includes qualified Wellbeing Practitioners who offer:

1:1 Guided Self-Help with Parents to Help their Child’s Common Fears or Worries (for parents/carers of children aged 4-11) – this usually involves 6-8 weekly sessions with parents to provide and think together about tools to help with children’s anxieties or worries. This can include things like: phobias, building confidence, anxiety and difficulties around bedtimes or going to school, health worries and other fears. The sessions use ideas and tools from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).

 

1:1 Guided Self-Help with Parents to Help their Child’s Common Tricky or Challenging Behaviours (for parents/carers of children aged 3-11) - this usually involves 6-8 usually weekly sessions with parents to provide and think together about different tools to support emotional dysregulation, tricky or challenging behaviour. The team talks through a few ideas per week to try out and make sure it is specific to your child and your situation. 

*Sometimes the service includes children in sessions but mostly sessions run with parents to equip parents with tools to help their children with difficulties both now and in the future, research shows for primary age sessions with parents are generally more effective.

You can self-apply for the service using their digital one page application form here:

https://forms.office.com/e/iKmg68TeHv

The team will then aim to contact you within a few weeks to arrange an initial meeting either in person or online. This will be to tell you more about the service, hear about your child – their strengths/interests and also current challenges and make sure the service might be right for you (if not they will give ideas on other support available).