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Autism: the facts

Autism is a lifelong developmental disability. On its own, autism is not a learning disability or a mental health problem. But some people with autism have an accompanying learning disability, learning difficulty or mental health problem. Autism is a spectrum condition. This means that while all people with…

CAD 0-5 Support Team (Children and Adults with Disabilities)

The CAD support team provide specialist support to promote early intervention and inclusive practice for children aged 0-5 with special educational needs and/or disability. The team consists of early years specialists who support children and families within the home and early education settings in the…

Direct Payments and Personal Budgets

What is a direct payment? A direct payment is suitable for families where one or more children have been identified to have assessed care needs. This amount is paid to the child’s parents or their authorised or nominated person to be spent on the care…

Glue ear

Glue ear is a common childhood condition where the middle ear becomes filled with fluid. The medical term for glue ear is otitis media with effusion (OME). It's estimated that one in five children around the age of two will be affected by glue ear at any given…

Habilitation Specialist

Habilitation training supports children and young people with a vision impairment, and their families, to develop their mobility and independent living skills in the home as well as educational, community and public settings. Following an initial Functional Vision Assessment the Habilitation Specialist will carry out…

Havering Children's Centres

Welcome to Children’s Centres in Havering Children’s centres in Havering are FREE to all families with a child aged under five who live in the borough. If you are expecting a baby or have children aged 0-5 years, your local Children’s Centre is able to…

Keyworking service for children and young people with autism and/or learning disability

Keyworking service for children and young people with autism and/or learning disability   Who do we support? The North East London Keyworking service works with children and young people with learning disabilities and/or Autism, aged 0-25 years old who have complex needs. The service is…

SEND Information and Advice Support Service

Havering SENDIASS provides free, impartial and confidential information, advice and support service offering assistance to parents/carers of children with SEND aged 0-16 years and young people (with SEND) themselves 16-25 years. Please note that we can support parents/carers of young people who are 16-25 years…

Short breaks

Short Breaks are for children and young people with disabilities to spend time away from home to give parents a break from caring. The breaks can be for a few hours, a day, evening, overnight, for a weekend or longer. There are different kinds of…

Single Route of Redress – National Trial

In line with Schedule 2 of the Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014 all local areas in England are required to publish details in their local offers for ‘notifying parents and young people of their right to appeal a decision of the local authority…
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