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Disabled Children and Young People

Caring for children and young people with disabilities, additional needs, an SEND diagnosis or specific requirements can present challenges, but there are numerous organisations and groups set up to help and support families and individuals.

We will be adding to these pages, but please let us know if you can’t find the support or information you are looking for.

Somerset’s Local Offer

Somerset Council’s Local Offer provides information on the services available for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) aged between 0 to 25 and how to access them.

Find out more about Somerset’s Local Offer

Somerset SENDIASS

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Services offer information, advice and support for parents and carers of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). This service is also offered directly to young people.

FIND out more about Somerset SENDIASS

National charity for children and young people with autism, providing information, advice and education and employment services.

Information, advice and guidance website

Social activities for over 16s who identify on the autism, Asperger syndrome and similar spectrums.

Swimming and hydrotherapy sessions for ages 5-16 with a disability or additional need.

Support for children with additional needs and their families.

Support, information and advice for families raising a child with additional needs.

Support in finding information on disability grants.

Disability Rights UK work to shape disability rights for the better in the UK.

Discovery supports autistic people and people with learning disabilities in Somerset to get more from life.

Offering a range of support related to any aspect of life, from before a baby is born right up to age 25.

Charity dedicated to improving the lives of children facing continence challenges.

Funding for families who are raising a disabled or seriously ill child or young person aged 17 or under.

They are a support for families of children with additional needs, offering monthly group sessions, focus group sessions, family events.

A unique football club primarily for people with physical disabilities played in electric sports wheelchairs.

Water play and swimming for young people with learning and physical disabilities.

Secure and confidential service allowing young people to access health care professional for advice and support.

Mental Health support and re-engagement with learning for young people struggling with mainstream school.

British Sign Language groups for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers.

Information and advice website for young people around all aspects of their health.

Travel training for students with disabilities or special needs to enable them to use public transport independently.

A relaxed wellbeing space for parents to chat, enjoy grown up craft activities and complimentary wellbeing treatments.

A fun friendly class to develop physical and social skills, led by an Occupational Therapist.

Music Therapy Somerset work with children and adults with special needs and adults living with Dementia.

Offering Information, advice, guidance, education and training for people on the autistic spectrum and their families.

Sports opportunities for children and adults with learning and physical disabilities.

Activity and wellbeing groups, courses and workshops for people aged 16+ with learning disabilities and autism.

Information, support and training about PDA for individuals, families and professionals.

Support for those with physical impairments or medical needs which impact access to education.

Social group for people with additional needs aged between 18 to 30.

A monthly, open access social group for young people and adults, aged 16+ with additional needs

Youth club for young people with additional needs aged 10-17.

Purple Elephant offer a variety of family activities for all ages during each school holiday period.

Jump Start Programme supports young people aged 8-18 years old in Somerset, offering them an opportunity to engage in positive experiences through…

Working in partnership with young people and parent carers on the SEND reforms.

SEND Navigators are part of the offer from Somerset Parent Carer Forum CIC, offering drop-in sessions at Frome Town Hall.

Providing a voice to Parent Carers of children and young people aged 0-25 years with disabilities and/or additional needs.

Information, advice and support for children, young people and families around SEND needs.

Charity supporting sight impaired people across Somerset.

Video with information on what to expect from a Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal.

Online gaming community for young autistic people.

Disability cricket for young people aged 12-25.

Multisports club for children aged 7-15 with additional needs, as well as their siblings and friends.

Frome based charity supporting young people and adults with additional needs, young carers and their families.

Working with vulnerable young people, who have specific needs or characteristics requiring a focused response.

Published

13 May 2021

Last Updated

14 April 2023

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