Local Offer

for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities

Advice and information services for all those affected by autistic spectrum disorders including parents, children and families caring for people with Asperger's syndrome or autism. For impartial, confidential advice and support please contact the Helpline.

Navigate provides support at the start of your journey as a parent of a disabled child. It's a six-week programme that aims to put you in touch with a personal advisor, helping you to talk about your feelings and concerns. Navigate is a 6-week programme…

Newlife is the UK's largest charity funder of children's specialist disability equipment, including an emergency equipment service for terminally ill children. Newlife provides grants for essential equipment such as wheelchairs, specialist beds, hoists, etc. if the statutory health and social care services cannot help.  …

For full details of services that are running at this children's centre, please download the timetable Because of the COVID-19 outbreak, a number of children’s centre services remain suspended until further notice. Child Health Development Checks and Breast Feeding Support continue to be offered at…

Merton Children's Physiotherapy is a service that works with children and young people who have a delay in their gross motor skills (e.g. not walking, problems with running); a neurological impairment (e.g. cerebral palsy,); difficulties with balance and coordination or musculoskeletal disorders (fractures, strains, pain).  …

Merton Children's Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) is a service that works with children and young people who have difficulties with speech (talking clearly), language (understanding what other people are saying or expressing themselves) and communication (knowing how to use language with different people and for different purposes) Speech and Language…