Mr Pinschof
37 years experience of clinical psychology with children and parents including 32 years within the NHS. Face to face one hour appointments in London and Bristol.
Please contact us on the above number.
Find companies offering toys for special needs children including switch adapted toys and sensory toys and organisations offering activities, help and advice.
East London
Address: Clinical Psychologist
Tel:
(01275) 848163
Category: Activities, Services, Toys, Products and Holidays for Children with Special Needs
East London
We also offer wheelchair skills training, advice and information and campaign to raise awareness of disabled young people's needs. Many of those we help become members of our Kidz Board, acting as our ambassadors and getting involved in projects and events.
Through this support Whizz-Kidz has given nearly 4,000 disabled children and young people the chance to enjoy an independent life at home, at school and at play.
Web: www.whizz-kidz.org.uk
Tel:
(020) 7233 6600
Category: Activities, Services, Toys, Products and Holidays for Children with Special Needs
East London
What makes us unique is that we parents/carers of children with special needs ourselves. Understanding the difficulties and emotions involved with a child of any age with special needs is something we can all associate with. In addition friendship, support and practical hints and tips are a major feature of our organisation.
For more information visit our website:
Web: www.specialkidsintheuk.org
Email: [email protected]
Category: Activities, Services, Toys, Products and Holidays for Children with Special Needs
East London
The college holds a free weekly clinic for children treating many conditions including: asthma, eczema, hyperactivity and weight problems.
Tel:
(020) 7435 7830
Category: Activities, Services, Toys, Products and Holidays for Children with Special Needs
East London
Provision of riding lessons for disabled people of all ages and standards. Open seven days a week. Fun and physiotherapy combined.
Tel:
(020) 8207 4525
Category: Activities, Services, Toys, Products and Holidays for Children with Special Needs
East London
For cerebal palsy children and associated disabilities. The centre provides pre-school education for children 0-5 years. We belong to scope's network of schools for parents using methods inspired by those of the Peto Institute in Hungary. Programmes are designed to stimulate and awaken the child's senses and encourage self awareness through activities which are fun for both parent and child.
Tel:
(020) 8504 2920
Category: Activities, Services, Toys, Products and Holidays for Children with Special Needs
East London
A member of the Federation of Small Businesses, Care Standards and Best Bear, we pride ourselves in the quality of our service.
All consultants are trained professionals and most are qualified Nursery Nurse or carers.
Please call:
(01883) 722322 for Sussex, Surrey and London areas.
(020) 8686 1766 for South London area.
Tel:
(01883) 722322
Category: Activities, Services, Toys, Products and Holidays for Children with Special Needs
MOVE combines therapy and education in a programme which helps children work towards goals that they really want to achieve, which can range from learning to hold their head up by themselves to learning the skills needed to play football with their friends using a pacer. MOVE is unique in that no child is too disabled to use it and works with the child’s parents, teachers and therapists to teach them skills which are then practised in everyday life, enabling parents to be involved in key decision making and instrumental in their child’s development.
Visit our website or call us on 020 7407 5344 to find out more information, speak to a specialist or a parent of a child already on the programme or to visit a school using MOVE.
Email: [email protected]
Category: Activities, Services, Toys, Products and Holidays for Children with Special Needs
East London
Craniosacral Therapy helps the body's inherent healing ability to release stresses and strains, caused by enormous forces the baby is subjected to during the birth process. It will help the system to resolve the problem and work in a more balanced way.
For further information please call the number above.
Tel:
(020) 8360 3025
Category: Activities, Services, Toys, Products and Holidays for Children with Special Needs
East London
The Disability Martial Arts Association was sent up in January 2007 We are a wide supporting network for people with disabilities and their families who are or who wish to be involved in martial arts.
We have set up a data base of Martial Arts Academy’s School’s and Club’s in the UK that will teach people with all types of disabilities.
Martial arts classes for children and adults with disabilities
Category: Activities, Services, Toys, Products and Holidays for Children with Special Needs
East London
We offer a nationwide service, providing experienced and qualified nannies, carers and enablers for children and young adults who may have a range of special needs from a mild learning disability to profound and multiple disabilities and their siblings!
Our carers have a wide range of experience, including Makaton & British Sign language, Conductive Education, speech, occupational and physio therapy. We deal with live-in, daily, permanent and temporary positions. All nannies and carers are carefully vetted and personally interviewed. At least two references are verbally verified and an Enhanced Police Check is required (SNAP Childcare is a Registered Body with the Criminal Records Bureau).
Please log onto our website for full details.
Web: www.snapchildcare.co.uk
Tel:
(020) 7729 2200
Category: Activities, Services, Toys, Products and Holidays for Children with Special Needs
East London
We are not resourced to provide advice or support directly to families with disabled children or children with SEN. We signpost families on to relevant organisations. Visit our website for information on national policy that impacts upon disabled children and children with special educational needs (SEN) and their families as well as details of organisations that provide advice and support.
Category: Activities, Services, Toys, Products and Holidays for Children with Special Needs
East London
The David Mulhall Centre was opened in 1995 and has since successfully treated thousands of children and adults. Please phone, write or e-mail for an initial consultation.
E-Mail: [email protected]
Address: 31 Webbs Road, London SW11 6RU
Category: Activities, Services, Toys, Products and Holidays for Children with Special Needs
The methods include Feuerstein’s Instrumental Enrichment programme (IE) a structured thinking skills programme taught individually or in groups and is designed to complement and underpin a regular school curriculum and Mediated Learning Experience (MLE) which develops the learner’s cognitive functions. Mediated Learning involves the child as an active participant in the learning process, making the child consciously aware of how he is thinking. The Centre works as a multi-disciplinary team and actively encourage parents to become mediators with their own children and are invited to participate in teaching sessions.
Category: Activities, Services, Toys, Products and Holidays for Children with Special Needs
Therapy for Children with Special Needs
Brainwave is an independent Charity based in Bridgwater, providing developmental therapy for children who have both physical and cognitive disabilities, whether caused by brain injury,genetic abnormality, or accident.
A programme of physical and cognitive exercises is designed by the therapy team according to each child’s very specific needs. These exercises are taught to the child’s parents and carers who carry out the programme in the comfort and familiarity of the family home; through which 80% of children make measurable improvements and some achieve a degree of independence far beyond their families’ expectations.
1500 children have benefited from the Brainwave Programme since the Charity was established in 1982.
Email: [email protected]
Category: Activities, Services, Toys, Products and Holidays for Children with Special Needs
East London
BIBIC exists to maximise the potential of children with conditions affecting their social, sensory communication, motor and learning abilities by teaching parents exercises and techniques which can help improve the quality of life for the whole family. A doctor and an interdisciplinary team address issues such as behaviour problems, understanding, mobility, speech and communication. Methods are compatible with school and serve to increase learning opportunities for children with problems.
Web: www.bibic.org.uk
Address: Knowle Hall, Bridgwater, Somerset TA7 8PJ
Tel:
(01278) 684060
Category: Activities, Services, Toys, Products and Holidays for Children with Special Needs
Online
Children just love the feel of the soft light-weight, hypoallergenic Spundown Duvets. Mums love them too, for this is the award winning duvet that just loves to be washed, time and time again. For summer the 3.0 tog Pure Cotton Duvet is a popular choice of children’s duvet as it will help your child maintain a regular temperature on warm summer nights.
The polyester hollow-fibre filling of the Anti Allergy Duvets and Pillows contain material in which house dust mites cannot live, thus playing a major role in helping to relieve allergies caused by them. Alternatively, the Anti Allergy Duvet, Pillow and Mattress Protectors all provide an effective barrier between your child and the dust mites and their allergens.
Pure Living Collection also offers some pillows with slightly less filling and therefore perfect for smaller shoulders, whilst waterproof mattress protectors offer their mattresses protection against those all too common accidents and spills.
Web: www.purelivingcollection.com
Tel:
0844 8000097
Category: Activities, Services, Toys, Products and Holidays for Children with Special Needs
Are you struggling to find the help you need for your child?
As a qualified doctor with twenty years’ experience in the NHS, Kerry has developed a deep understanding of medical and psychological issues.
Trained in clinical hypnotherapy and a variety of psychotherapeutic approaches, including Mindfulness, CBT, Solution-focused therapy, coaching and EMDR, Kerry creates bespoke holistic therapy solutions. She is skilled in helping children and teenagers to master their own emotional, behavioural and medical problems.
Email or call Kerry to find out more.
Address: 11 Manor Green Stratford-upon-Avon Warwickshire CV37 7ES
Category: Activities, Services, Toys, Products and Holidays for Children with Special Needs
National
Is your child/adult learner struggling with spelling and related skills?
Is your child/adult learner underachieving or is possibly dyslexic?
Do you want to see him/her succeed NOW?
RwRR can help you. RwRR (Read it wRite it Remember it) is a unique multisensory STRATEGY, which deals with common areas of failure regarding spelling and related skills and due to its flexible nature it can be tailor-made to individual, group or class needs with little or no preparation.
Our selection of workbooks, flashcards and guides give parents and teachers the tools to help learners acquire the necessary skills for confident spelling. This will in turn help with better long and short-term memory, better concentration, improved self-esteem and encourages independent learning.
Visit our website today and discover an exciting way forward and one you will want to tell others about!
Mobile: 07752 599968
Email: [email protected]
Tel:
(01344) 429599
Category: Activities, Services, Toys, Products and Holidays for Children with Special Needs
Creating Positive Change: Caring, professional, solution-focused help
Can your child benefit from:
As an experienced NLP4Kids Practitioner, Cognitive Hypnotherapist & Coach, I provide practical tools and solution-focused help for children and teenagers (age 10 upwards), to help them gain control of their emotions, and to feel better about themselves and their world – often more quickly than you might imagine.
My approach involves gentle and informal NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming), CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) & Personal Coaching sessions, with the addition of gentle hypnotherapy if required.
You are very welcome to call me for a free, no obligation telephone consultation on 07979 371701 to discuss your child's issue, and to see how I might be able to help them.
I also provide Parent coaching for additional support, and you are very welcome to get in touch to find out more. I'll be happy to help.
Therapist: Jenny Amir Cognitive Hypnotherapist, NLP Master Practitioner, NLP4Kids Practitioner & Coach
Category: Activities, Services, Toys, Products and Holidays for Children with Special Needs
National
Category: Activities, Services, Toys, Products and Holidays for Children with Special Needs
Bridge Psychology is a provider of specialist psychological services for children with learning disabilities, autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions.
We undertake clinical and diagnostic assessments, provide supervision and consultancy and offer bespoke training. We will work with, and for, individual families, independent and public sector organisations, courts and legal services.
Reduced rates are available for parents & carers and fixed (the price you pay won’t change and increase over time!) quotes can be provided upon request.
Please contact us to discuss your needs and to see how we can support you.
Category: Activities, Services, Toys, Products and Holidays for Children with Special Needs
Home Schooling & Private Tutoring
The World-wide Education Service (WES) is one of the leading providers of home education courses worldwide. We supply accredited comprehensive, up-to-date learning courses for children aged 4-14 years. No previous teaching experience is required.
WES is designed to create a school in the home, this is particularly beneficial where education facilities are limited or, where there is a need to "top up" local school education.
Our service includes:
WES is also able to offer a home schooling package for special needs children. Coursework can be adapted to accommodate specific requirements.
Category: Activities, Services, Toys, Products and Holidays for Children with Special Needs
Berkshire Cert Ed. SpLd5 - Literacy/Numeracy, ADD/ADHD Coach
Bespoke Touch-Typing Holiday Courses for Children of all Abilities
With 25 years of experience Yvonne Thomas delivers specialist coaching touch typing holiday courses where each child is taught as an individual, recognising their needs and abilities, enabling them to learn a new skill or continue to improve their skills to help them grow in confidence and increase their self-belief.
Yvonne offers structured touch-typing classes with working memory exercises to develop muscle memory and increase speed.
The courses run during holidays, with 9 hours of tuition spread over 3 days, then children are given individual online exercises to work on at home for a month, this work is remotely monitored by Yvonne. At the end of the course a feedback report of progress and future recommendations is sent to parents.
2022 HOLIDAY COURSE DATES ( £265 for 9 hours tuition and 4 weeks further use of specialist software)
Summer Holidays (2022): 25th – 27th July 4th - 6th August, 25th-27th August
Further holiday courses are often added. Please see my website as I add dates for courses.
PLEASE SEE MY WEBSITE FOR WEEKLY CLASSES WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO TEACH MUSCLE MEMORY TOUCH-TYPING WITH ALPHA TO OMEGA STRUCTURED SPELLINGS AND READING STRATEGIES.
Holistically developed life skill touch-typing classes in Maidenhead tailored to benefit all learners.
Email: [email protected]
Category: Activities, Services, Toys, Products and Holidays for Children with Special Needs
Online
SenseToys offers practical information and an interesting range of toys and activities for pre-school children and particularly for children with special educational needs – all based on first hand experience!
The emphasis of our resources to promote the acquisition of language through play for both verbal and non-verbal children.
SenseToys was set up by parents of two children with special needs, one with a language delay and one with autism. The carefully selected range of resources aim at helping children acquire language through play by helping to make learning fun and rewarding. Even the most ordinary toys can help your child if you know how to use them effectively.
The range includes thick wooden jigsaws with simple non-stylised pieces, lovely fabric beanie bags to teach shapes and colours, threading activities with large holes and chunky pieces, cause and effect toys and a great selection of tactile and sensory balls for lots of squishy bouncy fun. We also now include basic games and actvities to help with alphabet, counting and language concepts such as prepositions, opposites, small medium and large and we have a new range of toys to facilitate construction play.
Tel: 0845 257 0849 for a catalogue
Web: www.sensetoys.com
Tel:
0845 257 0849
Category: Activities, Services, Toys, Products and Holidays for Children with Special Needs
National
Lisa McCafferty, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist
I am an experienced, approachable Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist who trained at the Tavistock clinic in London. For many years, I have worked therapeutically with children, adolescents and their families in a variety of settings including the NHS, schools and in independent practice. My approach is flexible and creative, integrating Psychoanalytic knowledge of child development with therapeutic skill to make sense of a child’s troubled thoughts or feelings. I am passionate about offering high quality, age appropriate therapeutic interventions that are tailored to the individual child or adolescent.
I work with a wide range of difficulties which may impact on a young person's development, relationships and school life. These include but are not limited to depression, anxiety, separation and attachment difficulties, self-harm, complex developmental trauma, behavioural concerns including aggressive outbursts, eating and sleeping difficulties, distress in relation to gender identity, relationship problems and poor self-esteem. I have a specialist interest in working with adolescents suffering from or at risk of developing an eating disorder.
I offer both long term and short term psychotherapy as well as specialist assessments and consultations to help parents, carers or professionals in understanding their child. Length and intensity of therapy depends on each child’s needs and will be discussed after initial consultation with parents/carers and usually 3 assessment sessions with the child. I am a full member of the Association of Child Psychotherapists on whose websites you can find helpful information: www.childpsychotherapy.org.uk.
My warm and welcoming therapy room is based in a central location in Canterbury. Directions and car parking details can be forwarded on request. I also offer consultation and Psychotherapy remotely via video link. More details about myself and my approach to working with children, young people and their families can be found on my website: www.canterburychildpsychotherapy.co.uk
Please contact me via telephone, website or email to think about whether I might be the right person to work with your child.
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.canterburychildpsychotherapy.co.uk
Tel:
07968864314
Category: Activities, Services, Toys, Products and Holidays for Children with Special Needs
Fun & Achievement
Established for over 20 years TFH are providers of carefully selected fun products designed to help you or those in your care enjoy life, and achieve more. Positive experiences unlock potential and so our "toys" will lead to functional as well as emotional benefits including:
Order our free colour catalogue or visit our website to stimulate your imagination, begin programs, or reinforce encouraged behaviours, there is a lot that we can achieve…while having Fun.
Category: Activities, Services, Toys, Products and Holidays for Children with Special Needs