SEND Directory

The UK's leading charity for autistic people and their families provides support, guidance, advice, and more.

Their advice and guidance section has a wide range of information about autism, including diagnosis, behaviour, communication, loneliness, sensory differences, mental health, benefits and money, education, and more.

• Visit the National Autistic Society website

We provide careers information, advice and guidance. We can help you make decisions at all stages in your career.

Free courses to help you learn new skills or change jobs. Including general skills that apply to all sectors and more specialised skills.

The National Childbirth Trust (NCT) is a charity that supports parents across the UK and the Channel Islands on their journey through pregnancy, birth, infant feeding, and early parenthood.

They provide information for parents, courses and workshops, local activities, meet-ups and more.

Parent Infant Psychology Service (PIPS) is an NHS-run service for families in Haringey with infants up to two years old. The team of clinical psychologists and a parent-infant psychotherapist helps parents, carers, or guardians of infants under two years old and those expecting a baby.

Many parents struggle when expecting a baby or after their baby is born. PIPS understands how challenging this time can be and aims to help in several ways:

The RNIB Charity provides information, advice, and support to blind and partially sighted people across the UK. It has a hotline, a Sight Loss Advice Service, community connections, wellbeing services, and more.

Scope is a charity in England and Wales dedicated to disability equality. They offer practical information, emotional support, family and employment services, and a wide range of advice and support, including information on benefits, legal matters, and disability equipment.

For more information or to access their advice and support, visit the Scope website.

Sense is a national charity that supports and campaigns for children and adults who are deafblind or who have complex disabilities to communicate.

They provide tailored support, advice, and information as well as specialist services to all deafblind people, their families, carers and the professionals who work with them.

In addition, they support people who have single sensory impairment with additional needs.

The NHS's Services and Support for Parents website provides information and general support services for new parents. 

• Visit the NHS Services and Support for Parents website

Tips for new parents

A quick guide from the NHS with essential tips on caring for your baby during the early weeks.