Additional resources
External resources provided by other organisations.
Information on trauma
- Trauma resources – Resources (beaconhouse.org.uk)
- Psycho-educational tool kit: Survival Animals – Online Psycho-educational Tool Kit: Survival Animals (beaconhouse.org.uk)
- Resources – UK Trauma Council
- Grief support for people with learning disabilities – BackPocketTeacher
Challenging behaviour
- The Challenging Behaviour Foundation – Homepage for the Challenging Behaviour Foundation
- How to record behaviour ABC charts, skip to 25:28 in Part 1 – Video Supporting Change – Challenging Behaviour Foundation
- In depth challenging behaviour – Video challenging behaviour – Challenging Behaviour Foundation
- What is Positive Behaviour Support? – PBS video clips – Challenging Behaviour Foundation
- Further information on challenging behaviour – Challenging Behaviour — CAMHS (camhsnorthderbyshire.nhs.uk)
- BILD – bild
Communicating with people with learning disabilities
Mental health and learning disabilities
- Learning disabilities self-help downloadable leaflets (hampshirecamhs.nhs.uk)
Adoption
Physical health
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- ADHD – ADHD — CAMHS (camhsnorthderbyshire.nhs.uk)
- ADHD and Autism – A parents’ guide to supporting children and young people with ADHD and autism | Oxford Health CAMHSOxford Health CAMHS
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- ASD information pack – ASD pack for parents and carers
- Resources about neurodevelopmental conditions – Neurodevelopmental conditions | Oxford Health CAMHSOxford Health CAMHS
- Autism burnout – Autistic fatigue and burnout | Autism Space | Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (leicspart.nhs.uk)
- Autism Education Trust – autismeducationtrust.org.uk, T: 0207 903 3650
- Autism Family Support Oxford – https://www.afso.org.uk/, T: 01235 754700
- Autism Oxford – http://www.autismoxford.org.uk, E: info@autismoxford.org.uk
- Carol Gray Social Stories – https://carolgraysocialstories.com/social-stories/
- Cerebra charity (support with range of challenges such as sleep, toileting, behaviour, pain) – https://cerebra.org.uk, E: info@cerebra.org.uk, T: 0800 328 1159
- Educate Autism – http://www.educateautism.com/
- National Autistic Society (NAS) – http://www.autism.org.uk
- OASIS charity run by parents in Oxfordshire – http://www.oasisonline.org.uk
- Pathological Demand Avoidance Society – PDA Society
- Neurodevelopmental conditions – Neurodevelopmental conditions | Oxford Health CAMHSOxford Health CAMHS
- Guide to Autism in the early years – Guide to Autism in the Early Years
Sensory integration
- Sensory integration resources – Free Sensory Resources (sensoryintegrationeducation.com)
- Sensory integration and processing – http://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/children-and-young-people/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2014/05/Sensory-Processing-presentation-February-2014.pdf
- Sensory activity resources – https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/childrens-occupational-therapy/resources/
- Sense regulation – Children’s Occupational Therapy – Sense regulation – YouTube
- Sensory strategies – Sensory strategies – Children’s Integrated Therapies (oxfordhealth.nhs.uk)
Equipment and practical resources
- Technology support – https://abilitynet.org.uk/free-resources/technology-support-people-learning-disabilities-or-difficulties
- Housing adaptations – Housing for individuals with autistic spectrum disorder and challenging behaviour – ACCESSIBLE HOUSING TRAINING (viva-access.com)
- Equipment and resources to support with special needs – Our product areas | Abilia
- Healthcare information for people with a learning disability – All About Health | (oxfsn.org.uk)
- Moving into adulthood resource – OxFSN | Moving Into Adulthood
- Visual timers – Living Made Easy – Time Timer)
Activities and respite
- Inclusion Support (short breaks) Scheme – oxfordshire.gov.uk/shortbreaks
- Let’s Play Project – https://letsplaybanbury.org/, T: 01295 810661
- Parasol Project – https://www.parasolproject.org/, T: 01865 742816
- Thomley Activity Centre – thomleyhall.org, T: 01844 338380
- Yellow Submarine – https://www.yellowsubmarine.org.uk/, T: 01865 236119
- Young Carers – https://befreeyc.org.uk, T: 01235 838554
Parent advice, advocacy and support
- Integrated children’s services – Special Educational Needs and Disability (including Locality and Community Support Service and Early Help Assessment) – https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/residents/children-education-and-families/childrens-services/integrated-childrens-services
- Special Educational Needs and Disability Local Offer – https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/residents/children-education-and-families/education-and-learning/special-educational-needs-and-disability-local-offer
- SENDIASS – oxfordshire.gov.uk/sendiass, T: 01865 810516, Text: 07786 524294
- Carers Oxfordshire – Carers Oxfordshire is a service dedicated to helping carers in Oxfordshire
- Courses in accessible housing by Viva Access – Online Courses (Live) – Viva Access Ltd (arlo.co)
- Programs to learn about self-regulation – Self-Regulation Alert Program® Online | AOTA Approved Provider
- My Life My Choice charity – Home – My Life My Choice
- SEN Transport advice – SENTAS Transport Advocacy
Progressive muscle relaxation videos
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