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SEND inflatable swim sessions at the Malden Centre tomorrow. Only just seen to share but there will be more sessions monthly on Saturday afternoons
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SEND pool inflatable sessions – Places Leisure
www.placesleisure.org
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Are you hoping to get out and about over the Christmas period? This guide to wheelchair friendly places to visit will be very helpful! … See MoreSee Less
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Accessable offer amazing helpful guides to venues all over the country and are an invaluable resource if you want to get out and about with your disabled child.
They are collecting information in a short survey to hear what could help you using their guides.We need you!
In 2018 we conducted a survey about Accessibility and You. Since then your insights have helped us to shape the future of accessibility information and the work we do at AccessAble.
This year, on #InternationalDayofDisabledPeople we’re going even bigger! You can be a part of change.
As well as helping to inform powerful research, anybody who takes part in the survey also has the chance of winning a prize! We’ll be offering one ‘first prize’ of £300, and two ‘runner-up’ prizes of £100, in any voucher of your choice. Winners will be chosen at random, so all you have to do to be in with a chance is complete the survey and make sure you’ve included your contact details in the relevant sections.
Click the link to take part today: www.surveymonkey.com/r/B2NYHJZ … See MoreSee Less
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Thank you so much for sharing
And breathe… online yoga for carers in December🧘“That was great. I feel just a little bit taller.” 🧘
Our yoga sessions are back on Wednesday evenings this December!
Join instructor Sangeeta Bhandari to learn gentle stretches and breathing techniques.
Carers can sign up for free here: www.carersuk.org/help-and-advice/your-health-and-wellbeing/online-meetups/share-and-learn/?utm_so… … See MoreSee Less
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IPSEA – who offer legal and education advocacy have a library of standard letter templates you can use. There latest is one that support you if the local authority has not complied with timescales. If delays are impacting your child and facilities they need to access then we would be interested to hear from you and share this information with the local authority in addition to you following any procedures. You can always email help@kingstonpcf.co.uk to have your say.New template letter 📑
We’ve published a new page on our website with information on how to complain when the local authority fails to comply with the statutory deadlines for action following the conclusion of mediation – including a template letter to help you make your complaint.
🔗 Find it here: www.ipsea.org.uk/model-letter-23 … See MoreSee Less
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Contact are running a series of workshops starting from tomorrow, December 5th to help your child navigate Christmas and festive changes to routine. There is also information about how all parent carers can access 1-1 support with their advisors.Many autistic children struggle with changes in routine and sensory overload over the festive period — which can leave parent carers feeling exhausted and overwhelmed.
To help, we’re offering FREE online workshops and extra 1-2-1 support calls for parent carers in London and the Midlands this December as part of the Autism Central programme.
Book them via the links below…
🎄 Strategies for the holidays
5 December: bit.ly/5-Dec-Autism-Xmas
12 December: bit.ly/12-Dec-Autism-Xmas
👩🏫 Preparing for meetings
7 December: bit.ly/7-Dec-Meeting
14 December: bit.ly/14-Dec-Meeting
☎️ 1-2-1 support calls
London: bit.ly/London-121
Midlands: bit.ly/Midlands-121
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Don’t live in London or the Midlands? See upcoming workshops in other England regions at autismcentral.org.uk/find-help, or book a free support call with our Listening Ear team at contact.org.uk/listening-ear. … See MoreSee Less
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New Programme available "Beyond Fussy Eating" for those children who develop issues around food that are often association with autism and developmental disabilities.Beyond Fussy Eating
Refusing known and new foods is a normal stage of a child’s development, often starting between 18 and 30 months of age and with most children growing out of it by 5 years-old.
But for some children, feeding becomes a persistent and serious problem which, if ignored, can lead to serious weight loss and nutritional deficiencies. These problems can include eating a very restrictive diet made up of a small number of foods, only eating foods which are a certain colour – for example ‘beige foods’ like cheese and pasta, chicken nuggets, chips and white bread – or food with a certain texture, or eating very small volumes of foods. It can also involve becoming highly anxious when asked to try new foods, and showing disgust or fear when presented with new foods.
Research shows that children on the autistic spectrum and those with developmental disabilities are much more likely to experience these problems. But help is at hand! There are tried and tested methods which can help children start to make steps in the right direction and these are presented in a new Beyond Fussy Eating programme, designed for parents and carers dealing with children who are extremely selective eaters and/or who may have little interest in food and eating.
Take a look at the new programme.
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According to the United Nations, 1 in 10 child has a disability worldwide. Read more about the work being done in support of the Day of Person with Disability -3rd December 2023
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International Day of Persons with Disabilities | United Nations
www.un.org
The International Day of Disabled Persons aims to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society and development.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
This chart is to help for those with eating and swallowing difficulties with some great suggestions for festive food.Here are some holiday food ideas for children with eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties using IDDSI different levels for children (altered textures for swallow safety as advised by your speech and language therapist). 🥣🎄
Pigs in blankets
– chop into bite sized pieces for IDDSI 7
– take out some of the sausage meat and mash for IDDSI 5
Roast potatoes
– mash the inside, avoid the skins, add gravy for IDDSI 5
Hot chocolate – add thickener for IDDSI 1, 2, 3
Gravy – add thickener for IDDSI 1, 2, 3
Turkey
– cook well and add gravy, blend well for IDDSI 4
– chop into bite sized pieces for IDDSI 7 easy chew
Stuffing – be aware of different textures, avoid nuts and seeds
– add gravy to soften blend for IDDSI 4
– add gravy then mash for IDDSI 5.
Yule log
– blend with cream for IDDSI 4
– mash for IDDSI 5
– chop into bite sized pieces for IDDSI 7.
Please let us know your celebration foods that have worked well at any of these IDDSI levels.
(Picture taken from The International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative 2019) … See MoreSee Less
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