Respite care / support

Hi Leanne

I dont know if you spotted the forum for posting any respite, support and carer groups that I posted a few weeks ago.  Some of the categories maybe dont have any info yet but there is a whole range of threads for groups from respite, to dads, siblings, carer groups, toddler groups etc.  Some of them have links that I found on the web and links that the others have added for groups that they have some knowledge of.

I am sure we discussed the different therapies and courses our kids have had as well somewhere but I cant remember where ;) My son has had a couple of Anger Management courses (when he was 7 and again at about 11), CBT and a SNAP course (Stop Now and Plan) to help him cope with difficult situations (peer pressure mostly).  The SNAP one had a parent one running in tandem where we, the parents, were given some advice on the "no", " be careful" and different everyday expressions that parents tend to use that cause confusion for our kids, use of charts, rewards, "routine" schedules etc (this therapy was through CAMHS and I know we have a thread about CAMHS so there's probably more from others in that thread).

Up at the top right corner of the screen there is a search box.  If you just type in a word, eg, respite, or CAMHS whatever it is you want to see if there is any info on and it will bring up a list of the posts containing that word.  I only found this out recently myself and it has been a Godsend as my memory is atrocious!!!  Hope it helps!!

Here's a link to the Group thread if you know of any more, add away:)

http://www.treehouse.org.uk/forums/autism/support-and-campaigning-groups

There's a thread about benefits as well somewhere and DLA and travel passes, CEA cinema passes etc. 

Josie - Community Champion