Woodshed Theatre Group
There is a theatre company for ASD called the Woodshed Theatre Company.
Contact Sue Childs on 01795 537739 if you would like more information.

Special Needs Gym
There is a Special Needs Gym Club in Gravesend.
It is called the MEAPA and can be contacted on 01474 333299

M.A.P.S. - For People With Disabilities
Activity Sessions are held at Walderslade Baptist Church, Catkin Close, ME5 9HP
For more details, see the attached flyer or contact MAPS on
Phone : 01634 317431 Mobile : 07770 912437 E-Mail : markspurgeon61@hotmail.com

Downs Syndrome Medway Coffee Evening
At Parklands Resource Centre, Oxford Road, Gillingham
Everyone Welcome

Enjoy meeting other parents, who share your thoughts

Meeting dates for 2010 - Thursdays 6:00pm - 8:00pm
March 25th
June 24th
September 23rd
October 28 th
November 25th

For more information contact - Tracy 01634 325120
Or email tracymackenzie@blueyonder.co.uk

Medway Dyslexia Association
411, High Street CHATHAM ME4 4NU
Tel - 01634 848 232
Helpline - 0870 770 5262

Autism Support Network
[From The Site]Do you need free help with autism? Seeking information about symptoms and treatments? Do you wish to know more about Aspergers or Fragile X? Are you seeking to connect with others who are going through the same thing as you?
Then visit the Autism Support Network and they may be able to help.

The Parents Consortium For more information on The Parents Consortium, contact
Tracey Riley
01322 668501

Medway Young Carers
This is part of the Medway Carers Centre Site, giving information to younger carers who look after their disabled siblings.

http://www.medwaydys.org/
[From the site] The Medway Dyslexia Association is a charity, founded in 1986 by John Sears

The National Attention Deficit Disorder Information and Support Service.
[From the site]We provide people-friendly information and resources about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder to anyone who needs assistance - parents, sufferers, teachers or health professionals. Whatever you're looking for in ADHD, we'll do our best to help.

http://www.ican.org.uk/TalkingPoint/Frontpage.aspx
The First Stop for Information About Communication Development and Disability

http://www.askids.org.uk
A site from a small group of parents of children with the condition known as Asperger’s Syndrome, based near Sevenoaks in Kent.

http://www.sensory-direct.co.uk/
[From the site] As parents of a young son with Autism and sensory issues, we have aimed the site primarily at other parents and carers with the objective of providing easily understandable information and resources which we hope will help other children and their families. [BEWARE : For some reason this site resizes your browser window]

http://www.camhs.org.uk/
[From the site] NCSS is a workstream within the Care Services Improvement Partnership Children, Young People and Families Programme, specialising in child and adolescent mental health service support and development it is jointly sponsored by the DH and DFES to support the delivery of a comprehensive CAMHS as set out in the National Service Framework for Children, Families and Maternity Services.

http://www.worldautism.org/
[From the site] The World Autism Organisation (WAO), officially announced on November 21 1998 in Luxembourg, has for main goal to help making better the quality of life of autistic people and that of their families throughout the world.

http://www.thecbf.org.uk/
[From the site] The Challenging Behaviour Foundation exists to demonstrate that individuals with severe learning disabilities who are described as having challenging behaviour can enjoy normal life opportunities when their behaviour is properly understood and appropriately managed, and to support parents and carers through education and information to enable this to happen.

http://www.medwayppn.org
Positive Parenting Network, A local service directory for families and practitioners

http://www.hacsg.org.uk/
The Hyperactive Children's Support Group

http://www.mcch.co.uk/
[From the site] MCCH provides a wide range of services for people with disabilities which include learning disabilities, mental illness, autism, Asperger’s syndrome and other complex needs

http://www.udel.edu/bkirby/asperger/
Home to OASIS, Online Asperger Syndrome Information & Support

http://www.aba4autism.com/
[From the site] Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) is the first step for parents and caregivers who need help eliminating inappropriate behavior and establishing appropriate behavior in children with Autism or other Neuro-psychological Disorders.

http://www.peach.org.uk/Home/
[From the site] We are the fastest growing UK parent-led charity established to promote early behavioural intervention for young children with autism, Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA), often referred to as the Lovaas Programme.

http://www.autismwebsite.com
At the top of this site is a link to their tv site, here there are lectures and presentations which can be streamed and downloded.

http://www.adders.org/
[From the site] adders.org is run by Caroline Hensby of Thanet ADDers, an ADD/ADHD non-profit support group based in Thanet, Kent, England. She has an adult son (Richard)with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and has also been diagnosed as having ADD herself.