Caring with Confidence
[From the site] Caring with Confidence is a FREE programme for carers. If you are looking after a friend or relative, Caring with Confidence can help you to make a positive difference to your life and that of the person you care for.

Medway Council Welfare Support
Parklands
[From the site] Medway Council has a dedicated Disabled Children’s Team that offers a range of flexible services to allow disabled children to remain living at home with their families. The team works in partnership with health and voluntary organisations to offer families appropriate services to meet their individual needs.

Respite Care
[From the site] The respite care scheme provides a series of pre-planned, short-term placements of a particular child with the same carer. The length and timing of the arrangements can vary according to the specific needs of the child and their family.

The Kent Carers’ Emergency Card
[From the site] One of the main concerns that carers tell us they have, is when leaving the person they look after, what would happen if they were taken ill or involved in an accident.

The Carers’ Emergency Card provides the peace of mind in being able to access emergency assistance around the clock.

British Society for Disability and Oral Health
The British Society for Disability and Oral Health will advise about suitable dentists in a particular area.

Worried about an ASD Puberty?
This document is from the NAS which may be useful to many parents of children of a certain age!
(Thanks to John Franklin for tracking it down and to Jo at KAT for passing it on to us)

"You, your body and sex" and "Jason's private world", both of which are mentioned in the downloadable document above, are available in DVD from Life Support Productions.

Disability Discrimination
Some interesting information from Part 4 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 regarding schools and local authorities is available here.

ASD : Good Practice Guidance
Downloadable from here is a government Department of Health publication, regarding the provision for children with ASD's
[From the document] It is based on and aims to spread more widely some of the excellent practice occurring across the country. It also aims to help those who are already demonstrating good practice principles to monitor and reflect on their practice with a view to securing continuous improvements. The principles of multi-agency support to meet the assessed needs of disabled children and their families do of course equally apply to many other children with special needs and disabilities. It is important that all families with disabled children receive help and support when it is needed.
Note that this publication, along with others, can be downloaded at Teachernet