OCIS gives information about childcare, early
education, family support, resources for disabled children,
other services for children and young people, play and children
and young people's activities.
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Oxfordshire Services
Directory
A
guide to services, organisations and activities for children and
their families. A directory for activities, childcare and
funding for activities.
www.oxfordshireservicesdirectory.org.uk
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Healthtalkonline
Visit
healthtalkonline which explores the experiences of adults and
parents of children on the autism spectrum. The aim is to
help parents find out about matters such as
getting a diagnosis for their children, dealing with health
professionals, education, going out, puberty, transition to adulthood
and so on. The site features over 300 video clips of people talking
about their own experiences as well as information about autism spectrum
disorders. There is also a
website for
young people too.
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Carers UK
An
organisation of carers set up to improve carers' lives, which
provides information and advice to carers about their rights and
how to get support and services, as well as campaigning for
better financial, practical and emotional support for carers. It
provides advice on benefits and tax credits, carers' employment
rights etc.
Freephone CarersLine (staffed by experts Weds & Thurs 10am to
noon and 2-4pm) 0808 8087777
www.carersuk.org
has lots
of useful information as well as an online discussion forum
where carers share information and practical tips, and support
one another.
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Oxfordshire
Crossroads (Caring for Carers)
Assists people with a variety of care needs to remain at home as
independently as possible. For more information, visit the
website
www.oxfordshirecrossroads.org.uk.
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Face 2 Face
A
national organisation providing emotional support to parents
whose children have a special need or disability. Local schemes
recruit and train volunteer parents, who themselves have
disabled children, to act as “befrienders”. Befrienders are able
to share and empathise with new parents because of their own
emotional experiences, and support them, to make possible
adjustments to their child’s disability. For more information
about the service contact
www.face2facenetwork.org.uk or telephone 0844 900 9189
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The
Bankers Benevolent Fund
The Bankers Benevolent Fund is providing a
series of benefits for families of people with autism who have
worked in the banking industry. This scheme is called 'investing
in brighter futures' and includes life membership to the NAS, a
valuable benefit in itself. So if you have ever worked in the
banking industry and have a dependent with autism, find out more
by calling Gemma Harding on 0207 9033587 or e-mail
investinginbrighterfutures@nas.org.uk.
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Brookdale Care
Brookdale Care are autism specialists providing services for
adults with autism and Aspergers Syndrome with care homes and
the UK's first purpose built autism hospital.
Specialist staff help the residents develop social and
communication skills to enable more independent living. Visit
www.brookdalecare.co.uk
for more information.
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Kingwood
Kingwood helps people with autism
and Asperger's to live the lives they choose. A team of
professionals assists with the development of skills necessary
for day-to-day living, and encourages people to become involved
in a broad range of interests according to their individual
preferences, including the opportunity to work. Visit
www.kingwood.org.uk for
more information.
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