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Post-diagnosis
Communication
Sensory
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Attention & Activity
Eating
Sleep
Understanding Behaviour
Education
Rights & Entitlements
Assessment
The list below shows you what services are available depending on where you are in your assessment journey. Whether you suspect you/your child may be Autistic, you are awaiting a formal diagnostic assessment, or you may recently have had such an assessment, there is a service to help.
Pre-assessment
Any information or activity offered to parents as a pre-assessment service.
SEND Health Navigator Service
The OKE Health Navigator Service offers friendly advice 7 days a week to help you find the support you need in a variety of ways and can help with queries on pathways
We can connect you to services
We will listen to you and help navigate the system with you
We can offer support and advice and keep you up to date on the local offer
0161 342 5550
07867484290
Our Kids Eyes.org contact us
Our Kids Eyes Facebook page
Early Help – access to specialist parenting advice. Group support and interventions to understand your child with additional needs. Advice on behaviour. Access point: 0161 342 4260
Early Help Assessment
Parenting Support for Parents and Carers in Tameside - Tameside MBC
Grow represents the shared activities and vision for the organisations involved in supporting families in Tameside from pregnancy to your children starting school. It coordinates activities and shares information to ensure families are provided with better services. Go to grow tameside
MENCAP 0-5 Support
Family Engagement Tameside Facebook page
Portage is a home-visiting educational service for pre-school children with SEND (Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities) and their families. To find out more information on who can access this service, the aims of the Portage Service and how to refer a child, please click on the link.
Tameside portage service
Active Tameside SEND Team – Access to supported activities, build confidence, connect to other services 0161 301 6054
Active Tameside
Post-diagnosis
Services / groups/ activities offered after diagnosis.
Active Tameside SEND Team – Access to supported activities, build confidence, connect to other services 0161 301 6054
Active Tameside
Communication
Autistic people often have some communication differences. The resource below offer some general advice:
Our Speech and Language Therapy Team are here to support and care for children and young people who have difficulties with communication, eating, drinking, or swallowing. They work closely with parents and carers, teachers and teaching assistants and other health professionals to make sure children are able participate fully in all areas of their life.
Tamesidechildrenandyoungpeople.nhs.uk
Equipment and Communications support is available, offering home adaptations and assistive technology to enable children and young people to reach their full potential and ensure their needs are met.
Equipment & Communication For Specialist Needs In Tameside
GM resources on communication
Sensory
- OKE Sensory Processing Workshops with sensory differences resources
- OT Supporting people with sensory differences resources
GM resources on sensory
Physical Health & Co-occurring Conditions
Autistic children/adults may also develop a few co-occurring health issues. These may be physical or mental health conditions.
Tameside and Glossop’s Health Visiting Service has a vital role in working with parents to identify where a child may need extra support with their development. It works closely with the local authority, and other agencies, to provide the local offer.
- Tameside and Glossop ICFT
- Children’s therapies and complex needs nurses
GM resources on physical health
Attention & Activity
Autistic children may also have co-occurring conditions that affect attention and activity. Services below may be able to support you with these.
Things To Do In Tameside | Tameside Local Offer
ISCAN Therapies Microsite has links to support with Attention and Activity
ISCAN
Eating
Due to sensory issues, many autistic children/adults have difficulties with eating.
Children's therapies and dietetics
GM resources on eating
Sleep
Sleep difficulties are very common for autistic adults. Not only can this have a massive impact on the autistic adult, but it can impact parents, carers and other family members.
Sleep support information available on Local Offer Pages
Tameside local offer sleep support
Our Kids Eyes Sleep Workshops - Our Kids Eyes Facebook page
GM resources on sleep
Understanding Behaviour
Some autistic children have difficulties with communication, sensory experiences and thinking styles.
This may lead to stress and anxiety related behaviour from the autistic child. Services below can support parents and carers with these behaviours.
OKE Behaviour Workshops
Education
The information below relates to available services and support related to education where you live.
We have many resources to help you choose the right type of provider for your child and family’s needs, including:
Types of providers
Early Years Education in Schools with a nursery class, and other settings
Things to consider
Free entitlement funding – directory of providers.
tameside.gov.uk/nurseryplaces
Children with SEND who are eligible for 2-, 3- and 4-year-old free entitlement funding (FEF) can access Special, Educational Needs and Disabilities Inclusion Fund (SENDIF). For more information, please click on the link SEND inclusion funding
GM resources on education
Rights & Entitlement
Listed below are some support services available for autistic people who need support with understanding their rights and entitlement. If you have a child under 4 you may be eligible for the Healthy Start Scheme, helping you to buy healthy food and drink in some UK shops. Click on the link above for more information, including eligibility criteria, how to apply and frequently asked questions.