Rochdale – Children – Ages 0 – 4

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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.

Child Development Team :: Northern Care Alliance

Pre-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.

The diagnostic services.

Any information or activity offered to parents/ individuals as a pre-assessment service.

• The Neurodiversity Hub :: Northern Care Alliance
  
• Umbrella Sessions – Rochdale Parent Carers Voice
  
• Parent/Carer Padlet: Neurodiversity Help and Support in Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale
  
• Home-Start Rochdale and Bury

Post-diagnosis

Services / groups/ activities offered after diagnosis.

• Home-Start Rochdale and Bury
  
• Parent/Carer Padlet: Neurodiversity Help and Support in Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale
  
• Umbrella Sessions – Rochdale Parent Carers Voice
  
• The Neurodiversity Hub :: Northern Care Alliance

Communication

Autistic people often have some communication differences.
The resource below offer some general advice:

• Preschool Speech, Language and Communication support
  
• Raising Rochdale’s speech, language, and communication support for parents and carers

GM resources on communication

Sensory

Autistic people often experience their senses differently and understanding this can be the key to supporting the autistic person to self-regulate and understand themselves better:
Here are some useful resources about sensory needs and differences’.

Children's Occupational Therapy :: Northern Care Alliance

Sensory Processing Difficultiesm- Parrent/carer Workshop

Children and Sensory Processing Difficulties-What to do about it? - Online Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite

GM resources on sensory

Physical Health & Co-occuring Conditions

Autistic children/adults may also develop a few co-occurring health issues. These may be physical or mental health conditions.

Children's Community Integrated Health Services

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.

• The Neurodiversity Hub :: Northern Care Alliance
  
• Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale CAMHS :: Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
  
• Parent/Carer Padlet: Neurodiversity Help and Support in Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale
  
• Young Person Padlet: Neurodiversity Help and Support in Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale
  

Eating

Due to sensory differences, many autistic children/adults have preferences with eating.

• Health Visiting :: Northern Care Alliance
  
• Children’s Dietetics :: Northern Care Alliance
  

GM resources on eating

Sleep

Sleep difficulties are very common for autistic children. Not only can this have a massive impact on the autistic child, but it can impact parents, carers and other family members.

Fact sheets from First point which is included within post diagnostic support.

• Sleep Tight Rochdale | Together Trust
  
• Sleep Advice Service – Cerebra
  
• Umbrella Sessions – Rochdale Parent Carers Voice

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.

• The Neurodiversity Hub :: Northern Care Alliance
  
• #Thrive (HMR) :: Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
  
• Parent/Carer Padlet: Neurodiversity Help and Support in Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale
  
• Early help support for families | Rochdale Borough Council
  
• Home page: Neurodiversity help and support and support in Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale

Mental Health & Wellbeing

Some autistic adolescents may experience co-occurring mental health conditions. The information below lists support available where you live in relation to mental health and well-being support.

• The Neurodiversity Hub :: Northern Care Alliance
  
• #Thrive (HMR) :: Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Emotional and Mental Health Support in School (ask your school if this is available)

Padlet - A range of resources for children and young people aged 0-25 and their parents/carers

Children and Young People's Emotional and Mental Health Home Page

General Advice on Mental Health:

Advice on Mental health

Education

The information below relates to available services and support related to education where you live. 

• Our Rochdale | Ordinarily Available Provision
  
• Our Rochdale | Rochdale Additional Needs Service (RANS)

GM resources on education

Rights and Entitlement

Listed below are some support services available for autistic people who need support with understanding their rights and entitlement.

Rochdale SENDIASS | Barnardo's