Tameside – Children – Ages 5 – 16

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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.

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
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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

Schools must use a graduated approach to ensure all needs are identified and supported. The SEND Code of Practice promotes the use of the ‘Assess, Plan, Do, Review’ Cycle to better understand a child’s needs and what works to support them.
Tameside Local Offer SEND services


Active Tameside SEND Team – Access to supported activities, build confidence, connect to other services 0161 301 6054
Active Tameside

The diagnostic services

Referrals for Autism and ADHD assessments are made via School (for children who are home educated there is information on the below web page)

Tameside Local Offer Autism and ADHD pathway


Tameside and Glossop CAMHS :: Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Post-diagnosis

Services / groups/ activities offered after diagnosis.

Riding the Rapids
Parenting Support for Parents and Carers in Tameside

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.

Tameside children and young people

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.

School Nurse Health Advice Line – call 0161 366 2317 Monday-Friday 9-4pm. Live information on the Facebook page 
School nurses TGH Facebook page

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

CEDS – our Community Eating Disorders Service offers advice and support to families, carers and those who work with or support a child or young person. 0161 716 4060 

Pennine care

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.

Riding the Rapids

OKE Behaviour Workshops

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.

Community Hive (Age 8+) – for mental health and emotional wellbeing, offering walk in support in accessible neighbourhood locations Community Hive | Youth in Mind

Kooth – Free, safe and anonymous mental health support for young people.

CAMHS – Specialist services for children and young people experiencing mental health difficulties. Referrals are made by professionals to the single point of access that includes Early Help, Mental Health and Safeguarding. Following triage, the referral will be supported by the most appropriate service.

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.

Neurodiversity in Schools

School SENCO

If you think your child needs SEN support, their school’s Special Education Needs Coordinator (SENCO) can help. They coordinate their school’s SEN provision and work closely with peers, parents/carers and other professionals to establish the support that is needed. 

Education, Health and Care (EHC) Needs Assessment

If your child requires more support than what is available through SEN support, they may need an EHC Needs Assessment. For this, a referral form will need to be completed and the decision on if your child will receive an EHC needs assessment, and ultimately an EHC plan, will be made by the Local Authority. 

For helping with a wider range of needs, Tameside has a team of multi-skilled professionals that make up Tameside’s Specialist Outreach Support Service. This is available for Early Years and School-aged children attending a mainstream setting in Tameside, with a special educational need. For more information on the service, head to our Local Offer page using the link below. 

Tameside Local Offer SEND services/pupil support service

If you think your child needs SEN support, their school’s Special Education Needs Coordinator (SENCO) can help. They coordinate their school’s SEN provision and work closely with peers, parents/carers and other professionals to establish the support that is needed.

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 your child requires more support than what is available through SEN support, they may need an EHC Needs Assessment. For this, a referral form will need to be completed and the decision on if your child will receive an EHC needs assessment, and ultimately an EHC plan, will be made by the Local Authority.

Financial Support - Tameside SEND Local Offer