Special Needs
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Asthma 7 Jul 2010
When a person with asthma comes into contact with something that irritates their airways (an asthma trigger), the muscles around the walls of the airways tighten so that the airways become narrower and the lining of the airways becomes inflamed and starts to swell... Find Out More...
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Dyspraxia 27 May 2010
Dyspraxia as 'an impairment or immaturity of the organisation of movement' and, in many individuals, there may be associated problems with language, perception and thought. Find Out More...
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Eating Disorders 4 May 2010
The term ‘eating disorder’ covers a wide range of conditions including anorexia, bulimia and a number of other non-specific disorders relating to food. Find Out More...
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Self Harm 12 Mar 2010
Children who self-harm are not necessarily mentally ill, but rather are usually experiencing extreme distress which may be as a result of abuse, depression, relationship problems, bereavement, family breakdown or other difficulties. Find Out More...
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Diabetes 8 Feb 2010
Diabetes is a condition of the pancreas. For children with diabetes, their normal hormone mechanisms are not able to correctly control their blood sugar levels. Around one in 700 children has diabetes... Find Out More...
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Down's Syndrome 28 Dec 2009
Around one in 1000 babies will have Down’s syndrome. Down’s syndrome is caused by the presence of an extra chromosome in the child’s cells. Find Out More...
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Deaf or Hard of Hearing 20 Nov 2009
Children who are deaf or who are hard of hearing are often referred to as ‘deaf’, ‘profoundly deaf’, ‘hard of hearing’, ‘deafened’ or ‘deafblind’. This wide ranging, and often confusing, range of terms represents the different degrees of hearing loss from being unable to hear certain frequencies through to being totally unable to hear. Find Out More...
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Blind or Partially Sighted 19 Oct 2009
Children who are blind or who are partially sighted are not uncommon. The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) report that there are over 2 million people in the UK with sight problems. Find Out More...
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Limited Mobility & Wheelchair Users 22 May 2009
Children with limited mobility or who are wheelchair users can and will have a wide range of reasons for this. Whatever the reason for their limited mobility or wheelchair use, there are ways in which your group can be more sympathetic to their special needs. Find Out More...
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Learning Difficulties/Disabilities 28 Apr 2009
Children with learning difficulties find it harder than others when dealing with new situations or changing or complicated issues. Find Out More...
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Epilepsy 25 Mar 2009
Children with epilepsy tend to have recurrent seizures, which can display high visibility symptoms such as convulsions and loss of consciousness, or may be much less noticeable. Find Out More...
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Dyslexia 22 Feb 2009
Children with Dyslexia can experience a wide range of problems related to processing language. These problems are usually specifically linked to reading and spelling, but are sometimes also linked to problems with organisation and sequencing and can even include short term memory difficulties. Find Out More...
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Cerebral Palsy 22 Jan 2009
Cerebral Palsy is a group of conditions affecting movement and posture due to damage to the part of the brain which controls movement. Find Out More...
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) 22 Dec 2008
Children with ADHD have frequent and severe behaviour problems that interfere with their ability to lead a normal life. They tend to have difficulties in their relationships with brothers and sisters as well as with other children... Find Out More...
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Autism 22 Nov 2008
Children with Autism can find the world to be a jumble of people, places and events which they struggle to make sense of, and which can cause them considerable anxiety. In particular, understanding and relating to others and taking part in everyday family and social life may be harder for them. Find Out More...
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A Parent's View 22 Oct 2008
Imagine that you are going on a journey to Paris. Imagine now that after the airplane has taken off, the Captain speaks to you to tell you that actually you are not going to Paris after all. You are going to Amsterdam instead. Find Out More...
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