www.specialneedsjungle.com

USEFUL LINKS ContentsAdditionally, on the SNJ site: 2 Further links of government SEND information 3 PDA Resources 3 Other PDA links: 3 Our stories on SNJ about PDA: 3

Young people 4 FII useful links 4

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If you’re looking for advice, before you get in touch, please read below - you’ll probably find what you need. Remember, we’re not legally qualified so we won't be able to tell you more than is below.

Please check out our Flow Charts https://www.specialneedsjungle.com/flow-chart/For phone advice, you could try Contact A Family's Advice Line http://www.cafamily.org.uk/advice-and-support/sen-national-advice-service/You can also try your local IASS service who will be able to give you advice. Find your local service here: https://councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/information-advice-and-support-services-network Or, if it's legal help around SEND law, get in touch with IPSEA http://www.ipsea.org.uk/Or http://www.sossen.org.ukAUTISM: If your child has autism, the NAS Education Service may be able to help: NAS http://www.autism.org.uk/our-services/advice-and-information-services/education-rights-service.aspx

In all cases, please tell them you were referred by Special Needs Jungle.

Additionally, on the SNJ site:

You will find answers to many questions about SEND in our Ask IPSEA Answers: https://www.specialneedsjungle.com/ask-ipsea/ipseas-legal-agony-answers/And answers about EHCPs in our EHCP clinic: https://www.specialneedsjungle.com/ehcp-transfer-clinic/We also have lots of advice on our Get Started page https://www.specialneedsjungle.com/get-prepared/If you would like to speak to other local parents who may be able to help you with local help and resources, contact your local Parent Carer Forum. You can find it from this page: http://www.nnpcf.org.uk/who-we-are/*If you can afford a solicitor, I recommend SEN Legal, Boyes Turner SEN, Douglas Silas, HCB solicitors. A quick google will reveal their websites. Barrister, Steve Broach, has an article about SEN lawyers ere: https://rightsinreality.wordpress.com/2014/09/13/solicitors-with-expertise-in-disability-and-sen-cases

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Further links of government SEND information

SEND Code of Practice: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/send-code-of-practice-0-to-25Medical Conditions: http://bit.ly/med-cond https://www.gov.uk/illness-child-educationEducation for children with health needs who cannot attend school http://bit.ly/SNJ-Govhealth

[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/education-for-children-with-health-needs-who-cannot-attend-school ]

Reasonable Adjustments: http://bit.ly/reasadjust[https://www.gov.uk/rights-disabled-person/education-rights ]

We hope these links are of some help as their their staff are paid and qualified, whereas SNJ is not a funded legal or voluntary advice organisation, which sadly means we are not able to offer ongoing personal advice.

PDA Resources

PDA Society. You can find their website here: http://www.pdasociety.org.uk/

Other PDA links:

http://www.cafamily.org.uk/medical-information/conditions/p/pathological-demand-avoidance-syndrome/Supportive Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/7165353156/https://advocate4pda.wordpress.com/National Autistic Society: http://www.autism.org.uk/about-autism/related-conditions/pda-pathological-demand-avoidance-syndrome.aspx

Our stories on SNJ about PDA:

http://www.specialneedsjungle.com/why-did-pda-son-fail-five-schools-before-someone-listened/http://www.specialneedsjungle.com/pda-part-of-the-autism-spectrum/http://www.specialneedsjungle.com/today-is-pathological-demand-avoidance-pda-awareness-day/http://www.specialneedsjungle.com/learning-to-cope-with-your-childs-pathological-demand-avoidance/

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http://www.specialneedsjungle.com/pathological-demand-avoidanc/http://www.specialneedsjungle.com/our-experience-special-educational-needs/http://www.specialneedsjungle.com/pathological-demand-avoidance-one-familys-story/

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Young people

www.preparingforadulthood.org.ukhttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/supported-internships-for-young-people-with-learning-difficultieshttps://www.preparingforadulthood.org.uk/downloads/supported-internshipswww.ambitiousaboutautism.org.ukhttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/help-and-support-for-young-disabled-people-to-find-and-stay-in-work/help-and-support-for-young-disabled-people-to-find-and-stay-in-workhttps://www.scope.org.uk/support/services/employmenthttps://www.princes-trust.org.uk/help-for-young-people/who-else/housing-health-wellbeing/wellbeing/disabilitieshttps://www.gov.uk/employment-support-allowancehttps://www.turn2us.org.uk/Benefit-guides/Personal-Independence-Payment-(PIP)-Test/What-is-the-PIP-test

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FII useful links

Advice: CafCass: https://www.cafcass.gov.uk/grown-ups/care-proceedings.aspxAdvice http://childlawadvice.org.uk/Parents Accused solicitor (if wrongly accused of abuse) http://www.parentsaccused.co.uk/Parents protecting Children (if wrongly accused of abuse) https://www.facebook.com/PPPC.UKHelpline: Family Rights Group http://www.frg.org.uk/need-help-or-adviceCAB: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/family/looking-after-people/children-and-local-authority-care/

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http://www.familylives.org.uk/advice/your-family/social-services-and-your-family/coping-with-the-aftermath-of-having-your-children-removed-by-social-services/https://www.gov.uk/if-your-child-is-taken-into-care/overview

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