What are Autism Spectrum Conditions Support Groups throughout Dorset:
Bridport ASD and ADHD Parent Support Group
www.BridportSupport.com
Every other Wednesday 6.30-8.30
Bridport Children’s Centre
Contact Emma 01308 458554 /Tasha 07969608268
Yeovil Parent Support Group
3rd Wednesday of each month
Fairmead School,Mudford Road, Yeovil, BA21 4NZ Contact Steve Coles 01935 421295
Gillingham Parent Support Group
1st Tuesday of each month 1.30-3pm
Gillingham Children’s Centre
Contact Kirsty 01747 823562 kirsty@metamorphictouch.co.uk
Blandford ASD and ADHD Support Group
4th Monday of each month 10-11.30
Blandford Children's Centre
Contact Kevin Anthony 07776472766/ Caroline Anthony 07717361356
A-Stars www.a-stars.org.uk/ club for families with a child with an ASD/Aspergers diagnosis. Saturday mornings Asperger's Base at Budmouth Technology College, Chickerell Road, Weymouth (view map) every Saturday morning between 10.30am and 12.30pm, Info@AStars.org.uk
Dorset ADHD Support Group www.adhddorset.btik.com/p_About_Us.ikml
Aim to inform, educate, empower and provide support to parents and carers of children and young people with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), adults with ADD, and those working within the professional field.
Dorset ADHD Support Group is run by volunteers. Dorset ADHD Chat room where you can ‘chat’ with other parents, carers and professionals online Monday's from 8.30pm onwards.
We meet on a regular monthly basis -- all are welcome. We distribute a quarterly printed newsletter to our membership, and we also have a library of books and video available for borrowing. We can provide training for professionals regarding the appropriate support of people who have ADHD. We can provide advocacy for parents and carers of children and for adults with ADHD. We operate a telephone help-line service -- this number is our main point of contact: 01305 768297
ASD Parent Support Group for parents and carers of people with ASD in Dorset. Holds bi-weekly meetings in Bournemouth during the daytime. Provides support, cascading and a chance to chat with fellow carers, and guest speakers are arranged. Memberships is free. Further groups are being held in Shaftesbury and Crewkerene. Contact Neil Eaton, Disability Wessex, 01202 312 085 asd@disabilitywessex.org
The Dorset Parent-Carer Council www.dorsetparentcarercouncil.co.uk/home.html Working for the parents and carers of disabled children and young people in Dorset: dpcc@talktalk.net
The Dorset Parent-Carer Council aims to:
- Provide a united voice by creating a forum for parents and carers views
- Work in partnership with departments of Health, Education, Child and Family Services, the Voluntary Sector and all other children’s services providers
- Gather information from parents and carers and highlight common issues
- Work at national and local authority level representing the views of parents and carers on services for our children, young people and families
- Meet regularly as a council
- Keep parents informed on a regular basis
- Recognise and value the diverse needs of individual families
- Strive for the benefit of all children and young people with disabilities and their families, regardless of ethnicity, race, religion, background, gender, sexual orientation or any other disciminatory factor.
ASD Dorset Support http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASDorsetSupport/?yguid=357570304
This group hopes to access parents throughout Dorset who cannot access local support groups due to geography and timing. An online community providing a forum for parents / carers of children and young people in Dorset to discuss what matters to them, as well as providing access to information and documents around Autism Spectrum Conditions and Aspergers Syndrome.
Cascade www.innovatedorset.co.uk/cascade/
1st Wednesday of the Month at Toby’s Young Peoples Project Shaftesbury from 10.30am. Parent support network for parents or carers of young people with learning difficulties. Cascade is an Innovate Dorset networking group for parents with children and young adults to meet on a regular basis to discuss issues or ideas in a friendly, safe and confidential way…
Many families within North Dorset, who have children with learning difficulties, struggle to find groups of adults to who they can speak and feel that they are not only listened to but they’re ideas are received and experience is received in a positive setting.
In Cascade, parents support each other and build appropriate friendships between their families or children/young adults.
Contact Tobys 01747 850860 Anne Wilkins 07831107881 or Kevin Tatchell 07709137246
Blandford Opportunities Group
Parent Support (1 Saturday a month tba)
Williams Opportunity Hall, Whitecliff Gardens, Blandford, DT11 7BU
Contact; Louise Anning Blandfordoppgrp@talktalk.net / 01258456187
TIME4ME Friendly drop-in sessions at The Quay Advice Centre, Hill Street, Poole BH15 1NR
for parents and carers who live in Poole and care for a child with:
- a disability
- special educational needs (SEN)
- concerns about exclusion from school
The sessions run between 10am-12 noon on 2nd Thursday of the month (excluding school holidays)For more information, contact PoPPs (Poole Parent Partnership Service) on 01202 261933 email: parentpartnership@poole.gov.uk
Hadleigh Practice Carers Group Meets 1st Thursday of the month, in the Village Hall; Corfe Mullen 2.30-4pm 01202 679384
Rainbow Parents Group Supporting Families who care for a child with any kind of special need. Poole Liz Silk 01202 679384
Hope Group that meets in different venues in Christchurch. Open to parents and carers of children and young people with special needs. Tina Potter 01425 271417 / Mel Harvey 01202 476388
LEAF (Listening Ears at Ferndown) Open to all parents and cares of children and young people with special needs.01202 877445
Dorset CAPS (Carers and Parents Share) Offers parents and carers of children and young people with disabilities or special needs friendship, support and information. Monthly meetings at different locations Liz Wilkinson 01929 550721 / 01305 781919