Support Groups & Parent Carer Forums

A small, friendly group of parent/carers who have children/young people with ASD/ADHD and/or other hidden disabilities who meet once a month term time to drink tea, eat cake and support each other. Sometimes we have a visiting speaker to offer advice or talk about their services.

The IRIS Project is a one-stop shop offering information, advice and support to parents and carers of children and young people with disabilities based in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.

Provides support and information for parents and carers of children with Asperger’s Syndrome. Parents are encouraged to share their experiences and to voice their concerns ....

Support group for Siblings of children with Disabilities. Free Sibling Support group is a great place to connect with other young people who are in similar situations.

We provide help and support to families and individuals affected by autism from across Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, surrounding counties and beyond.

Autism Plus has over 29 years experience of supporting individuals with autism and related conditions to improve their quality of life through innovative care practices.

We are a friendly neurodiversity support group, based in Lincoln, for people on the autistic spectrum. Newcomers are warmly welcomed and membership is free.

Parent run support group dedicated to improving education and social care provision for children and adults with autism/Asperger syndrome.

Carers In Hucknall is a self help group run by and for carers and the people we care for in Hucknall and surrounding areas. Support, understanding and a warm welcome are guaranteed, whether your a carer, disabled or you just need the company.

Carers Trust schemes are a network of 76 local independent charities providing support to carers and the people they care for, often through the provision of flexible breaks.

A group for any parent or carer who finds themselves struggling to get answers and resolve issues that occur with unusual, different, troubled and spectrum children.

We are a Leicestershire based charity and dedicated to supporting family carers across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland and work with a diverse population with differing needs.

The Learning & Autism Support Team is a generic team made up of specialist ASD teachers and Learning Link Teachers and Speech and Language Teachers, all of whom work directly with schools. The team also has 2 Lead Teachers who support training for schools around Every Child A Reader.

Contact provides support, advice and information for families with disabled children, no matter what their condition or disability

Providing impartial information and advice for special educational needs and disability. We offer helpline and face to face support for parents/carers and children/young people.

The service will be able to provide impartial, confidential information, advice and support for parents of children and young people with SEN or disabilities, young people and children with SEN or disabilities about education, health and social care.

The Derbyshire Autism Services is based in the heart of Derbyshire in Ripley which allows us to cover the diverse area of Derbyshire.

Derbyshire Carers Association provides support, advice and information for carers.

We provide free, confidential and impartial information, advice and advocacy in respect of any aspect of disability to people with disabilities and impairments, their carers, friends and families as well as professionals and students.

Is a parent's support group run by volunteers with no outside funding. It was set up for the families of children and young adults with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Asperger's Syndrome and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

Fairplay supports children and young people with disabilities and additional needs, and their families, across North Derbyshire.

A series of workshops to provide information and support to parents of children with autism, guiding them to safe effective therapeutic relationships between people and pet dogs.

Forward Thinking Movement and Dance (FTM Dance) is a non-profit organisation offering weekly Dance, Drama and Music sessions for children and young people with Special needs and disabilities in Leicestershire.

Friends4support is the former Friends Together support group. It is for parent carers of disabled children in Bassetlaw. You do not need a diagnosis to attend. Many of the parent carers have children on the autism spectrum or with ADHD, but other disabilities are represented as well.

Grantham Autistic Information Network. Supporting parents and carers of children with autism in Grantham and beyond.

GAPS provides advice, information and support to parents who have children with autism or whose children are being assessed for social communication differences across East Midlands.

Include is a short-term tenancy support service for adults with autism and asperger syndrome. Include offers housing-related support to tenants and homeowners who have Autism/Asperger syndrome aged 16 and over, who need support to live independently within Nottingham City.

Jigsaw is a parent support group for families of children with an ASD aged 0-25 years. The group holds twice monthly support groups at the Salvation Army centre in South Wigston for information about autism and related conditions.

Working with disabled children, young people and their families

Parent run local family support group, dedicated to offering help, information, care and support to parents and carers of children and young people who have been diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

SENDIASS Leicester is an independent service that offers free, confidential and impartial information, advice and support to parents and carers of young people aged 0-25 with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) as well as young people themselves.

The Leicestershire Autistic Society (formed over 20 years ago) provides support, information and advice to families and professionals dealing with Autism in Leicestershire, Leicester City and Rutland.

A confidential and impartial service which supports parents/carers and children/young people on special educational needs or disabilities (SEND), to ensure they have access to information, advice and guidance on SEND, allowing them to make informed decisions about education.

We offer an information, advice and support service to children, young people with Special Educational Needs and Disability and their parents.

Lincoln ADHD Support Group provides information, support, understanding and guidance to families and individuals affected by Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

The Lincolnshire Autistic Society champion the rights and interests of all people with autism and aim to provide individuals with autism and their families with the help, support and services that they can access, trust and rely upon and which can make a positive difference to their lives.

Our dream has always been to open a community centred hub which meets the needs of all types of groups in the community.

Set up by parents, to support families with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Meet on 1st Monday of the month at Harwood Court, Harwood Close, Sutton in Ashfield from 7-9pm.

Parent support and coffee, meets monthly at William Lilley Infant and Nursery School, Halls Road, Stapleford, Nottingham, NG9 7FS.

Supporting and campaigning for children, young people and adults with an Autistic Spectrum Disrder and their families.

Information, support and advice for families, a social group for adults with Asperger syndrome, a regular newsletter for families and professionals, support groups for families and young siblings of people with autism spectrum disord....

If you're looking for anything to do with children's play you've come to the right place!

Meetings on first Thursday of the month during termtime at William Gladstone School, Holden Crescent, Newark, NG24 4HU 9.30-11.30am. Coffee and a chat on third Thursday of the month from 9.30-11.30am during termtime at Young People’s Centre, Windsor Road, Newark NG24 4HX. Siblings group available.

SENDIASS (formerly known as the Parent Partnership Service) provides a free, impartial and confidential service to parents and carers of children with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities (SEND) aged 0 - 25. We also support children and young people with SEND.

Provides information and advice on matters relating to SEND including: local policy & practice, local offer, SEN education law and related law and guidance on disability, helath & social care, personal budgets. Website, telephone advice and face to face support.

We believe all children, young persons and their families have the right to a positive educational and life experience. We actively work in partnership with parents, schools, our local authorities and other service providers.

Nottingham Mencap is a leading local Voluntary Organisation that is dedicated to the service of people with a learning disability or difficulty, and their families and carers

The team supports adults with Asperger’ Syndrome living in Nottinghamshire. We also support their families and carers. We are a team of social care professionals.

The Notts Dads Forum is a group for dads and male carers of children on the autistic spectrum.

PAACT is a Lincoln-based support group for families with children and young people who have an Autistic Spectrum Condition. We are a friendly, informal, non-judgemental group and we aim to help family and friends to access advice, support and activities in the local area. We have formed a support group offering advice, information and support to other parents/carers of children and young people who have also been diagnosed with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

We are an online support group for parents/ careers with a child with Additional needs. We do monthly play dates, coffee morning ,a yearly inclusive Funfest and raise funds for trips and activities.

Reality is a support group for parents/carers of children who have Autistic Spectrum Disorders. Reality holds monthly meetings where you will meet other parents/carers.

A small and informal group of parents/carers who meet monthly to share ideas and offer mutual support.

SENDIASS Rutland offers free, confidential and impartial information, advice and support to parents and carers of young people aged 0-25 with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) as well as young people themselves.

Meetings: Last Wednesday of each month 10.30-12.30

Employment Support - Spectrum E works around you and the support you need at work, to sustain and progress within employment

The Support Service for Special Educational Needs (SSSEN) works directly with pupils with Statements of SEN/Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plans in primary schools within Derbyshire.

Middleton Cheney Special Educational Needs Trust are starting an all-new chat and support group for parents and carers of children and young people with special educational needs and/or disability, for those who live in the rural South ....

We are a parent run non profit group. we provide monthly activities around Leicestershire for children with additional needs, siblings and their parents/carers. To promote socialisation and friendships

For many years Autism East Midlands (formerly NORSACA) has been successful in running an activities scheme and parent, carer support group called The Best We Can Be.

The Carers Federation was established in 1992 as a small local charity to support people living in Nottingham and the surrounding area.

Home-Start helps families with young children deal with whatever life throws at them. We support parents as they learn to cope, improve their confidence and build better lives for their children.

The Little Explorers Activity Club started out as an Autism friendly home based activity club but we soon realised it has a wider appeal, lots of children benefit from having a stable environment to learn and experience new things.

The Monday Club is a social group based in Leicester for adults aged 18 to 65 who have Asperger Syndrome. The Club is based at the Leicestershire Centre for Integrated Living, and members meet on Monday evenings from 7pm to 9pm. We also run sessions on alternate Wednesday evenings.

A new Social/Support Group for parents/carers/relatives of people with an Autistic Spectrum Condition is starting on Friday 20th March.