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Coronavirus (COVID 19) ​ Links to some online social stories and visuals that may be useful to you or your family during lock-down ​ ​ Autism Little Learners (‘Coronavirus. What is it?’) Autism Little Learners - More stories, including testing for the virus ​ Books Beyond Words - Books with just pictures for adults around a variety of topics including covoid 19 ​ Carol Gray Social Stories (Learning about the Coronavirus) ​ Nurse Dotty Books (‘Dave the dog is worried about Coronavirus’) ​ The Gruffalo - From the Gruffalo Cave and to the Family Tree: Staying home with your favourite characters Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler have been inspired to create an extraordinary set of illustrations and verses to help share the important message about staying safe and to help lighten the spirits of families everywhere. ​

Coronavirus (COVID 19) ​ Selection of useful links for Education and Training services and Information ​ We also share lots of short notice webinars and Live events on our FaceBook page. Links to Education based information ​ ​ ​ Cauldwell Children - Caudwell Children are delighted to offer the ASDAN LifeSkills challenges in an free online format, to learners between the age of 8 – 18 years across the UK. ​ ​ ​ Essex Local Offer - Coronavirus letters of support – Vicky Ford is the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families at the Department for Education. Her responsibilities include special educational needs and so, she has written open letters to children and young people with SEND, their families, and all others who support them during this time. ​ ​ ​ Gov.UK - Guidance - Supporting children and young people with SEND as schools and colleges prepare for wider opening Gov.UK - Guidance for parents and carers of children attending out-of-school settings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak​ ​ Gov.UK - EHCP - Education, health and care needs assessments and plans: guidance on temporary legislative changes relating to Coronavirus (COVID-19). Gov.UK - EHCP - Secretary of State for Education issues a second notice to modify the duty relating to education, health and care (EHC) plans during the coronavirus outbreak. ​ ​ ​ ​ Gov.UK - Advice for parents and carers, helping children with SEND continue their education during Coronavirus (COVID-19) ​ IPSEA - Independant Provider of Special Educational Advice - Educational updates. IPSEA - Latest update on COVID-19, school closures and SEN provision ( Updated 10.07.2020 ) ​ Reachout ASC - Links for some brilliant resources for returning to an educational setting. ​ ​ ​ ​

Assessment / Diagnosis Rights and Support Health and Well Being Out and About Finance and Housing Resources Family and Carers Employment / Education Health and Wellbeing Helpful Links and information ​ Ambitious About Autism - Some useful toolkits with information on inclusive youth groups and physical / mental health. Great resources for young people, parents and professionals. ​ ​ ​ National Autistic Society All about health and how to best access support and services from the hospital to the dentist. North Essex CCG - Annual Health Checks (Adults with a learning disability or autism) People with a learning disability can have a free health check every year to help them stay healthy, their Annual Health Check should result in a Health Check Action Plan to make sure they receive the very best healthcare. The North Essex CCG website provides further guidance on Annual Health Checks but also some other great health resources and advice. Advocacy An advocate is a person who can support you and speak on your behalf if you want them to. Advocacy services help you access information and ensure your voice is heard when decisions that affect you are being made. Advocates are independent. They don't represent the views of others, such as your local authority or the NHS. They won't make decisions for you or give you their personal opinion. ​ An advocate can: contact people on your behalf go to meetings with you to give you support speak on your behalf when you don't feel comfortable speaking yourself write letters and emails on your behalf You can self refer to this service ​ Essex - Gov - Mental health - Emergency or crisis help and information Essex -Summit ​ ​ Essex - Rethink Hertfordshire - Gov.uk ​ ​ MENCAP - Clear advice and support on accessing services in easy read format Preparing for Adulthood - Giving Everyone Equal Life chances as they move into Adulthood ​ ​ Princess Alexandra Hospital Autism and Learning disability support team . Contact to discuss and plan ahead to make your visit to the hospital go as well as it can, Andrew Dixon Email: learningdisabilities@pah.nhs.uk Telephone: 01279 694905​ Community Dental team Dentists that have experience in working with Autistic individuals / learning difficulties / complex needs. Health Watch Essex - An independent and confidential information service to help you understand and navigate health and social care in Essex Essex Social Care team and Occupational Therapy If you are finding it difficult to look after yourself and manage everyday tasks, you can contact the team to discuss your care and support needs. The discussion will identify: If you need care and support The level of care and support you need How these could be met Your family and social support networks Meaningful lives Living Well Essex - Essex County Council’s Living Well Essex website provides information, advice and guidance for adults, families, carers, providers and other professionals. ​ Healthy Minds ​ ​ Challenging behaviour support