bigmommasally Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 OH & I are currently going through an assessment with our LA to become approved as Shared Carers. As shared carers we would offer weekend respite care to a disabled child. Our social worker has asked us to research disabilites on the net, which is fine and I have spent most of yesterday reading & bookmarking different sites but there is so much out there I wondered if anyone on here with experience of children's disbaility (learning or physical) could point me in the direction of any sites that they have found useful. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sari Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Mencap is a good place to start, and if you offer support to a girl with Rett Syndrome, their website is brilliant. I was keyworker to two girls with Rett's, and got a uge amount of support from the Society..good luck, and let me know how you get on...this is something my OH and I have thought about, as he doesn't feel he is able to foster ( would get too attached ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Licken Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 If you google special needs then some of the links will be useful and give you information on a range of conditions. Probably worth reading more about Down's Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, ADHD, ADD, ASC as a starter. I have a curriculum access booklet that gives descriptions of lots of conditions that could be handy (I'm a special needs teacher). I would be happy to email it to you if you PM me with your contact details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
