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Contact publishes a wide range of guides for parents. All our guides are free for parents who call our freephone helpline on 0808 808 3555. The helpline will print you out and send you a copy. They can be also downloaded free from our website at www.contact.org.uk If you are a professional and would like to order copies of any of our printed guides please visit our resource library, where you buy them from the shop, call our reception team on 0207 608 8755 or email [email protected] Contents General guides Money and finance Education and childcare Family life Behaviour Health Social care services Reports and research Parent carer participation For parent support groups
Contact Annual Review
General. If you are a professional please call 0207 608 8755 or contact [email protected] to order for your setting [back to top] How Contact can help [in print and online] All about how we can help – free
Posters – different types free to put up at your setting
Our Helpful Guide is an overview of all the help available. Order your free copy by calling 0808 808 3555 or visit www.contact.org.uk/helpful-guide.
Credit-card sized helpline cards – free
Bookmark – to publicise our helpful guide and other services – free to give to parents.
Money and finance [back to top] Money Matters - England, Scotland and Wales Benefits and other financial support [in print and online]
Factsheet: Claiming Disability Living Allowance for children – two page summary [online]
Claiming Disability Living Allowance for children How to fill in the form [in print and online]
Disability Living Allowance for children with learning disabilities - high rate mobility component [online]
Factsheet: Carer's Allowance [online] Explains the rules of the main benefit for carers
Disability Living Allowance when your child is in hospital [online]
Factsheet: Personal Independence Payment – two page summary [online]
Personal Independence Payment and other benefits at 16 [online]
Factsheet – Universal Credit – the essentials [online]
Help with Council Tax bills [online]
Moving into work [online]
Support with mortgate interest [online]
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Education and childcare [back to top] Childcare – how to access free childcare for two to four year olds [online]
Special educational needs in England –factsheets on getting help in education (scroll down) [online]
A guide to dealing with bullying [online]
Home to school transport – England [online]
Challenging school transport decisions – England [online]
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Behaviour [back to top] Understanding your child's behaviour [in print and online]
Feeding and eating [in print and online]
Potty/Toilet training [in print and online]
Helping your child’s sleep [in print and online]
Social care services [back to top] Services and support from your local authority – England [online]
Carers’ assessments – help for parent carers - England how parents can access their own support [online]
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Short breaks – help for you and your child to take a break – England [online]
Personal budgets in England overview of personal budgets [online]
Introduction to the Care Act 2014 – transition to adult services – England [online]
Family Life [back to top]
Relationships and caring for a disabled child [in print and online]
Fathers – for fathers of disabled children [online]
Siblings: information and resources [in print and online]
Grandparents – [in print and online]
Holidays play and leisure [in print and online]
Growing up, sex and relationships - for young disabled people [online]
Growing up, sex and relationships - for parents of young disabled people [online]
Health [back to top] Concerned about your child Professionals who can help [in print and online]
The NHS and caring for a disabled child in England [in print and online]
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Aids, equipment and adaptations Equipment and adapting your home [online]
Developmental Delay - help for concerned parents, with developmental milestones [in print and online]
Living with a rare condition – for parents of children who have a rare condition [in print and online]
Living without a diagnosis – if your child doesn’t have a diagnosis or if you are waiting for one [online]
Reports and research We publish a number of research, reports and campaign briefings, see www.contact.org.uk/research
Parent Carer Participation To find information and resources for parent carer forums, see http://www.contact.org.uk/pcp/resources
For parent support groups To find resources for setting up and running local and national support groups, see http://www.contact.org.uk/lgn [back to top]
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