Supporting Autism

Parent/Carer Autism Zone

Welcome to our exciting new page containing what we hope you will find to be useful information and links to help support you with your child.

Click on the links below for more information:

Parent and Carer Autism Handbook

Helping your child with exams

Morning Routines

Recommended By Parents/Carers

Please see below for a list of links recommended by parents/carers of the students at our school:

DLA

Disability Living Allowance – To help ensure you’re getting the correct financial support:  https://www.gov.uk/disability-living-allowance-children

The Local Offer

A tool that parents and carers can use to check the support that is available locally.

West Sussex:

https://westsussex.local-offer.org/

Surrey:

https://www.surreylocaloffer.org.uk/kb5/surrey/localoffer/home.page

The CEA Card

A cinema card that allows free admission for carers:

https://www.ceacard.co.uk/

The WSCC Compass Card and App

This can help carers get in to certain locations free, and offers some discount:
https://www.compasscard.org.uk/

The WSPCF

A local support parents and carers and have networking events to share information

https://www.wspcf.org.uk/

WSCC Short Breaks

A group who organises days out and support in WSCC.     

https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/education-children-and-families/special-educational-needs-and-disability-send/short-breaks-for-disabled-children/

Angling4education 

https://www.angling4education.com

Reaching Families – West Sussex

http://reachingfamilies.org.uk

Carer Support West Sussex

https://www.carerssupport.org.uk

There are also lots of Autism support Facebook pages for different areas