LINKS
This page contains a collection of useful UK-based links on APD and disability support for children and adults.
CONTACT: apd.support.uk@aol.co.uk
APD TESTING
Choosing a Hospital - NHS Patient Choice
Is It Legal? - A Parent's Guide to the Law
Quick Guide for parents: Understanding Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) in children This handout forms part of the APD MESHGuide. See http://www.meshguides.org/guides/node/1432. It can be copied and used for non-commercial purposes, provided the authors are acknowledged.DISABILITY SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS
These websites are "APD-aware" and provide general disability support and/or information, although not specifically for those with APD. But APD never exists alone and can coexist with any number and variety of other conditions, disabilities, or difficulties which also need support.
N.B. If your organisation is APD-aware and shares information on APD or provides support for those affected by APD, please email apd.support.uk@aol.co.uk to be added here.
SupportLine: Confidential emotional support to children, young adults and adults by telephone, email and post.
Communication Matters:Supporting those who struggle to communicate.
Contact: A charity that supports families of disabled children.
Special Needs Jungle: Providing parent-led information, resources and informed opinion about children and young people 0-25.
Anridia Network are a charity that supports people with rare genetic condition Aniridia in UK and Ireland. Aniridia causes a lack of irises (the coloured ring) in the eyes and poor vision from birth. The PAX6 gene that often causes Aniridia has also been linked to APD
EDUCATION
Special Educational Needs and Disability Code of Practice
UK Local Authorities/LAs: A list of contacts for the LAs in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
English LAs: A list of contacts for the LAs in England.
Welsh LAs: A list of contacts for the LAs in Wales
ADVOCACY AND FREE LEGAL ADVICE ON EDUCATION
CORAM - Children's Legal Centre
HOME EDUCATION
Sense-Lang - A free, online, touch-typing program suitable for children
SOME UNRELATED CONDITIONS
Some of the more common conditions that might co-exist with APD
Visual and Auditory Processing Disorder
*Visual Processing Disorder is diagnosed by a Behavioural Optometrist. In some areas this service is provided on the NHS or via schools, but in others it is only available privately. You can locate a local provider here.
ADDitude - support for ADD/ADHD
Sensory Processing Disorder Symptoms
Developmental Co-ordination Disorder/DCD (formerly Dyspraxia)
"Welcome to Holland" by Emily Perl Kingsley - an article for parents of a child with a disability or SEN.This is also relevant to to those whose child is gifted, which is also an additional need.
Executive Function Problems: The image below shows examples of how executive functioning problems can affect organisation and planning skills in daily life
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DUAL EXCEPTIONALITIES/2E (Gifted with Learning Difficulties)
Article - 'I Think in Pictures, You teach in words - The Gifted Visual Spatial Learner' by Lesley Sword
DISABILITY BENEFITS
APD can meets the criteria of a disability in the UK in many people, depending on severity and coexisting conditions.
LINKS SPECIFIC TO WALES - CYSYLLTIADAU PERTHNASOL I GYMRU
Special Needs Jungle ALN/SEN reform - new guidance for Wales on the new "rights-based" learning system
APD BOOKS, BLOGS AND ARTICLES
Please see the Books/Blogs page
"Can I tell you about" series by Jessica Kingsley Publishers - a range of books for children on a variety of conditions
CONTACT