The BBC have recently highlighted the impact of lockdown on the development of children’s speech and language – click here for the full article. If you are concerned about your child’s speech development, please see our ‘ages and stages’ information on speech sounds...
The below video has been created to celebrate World Autism Awareness Day. The includes how to move beyond awareness to improve understanding, build inclusion and create acceptance. Watch the video here.
There is free online learning about Developmental coordination disorder (DCD) available for parents and teachers at the following website http://elearningcanchild.ca/dcd_workshop/related-conditions.html ‘ The most common conditions that can occur with DCD are:...
Most of our deployed staff have now returned to children’s services and we will be restoring our services over the coming months following their partial suspension. As you will appreciate, we have a large backlog of work due to the recent Covid suspensions and...
Essex County Council are launching a virtual format of the popular ‘Good Beginnings’ courses for parents/carers of preschool children who have autism or social communication difficulties. For more information, please go to...
The majority of Provide’s children’s therapy services continue to be partially suspended whilst our staff are deployed to support the NHS COVID-19 response in mid-Essex. The services have continued to support children within the areas detailed below as much as...
The Teapot Trust is a charity which provides art therapy to help support children and young people with chronic conditions. For more details, please click here. They are setting up an online group for children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, aged 8-11yrs, to run...
British Wheelchair Sport have launched a free series of wheelchair exercise classes which you can do at home. There is a range of exercise classes to choose from including cardio workouts, strength and yoga. All are designed to keep you fit and healthy. They can be...
The Royal College of Paediatrics and child health have released a message about the eligibility of children and young people to receive the covid vaccine in Phase 1 of the vaccination programme. Please click here for more...
