Further information for parents of autistic children

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• The National Autistic Society: 0845 070 4004, www.autism.org.uk
• NAS Parent to Parent Support: 0800 9520 520
• NAS Early Bird Programme: www.autism.org.uk/earlybird
• PEACH (Parents for the Early intervention of Autism in Children): 01344 882248, www.peach.org.uk
• Elizabeth Newson Centre for Specialist Diagnostic Assessment: www.sutherlandhouse.org.uk
• Home Start: www.home-start.org.uk
• National Portage Association: www.portage.org.uk
• FutureKids: 01869 337 741, www.futurekids.me.uk
• SenseToys: 0845 257 0849, www.sensetoys.com
• IPSEA (Independent Panel for Special Education Advice): 0800 0184016, www.ipsea.org.uk
• A guide to claiming Disability Living Allowance for children with ASD: visit www.cerebra.org.uk
• How to Help Your Autistic Spectrum Child: practical ways to make family life run more smoothly by Jackie Brealy and Beverly Davies (White Ladder Press, £7.99) is available from www.amazon.co.uk

By Catherine Bruton