Early Years & Childcare

ASD and Sensory

What is sensory processing? Sensory processing refers to how we use the information provided by all of the senses within our body and from our environments, how we interpret this information and respond to it. All the information is received, processed and integrated to give…

ASD Behaviour support

AUTISM AND BEHAVIOUR What is Behaviour That Challenges? ‘Challenging behaviour’ is how we classify a range of behaviours which some children and young people with autism may display to get needs met. Behaviours might be things like: Hurting others (e.g. hair pulling, hitting, head-butting) Self-injury…

ASD Diagnosis

Autism is a lifelong developmental disability which affects how people communicate and interact with the world. One in 100 people are on the autism spectrum and there are around 700,000 autistic adults and children in the UK. OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION Do you think your…

ASD Provision

The Royal Borough of Greenwich has a range of specialist provision for children and young people with an ASD Click on one of the drop-down menus below to find out more

Autism and Mental Health

Mental Health and ASD ASD is not a mental health condition itself, but people with a diagnosis of ASD can be affected by mental health conditions, just like everyone else. Autism and mental health (youngminds.org.uk) How common are mental health problems in people with…

Below are links to information on services and support available for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and their families in the early years. Click or tap on one of the images below to find out more If you are looking for information on nurseries…

Early Years Coordination Team (EYCT)

The purpose of the Early Years Co-ordination Team is to ensure that pre-school children have equity of access to services as early as possible and ensure that their needs are identified prior to starting formal education. If a child has complex needs…

Early Years Disability Access Fund (DAF)

What is the Disability Access Fund (DAF)? From April 2017 providers will be able to access additional funding (separate to Inclusion Funding) to support children with disabilities or SEN. The DAF aids access to early years places by, for example, supporting providers in making…

Early Years SEND - Information

To fulfil their role in identifying and planning for the needs of children with SEN, the Royal Borough of Greenwich has ensured that there is sufficient expertise and experience amongst local early years settings to support children with SEN by making use of Area SENCOs…

Early Years SEND - Interventions and strategies