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Our Special Educational Needs and Disability Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS) supports children and young people up to the age of 25 with special educational needs and disabilities …

Understand your child’s sensory needs Overview We all have sensory preferences – experiences and feelings we like and dislike. Autistic children may have certain sensory preferences or needs which …

Touch Touch Our sense of touch protects us and helps us react to our surroundings appropriately. For example, this can be when we touch something hot and pull our hand away without thinking.   When …

Sight Sight How we select and respond to the things we see is called visual processing.   Autistic people are often good at visual processing so we try to use this strength. This could be through …

Sound Sound We are constantly making sense of the sounds we hear. Auditory processing is how the brain recognises sounds and noises and responds to them.   How this can look different Sensory …

Smell and taste Smell and taste Smell travels directly to the part of our brain that controls our emotions, memory and learning. It’s linked to our sense of taste – for example, food can lack flavour …

Body awareness (proprioception) Body awareness (proprioception) Proprioception is how the body senses itself.   It helps us understand where our body parts are in relation to each other without …

Balance (vestibular) Balance (vestibular) The vestibular sense is about movement and balance. This is based in the inner ear – it’s the sense that is confused or dysregulated when you feel dizzy or …

Internal messaging (interoception) Internal messaging (interoception) The interoceptive sense is how our body sends us messages. This tells us when we need the toilet, whether we’re too hot or cold, …

Greenwich supported internship programmes Overview You can apply for a supported internship if you:  live in Royal Greenwich  are between ages 16 and 24  can travel independently or are willing to be …

Berkeley Homes supported internship programme Berkeley Homes supported internship programme Welcome to the Berkeley Homes Supported Internship Programme for the 2024 and 2025 academic year.  Now …

Queen Elizabeth Hospital supported internship programme Queen Elizabeth Hospital supported internship programme This supported internship is for 5 days a week at Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Interns …

Brighter Futures supported internship programme Brighter Futures supported internship programme Brighter Futures is an up-and-coming local business. Their supported internship programme gives young …

Get up to £2,000 each year for Tax-Free Childcare Mon 02/09/2024 12:00pm Children playing with adult from Childcare Choices media Child under 12? You could get £2 off every £8 you spend on …

Our Local Offer is what we call the help available for children and young people aged 0 to 25 who have Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in Royal Greenwich.  The Local Offer will help …