READING HALF MARATHON

Why they need our service

Many thanks to supporters of Parenting Special Children running the Reading Half Marathon to support families who have children with special needs. We have a number of exciting projects that your donations will help: Diagnosis Support Service (DSS) - a weekly service for families when they first receive a diagnosis for their child or young person. We offer emotional support & information DSS Information Hub - a place where families can find out about specialist information

Plan and expected results

Latest activities and projects

Woodley 10k run for Parenting Special Children

We offer families the opportunity to talk in a relaxed setting with refreshments, childcare when needed and at a local location. Families are able to visit the service as many times as they need, giving them the chance to take time to navigate the new journey that they have embarked upon. We provide information to families about local and national organisations who can support the family. read more

READING HALF MARATHON

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Specialist parenting courses and support groups

We offer a range of specialist parenting programmes for families. An eight week programme for al families regardless of the disability that their child may have. We run a four week ASD course and a three week ADHD, follow on courses from the eight week programme. We also run an eight week parenting group for parents who have difficulties with learning. For more indepth information about the courses please see website www.parentingspecialchildren.co.uk read more

Diagnosis Support Service

The Diagnosis Support Service offers a weekly opportunity for parent/carers to come and talk to a trained peer supporter (a parent who has already been through the process of diagnosis) who will listen to them and provide information about local support services in the area that they live. All our peer supporters receive training before becoming a peer supporter. The Diagnosis Support Service operates in Reading, Newbury and Wokingham. We also offer families an online support service. read more