SEND, neurodevelopmental and wellbeing offer
If you suspect your child or young person may be autistic, or if your child or young person has a diagnosis of autism, you can access our SEND (special educational needs and disabilities), neurodevelopmental and wellbeing offer.
The SEND, neurodevelopmental and wellbeing offer brings together Stockport's:
- Neurodevelopmental Team
- Jigsaw Team
- Educational Psychology Service
This multi-agency team can help you to access early help and support.
Information and advice sessions
You can drop into one of our information and advice sessions to discuss any concerns, and to receive advice and support from a members of our multi-agency team as well as a variety of other services.
The sessions are hosted monthly from our One Stockport Family Hubs.
Visit our events calendar to find out about upcoming information and advice sessions.
Training
Stockport’s Neurodevelopmental Team (formerly the Autism Team) run a number of webinars and courses to support you in understanding your child or young person’s needs:
- exploring neurodiversity
- exploring autism
- anxiety
- distressed behaviour
- riding the rapids
For information on how to access these webinars and courses, email ndteam@stockport.gov.uk.
Further information
If you've accessed our resources and training and still have concerns about possible autism, you can find more information on our special educational needs (SEN) support in schools and education settings webpage.