North East Lincolnshire Down's Syndrome Family Support Group

Main website of the Down's Syndrome Association. Tel: 0845 2300372

Explains Down's syndrome.

Explains Down's syndrome.

Help and advise for carers. Tel: 0808 8087777

Cerebra is a unique charity set up to help improve the lives of children with brain related conditions through research, education and directly supporting the children and their carers. Tel: 01267 244200

Good reading for new parents and family members.

This best practice guidance page gives practitioners detailed information about the syndrome. It also outlines factors which inhibit learning and offers ideas which can facilitate learning for children with Down's syndrome. Tel: 01472 324097

The Lejeune Clinic provides specialist assessment and advice to children with Down's syndrome and their parents. Tel: 0207 2898141

The Child Development Centre (CDC) at the Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital in Grimsby, offers therapy and pre-school nursery care to local children with severe and special needs. The Centre is staffed by a group of multi-disciplinary professionals who work as a team, to bring out the very best in the children that attend. Tel: 01472 875206

Cleethorpes Leisure Centre has a range of cycles that are adapted for use of children, young people and adults with disabilities or additional needs available to hire. All ages and abilities are catered for however hirers must have an everyone active card that can be obtained through Cleethorpes Leisure Centre.

Saying It All provides information for people with learning disabilities and their carers in North East Lincolnshire.

Counselling Directory - a list of counsellors and psychotherapists in the Lincolnshire area.

A charity offering support and information relating to heart conditions associated with Down's Syndrome.

Good advice for professionals and new parents on dealing with a new diagnosis.

Find the right support, services and information for your family.

High quality printable primary teaching resources to download and use instantly.

The Portage Service is a home - teaching service for pre-school children with special needs. Tel: 01472 323170

Help for my child with special educational needs. Tel: 01472 323170

The service is freely available to all parents/carers of children and young people living in North East Lincolnshire who have a special educational need. Parent Partnership offer information and advice on all aspects of special educational needs, including appeals and tribunals, and practical support in meetings with schools or the local authority. Tel: 01472 325609

Downright Excellent provides educational therapies and quality play experiences for children with Downs Syndrome and their siblings. Tel: 0207 7006106 or 0207 7000051

See and Learn makes it easy to support children with Down syndrome at home, in individual and group therapy settings and in the classroom. See and Learn offers activities designed to promote the development of language, reading, speech, memory and number skills.

Down Syndrome Education International transforms the lives of young people with Down syndrome through better education. Tel: 023 92855330

Symbol UK provides specialist speech and language therapy services, consultation and training focusing on children and adults with special needs, communication difficulties and/or eating and drinking needs. Tel: 01795 844440

Offer support and advice to parents on all aspects of caring for a child with Down's syndrome.

Makaton is a language programme using signs and symbols to help people communicate. It is designed to support spoken language and the signs and symbols are used with speech in spoken word order. Tel: 01276 606760

Numicon is a quality first teaching approach designed to give children the understanding of number ideas and number relationships that is essential for success in maths. Tel: 01536 452610

Saying It All provides information for people with learning disabilities and their carers in North East Lincolnshire.

Lifeline 4 kids provides essential equipment to help improve the quality of life for children with disabilities and special needs.

Special iApps is a non-profit social enterprise, dedicated to helping children learn. We develop apps for the Apple® iPad®, iPhone® and iPod touch®. All our apps are developed in close co-operation with education professionals, parents and children, and are designed to be suitable for typically developing children and those with learning difficulties or poor fine motor control.

Specialist Educational Needs Consultants whose mission is to generate the desire to learn and enable the child to realise his or her unique and individual potential.

Linkage Community Trust is a national charity based in Lincolnshire, which delivers high-quality specialist education, care and employment support services to people with learning disabilities.

The UK All Party Parliamentary Group on Down Syndrome has published a report presenting good practice guidelines for education for children and young people with Down syndrome. The new report, published by the UK All Party Parliamentary Group on Down Syndrome, offers guidelines on education for children and young people with Down syndrome aged from birth to 25 years.

IPSEA is a registered charity offering free and independent advice to parents of children with special educational needs in England and Wales.

Disability Living Allowance Directgov website. Tel: 08457 123456

Carers Allowance Directgov website. Tel: 01253 856123 or 0845 6084321

Can apply for free vouchers if in receipt of high rate DLA mobility allowance. Tel: 01482 647161

Making it easier to find out if tax credits can help you and your family. Tel: 0845 3003900

We are the UK's largest provider of grants to low-income families raising disabled and seriously ill children and young people. We help ease the additional pressures families face. We can help with essential items such as washing machines, fridges and clothing but can also consider grants for sensory toys, computers and much needed family breaks together. Tel: 0845 1304542

Welfare Rights - for benefits advise. Tel: 01387 266888

This is a national card that can be used to verify that the holder is entitled to one free ticket for a person accompanying them to the cinema.

Humberside Fire and Rescue Service are offering free Home Fire Safety Visits. They offer free fire safety equipment and advise on how to stay safe in your home, and can offer extra advise to people with additional needs and their carers / families. If you would like to arrange a free home visit call Sarah Baker - Community Safety Officer on 01472 372500, mobile 07904 385999.

Saying It All provides information for people with learning disabilities and their carers in North East Lincolnshire.

FLAG aims to provide recreational activities for children from age 5 years to 21+ who have a range of disabilities and special needs.

Bond Holidays offer a fantastic range of holidays for people with disabilities and special needs.

Get Cycling sell special needs cycles of all kinds: new and refurbished.

Challenging disability through outdoor adventure.

Zebedee Performing Arts Club is an inclusive drama group which values members as equals.

A dating site for people with disabilities.

A feature on Down's syndrome and our support group.

Phillips 66 Humber Refinery has given our group a cash boost in memory of a former colleague.

Coverage of sponsored walk at Cleethorpes.

Sponsored swim.

Sponsored walk.

Maddyzangles Photography is one of the UK's leading specialist newborn photographers. Maddy has experience in photographing children with additional needs.

Free music downloads for non-commercial use only.

A small home business making and selling affordable sensory items, like lap weights and chewy jewellery from home.