Jenny Maher Special Needs Advice and Advocacy

06/02/2025

Friday 7th Feb - meet the CAT team

25/01/2025

Booking link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/meet-the-services-event-2025-tickets-1191827190209?aff=oddtdtcreator

05/11/2023

25/08/2021

DLA & PIP webinars. For 20% off use the code Jenny20

Check out "PIP + DLA, How to Apply, a Two Part Special" on Eventbrite!

Date: Thu, Aug 26 ‐ Tue, Aug 31 • 20:00 BST

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pip-dla-how-to-apply-a-two-part-special-tickets-161781728505?aff=eand

What is PIP? What is DLA? How do you fill in the forms? Is there any do's or don'ts when filling in the form?

21/05/2021

Get 20% off this webinar on 1st June with the code: Jenny20

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/understanding-autism-in-early-years-tickets-146318976999

Back by popular demand, Corrina Wood presents an incredibly insightful workshop on Autism in Early Years.

03/01/2021

https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/vaccinate-staff-working-in-special-educational-needs-settings-against-covid-19?bucket=

A new strain of COVID-19 has resulted in a surge of cases and the R level increasing at an alarming rate. Hospitals across Kent, London and Essex have declared major incidencies, as they are unable to cope with the current level of demand. The new strain appears to be spread more easily by children....

22/12/2020

Article on autistic burnout:

https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/autistic-burnout-explained/?fbclid=IwAR3vO73XPzMWeqbI0b7MJx8_punIkh36yHQevR9hUUvQQoR5mQ0aeGyN54k

‘Autistic burnout’ is the intense physical, mental or emotional exhaustion, often accompanied by a loss of skills, that some adults with autism experience.

06/09/2020

Today is World Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Day. Please have a look at the link below if you would like to know more.

https://www.duchenneuk.org/Pages/FAQs/Category/what-is-duchenne

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic disease that causes muscle weakness and wasting. Children born with DMD have a fault, known as a mutation, on their dystrophin gene. Genes are smaller sections of your bodies DNA. They are the instructions that make our bodie...

07/11/2019

06/10/2019

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/shopping/newlife-announces-launch-date-first-17033881

The Newlife charity is opening a store in Yardley in time for Christmas, selling new sample stock and customer returns from shops like River Island and Topshop

29/09/2019

17/07/2019

You can find local charities that offer grants here, as well as benefits and other financial advice:

https://grants-search.turn2us.org.uk/

Search through thousands of charitable grants