Specific Learning Difficulties Registered Charity Number: 1097477 SpLD Resources Booklet Dyslexia Dyspraxia Specific Language Impairment Attention Specific Deficit Disorder Learning Difficulties Asperger Syndrome Autism Information and Addresses 2010 Distributed by: Patoss Ltd PO Box 10 Evesham Worcestershire WR11 1ZW tel: 01386 712650 fax: 01386 712716 email: [email protected] website: www.patoss-dyslexia.org TABLE OF CONTENTS To Schools and Parents ........................................................................................................................4 Further Copies ..................................................................................................................................4 Acronyms Appearing in this Resource Booklet................................................................................4 1 Specific Learning Difficulties ...............................................................................................................5 1.1 What is a Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD) ? ...........................................................................5 1.1.1 The identification of a specific Learning difficulty .................................................................5 1.1.2 Child Development Centres (CDCs) .......................................................................................6 1.2 National Organisations ...................................................................................................................6 2 Dyslexia.................................................................................................................................................7 2.1 National Organisations ...................................................................................................................8 2.1.1 Useful Publications and Games. ..............................................................................................9 2.1.2 Online Resources.....................................................................................................................9 2.2 Early Years ...................................................................................................................................10 2.2.1 Early Years Publications and Games.....................................................................................10 3 Developmental Co-ordination Disorder (Dyspraxia)...........................................................................11 3.1 National Organisations .................................................................................................................12 3.1.1 Useful Publications and Resources........................................................................................12 3.2 Early Years ...................................................................................................................................13 3.2.1 Early Years Publications and Games.....................................................................................13 4 Handwriting Difficulties......................................................................................................................13 4.1 National Organisations .................................................................................................................14 4.1.1 Useful Publications................................................................................................................14 4.1.2 Useful Materials and Software ..............................................................................................14 4.1.3 Online Resources...................................................................................................................15 5 Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder..........................................................................................15 5.1 National Organisations .................................................................................................................17 5.1.1 Useful Publications................................................................................................................18 5.1.2 Online Resources...................................................................................................................18 5.2 Early Years ...................................................................................................................................18 5.2.1 Early Years Publications and Courses...................................................................................18 6 Nutrition ..............................................................................................................................................19 6.1 National Organisations ..............................................................................................................19 7 Autism and Asperger’s syndrome .......................................................................................................19 7.1 National Organisations .................................................................................................................20 7.1.1 Useful Publications and Games ...........................................................................................21 7.1.2 Online Resources.................................................................................................................22 7.2 Early Years ................................................................................................................................22 7.2.1 Early Years Publications and Resources................................................................................22 8 Vision and Hearing..............................................................................................................................23 8.1 Vision ...........................................................................................................................................23 8.1.1 Treatment for Visual Problems..............................................................................................24 8.2 Lenses and Overlays.....................................................................................................................25 8.2.1 Useful Addresses ...................................................................................................................25 8.2.2 Online Resources...................................................................................................................26 8.3 Hearing .........................................................................................................................................26 9 Specific Language Impairment............................................................................................................27 9.1 National Organisations ................................................................................................................27 9.1.1 Useful Publications, Resources and Software .......................................................................28 10 General Information ........................................................................................................................29 10.1 National Organisations ..............................................................................................................29 10.1.1 Local Sources of Information and Advice...........................................................................30 10.1.2 Disability Living Allowance (DLA)....................................................................................31 10.1.3 Useful Publications and Online Resources..........................................................................31 11 Mental Welfare and Parenting...........................................................................................................31 11.1 Bullying and Exclusion .............................................................................................................31 11.2 National Organisations ...............................................................................................................31 11.2.1 Useful Publications and Online Resources..........................................................................32 11.3 Mental Health ...........................................................................................................................32 1 11.4 National Organisations ...............................................................................................................32 11.4.1. Useful Publications and Online Resources........................................................................33 11.5 Resources for Parenting and Mentoring ....................................................................................33 12 Literacy..............................................................................................................................................34 12.1 National Organisations ...............................................................................................................34 12.1.1 Useful Publications.............................................................................................................34 12.1.2 Online Resources.................................................................................................................35 12.1.3 Literacy Software ................................................................................................................35