Gateshead

•      Gateshead Council - Support for parents of autistic children 
• Gateshead Autism Hubs

• Autism and local support services - Information Now
• Daisy Chain Useful Resources
• Gateshead Council Special Educations Needs Inclusion Team (SENIT) 
• Citizens Advice Gateshead – Neurodiversity Support

• Gateshead Parent Carer Forum

• North East Autism Society, supporting autistic and neurodivergent children, young people, adults, and their families
• Gateshead ADHD Support – North East
• National Autistic Society (NAS) UK’s leading autism charity
• Autistica, UK’s leading autism research and campaigning charity
• The Brain Charity supports anyone based in the UK who has a neurological condition, and their family, friends, and carers

• Gateshead Council - SEND Local Offer
• Online safety for families and children with SEND

• North East Sleep Alliance

• Gateshead Council Health for young people
• The Children's Society: Time for young people, emotional wellbeing support space for young people up to the age of 18 who live and study in Gateshead (also support care leavers and young people with disabilities up to age 25).

• For younger children, Growing Healthy 0-19 Gateshead can help with feeding, weaning, mealtimes and routines.

For older children, difficulties with eating can be linked to sensory needs, emotional wellbeing or physical health, and school or a GP can help explore what support might help.

If eating difficulties are causing concern, a GP may discuss referral for more specialist support.

• Eating Distress North East (EDNE) is a charity offering independent confidential services to people affected by eating distress across the North East
• Beat, UK’s eating disorder charity

• Gateshead Council - SEND Local Offer

• Get Active in Gateshead 
• Gateshead Council Leisure, sport and fitness
• Variety of leisure centres in Gateshead, including gyms, swimming pools, pitches, community spaces and more
• Gateshead Council Leisure and culture
• Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust Physical Activity for Disabilities in the North East
• Lifeless Inclusive Football Club, inclusive football club that was formed to provide a safe place for Neurodiverse children to train, play and enjoy football
• Neurodiverse Sport, leading not-for-profit championing neurodivergent people in sport

• SEND Local Offer
• Gateshead SENDIASS
• Gateshead Council - Schools, Education and Training

• Gateshead Autism Hub
• Gateshead SEND activities directory

• Gateshead Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS)
• Barnardos SENDIASS
• IPSEA, leading charity in the field of SEND law in England, providing free and independent legal advice and support to families of children and young people with SEND
• First-tier Tribunal (Special Educational Needs and Disability)
• Citizens Advice Gateshead