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National Autistic Society
Checked 23 August 2026
A National Autistic Society runner celebrating at the London Marathon
Charity no. 269425 · SC039427

Creating a society that works for autistic people.

The National Autistic Society offers advice, services, community connections and campaigning for autistic children, adults and their families.

UK-wideAdviceCommunityCampaigning
Visit autism.org.uk ↗
Featured film2027 TCS London Marathon Charity of the Year.

Watch next: It's how you show up.

A father and daughter facing each other in a bedroom hung with children's drawings
National Autistic Society

Second film · 1:30

It's how you show up.

A human story about understanding, presence and making space for autistic people.

  • 1:30
  • Second film
  • Hosted here
More from NAS ↗

Advice for real family questions.

Education and rightsSupport, choices and legal entitlement The diagnosis journeyWhat each stage involves, and after Family supportSupport in the community for families Local branchesFamilies near you who know the week

Contact the National Autistic Society

  • Advice and guidanceAvailable through their website
  • Websiteautism.org.uk ↗
  • Address2nd Floor, Weston House, 42 Curtain Road, London, EC2A 3NHAdministrative office; not open to the public.
Improving understanding, challenging barriers and helping create a society that works for autistic people.

The National Autistic Society run a helpline, local branches and school-age support across the UK.

At the London Marathon
It's how you show up
At the London MarathonRunners for the National Autistic Society
It's how you show upTheir campaign film
Get adviceHelpline and guidance Local branchesFind people near you Education and rightsSchool, support and the law

Checked 23 August 2026.

Charity no. 269425 · SC039427 Open autism.org.uk ↗
Cerebra
Checked 23 August 2026
A child and family featured by Cerebra
Charity no. 1089812 · UK-wide support

Working with families to make everyday life possible.

Cerebra supports children with neurological conditions and their families with free expert advice, specialist resources and practical solutions.

Free servicesFamily-ledEvidence informedSpecialist equipment
Watch the film Visit cerebra.org.uk ↗
Featured filmPortrait of an Inventor · 4 minutes 32 seconds.

Bright ideas for brilliant kids.

Inside the Cerebra Innovation Centre, where one-off designs are built around one child at a time.

A child using a bespoke device built by the Cerebra Innovation Centre
Cerebra

Featured film · 4:32

Portrait of an inventor.

The Innovation Centre designs and builds bespoke products that help disabled children discover and engage with the world around them.

  • 4:32
  • Innovation Centre
  • Hosted here
Explore the Innovation Centre ↗

Support for the moments that matter.

Innovation CentreEquipment designed around one child Book and toy libraryBorrow before you buy Sleep adviceRoutines, settling and night waking Legal rights serviceWhen support is not being provided

Contact Cerebra

Free support for families of children with neurological conditions — practical, specialist and shaped around what a family needs.

Cerebra give free, practical support to families of children with neurological conditions.

Get involved
Brilliant ideas
Get involvedFamilies supported by Cerebra
Brilliant ideasBespoke kit from their Innovation Centre
Sleep advicePractical help that works Book and toy libraryFree to borrow, posted to you Legal rights serviceHelp with entitlements

Checked 23 August 2026.

Charity no. 1089812 Open cerebra.org.uk ↗
Dyslexia Scotland
Checked 26 August 2026
The official Dyslexia-Friendly Scotland tartan
Charity no. SC000951 · The official tartan

Weave done it.

The tartan is now listed on the Scottish Register of Tartans, with the design rights owned by Dyslexia Scotland. Its colours are their brand palette — children, young people and adults with dyslexia woven in with the changemakers, all working in harmony for a dyslexia-friendly Scotland.

Registered tartanDesign rights heldDyslexic pride
Read the story ↗ Our vision
The official Dyslexia Scotland tartanWoven by Lochcarron of Scotland and listed on the Scottish Register of Tartans. Lochcarron of Scotland The Scottish Register of Tartans

Our vision.

A dyslexia-friendly Scotland, in their own words.

A child and an adult learning together
Dyslexia Scotland

Dyslexia · Scotland-wide

Every child, enabled to achieve.

Their vision is a dyslexia-friendly Scotland where every child and young person with dyslexia grows up having their rights met, and where workers with dyslexia are accepted, respected and enabled to work in the way they work best.

  • Their vision
  • Scotland-wide
  • Plays on YouTube
More from Dyslexia Scotland ↗

Watch next: Marc's story.

One of their Young Changemakers, on finding a way through school and into work.

Marc, a Dyslexia Scotland Young Changemaker
Dyslexia Scotland

Second film

Marc's story.

School was hard and the classroom did not suit how Marc's brain learns. With the right support he gained qualifications and is now an apprentice butcher, earning while he learns.

  • Young Changemaker
  • Apprenticeship
  • Plays on YouTube
More from Dyslexia Scotland ↗

Ways they help.

HelplineSomeone to talk it through with For parents and carersWhat to look for, and what to do next Young AmbassadorsYoung people with dyslexia, in their own words Clan DyslexiaJoin the wider community, wherever you are

Contact Dyslexia Scotland

We're inviting the whole world to be part of Clan Dyslexia — making dyslexia more visible, respected and included, the whole world over.

Dyslexia Scotland work for a Scotland where every person with dyslexia can reach their potential.

The official tartan
Our vision
The official tartanListed on the Scottish Register of Tartans
Our visionA dyslexia-friendly Scotland
HelplineSomeone to talk it through with For parents and carersWhat to look for, and what next Young AmbassadorsYoung people in their own words

Checked 26 August 2026.

Scottish Charity no. SC000951 · Registered in Scotland SC153321 Open dyslexiascotland.org.uk ↗
IPSEA
Checked 23 August 2026
A child blowing a dandelion seed head, from the IPSEA website
Charity no. 327691 · England

Clear, independent SEND law guidance.

IPSEA helps children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities get the education they are legally entitled to.

IndependentLegal adviceCaseworkFree resources
Visit IPSEA ↗ Book an advice call ↗
Every child, an individual futureLegal rights should lead to an education that meets a child's needs.
IPSEA volunteers together at a community event
IPSEA

How we help

How we help and our impact.

Supporting families to ensure that local authorities meet their legal obligations is the prime focus of IPSEA's work. We deliver our services across England, providing free one-off telephone advice and ongoing casework support to parents, carers and young people.

  • Free telephone advice
  • Casework support
  • Across England
Visit ipsea.org.uk ↗

From uncertainty to a clear next step.

SupportAn overview of what IPSEA offers UnderstandWhere to get support, and how it works PrepareThe back to school hub ChallengeGeneral advice for all appeals

Contact IPSEA

  • Call-in advice helpline0300 222 5899Open limited days. Check current times on their website.
  • Websiteipsea.org.uk ↗
  • Address2A Stansted Courtyard, Parsonage Road, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6PUAdministrative office; not open to the public.
Helping families understand the law, use it effectively and secure the education their child is entitled to.

IPSEA give free, legally based advice to families of children and young people with SEND.

Their volunteers
Know your rights
Their volunteersTrained to give legally based advice
Know your rightsThe law, explained plainly
Get supportAdvice lines and casework Understand the lawWhat you are entitled to Challenge a decisionAppeals, step by step

Checked 23 August 2026.

Charity no. 327691 Open ipsea.org.uk ↗
Scope
Checked 5 September 2026
A disabled woman in a wheelchair smiling, giving a thumbs up
Charity no. 208231 · SC053490

Equality for disabled people.

Scope will not stop until they achieve a society where all disabled people enjoy equality and fairness.

Disability discrimination lawEmployment equalityPolicy & campaignsFree helpline
Our vision ↗ Watch the film

Scope share information and guidance to help families understand disability rights and discrimination. They do not provide legal advice, advocacy or casework services.

Vision, mission and valuesWe work every day to challenge attitudes and end disability inequality.

Don't Hold Back.

Scope's brand spirit film.

A young woman on a bus, from Scope's Don't Hold Back film
Scope

Featured film

Don't Hold Back.

An invitation to join a movement of disabled people and allies, for an equal future where barriers are removed and attitudes are transformed.

  • Don't Hold Back
  • Plays on YouTube
Don't Hold Back ↗

Ways they help.

Discrimination and the lawYour rights, and what to do Get help from an advocateSomeone to speak up with you Disability equipmentHow to get the kit you need Activities and days outPlaces that work for disabled children

Contact Scope

Scope = Equality for disabled people.

They will not stop until they achieve a society where all disabled people enjoy equality and fairness.

Equality for disabled people
Don't Hold Back
Equality for disabled peopleTheir vision, mission and values
Don't Hold BackScope's brand spirit film
Get adviceFree helpline, 0808 800 3333 Back the campaignThe changes they are pushing for VolunteerWays to give your time

Checked 5 September 2026.

Charity no. 208231 · SC053490 · company no. 00520866 Open scope.org.uk ↗
YoungMinds
Checked 25 August 2026
The YoungMinds team together, dressed in yellow with their hands in the air
Charity no. 1016968 · SC039700

Fighting for young people's mental health.

YoungMinds is the UK's leading charity fighting for young people's mental health, with support for parents and carers alongside young people themselves.

UK-wideParents HelplineAges 0–25
Watch the film Visit youngminds.org.uk ↗
Featured filmA parent's story: the impact of calling our Parents Helpline.

A parent's story.

What it is like to pick up the phone when your child is struggling.

A parent featured in the YoungMinds Parents Helpline film
YoungMinds

Featured film

A parent's story.

"We know how scary it is when your child tells you they're struggling with their mental health."

  • Parents Helpline
  • A parent's story
  • Plays on YouTube
Parents & carers ↗

Watch next: A million pressures.

Their installation at King's Cross, built from the things that weigh on young people.

The YoungMinds installation at King's Cross
YoungMinds

Second film

A million tiny pressures.

The crisis is not one thing but a million small ones that add up. Each piece of their King's Cross installation stands for a real pressure on a young person.

  • King's Cross
  • Installation
  • Plays on YouTube
More from YoungMinds ↗

Support for parents and carers.

Parents HelplineFree, for anyone worried about a young person aged 0–25 Parents and carersTheir guidance, gathered in one place A to Z mental health guideConditions and behaviours, explained plainly For young peopleWritten for them rather than about them

Contact YoungMinds

  • Parents HelplineFree, for any parent or carer worried about a young person aged 0–25Opening times are on their website.
  • WebsiteHelpline and webchat ↗
  • Main siteyoungminds.org.uk ↗
  • Follow
  • Registered charity1016968 (England and Wales) · SC039700 (Scotland)
We know how scary it is when your child tells you they're struggling with their mental health.

YoungMinds are the UK's leading charity fighting for young people's mental health.

The YoungMinds team
A million pressures
The YoungMinds teamFighting for young people's mental health
A million pressuresTheir installation at King's Cross
Parents HelplineFree, for anyone worried about a young person Parents and carersTheir guidance in one place For young peopleWritten for them, not about them

Checked 25 August 2026.

Charity no. 1016968 · SC039700 Open youngminds.org.uk ↗
A National Autistic Society runner celebrating at the London Marathon
A child playing among balloons, featured by Cerebra
A group of smiling children, in Dyslexia Scotland's rainbow treatment
IPSEA volunteers together at a community event
A disabled woman at work in a warehouse
The YoungMinds team together, dressed in yellow with their hands in the air

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