The Maggie Oliver Foundation

https://www.themaggieoliverfoundation.com/ Maggie Oliver is best known as the Detective-turned- whistleblower who resigned from Greater Manchester Police in late 2012 in order to expose the now infamous Rochdale Grooming Scandal. Maggie’s relationship with the victims of child exploitation continues to this day, still fighting for justice for survivors of sexual abuse. In 2019, she established The…

Kooth – (support for CYP)

The Kooth.com service offers same-day support, counselling, chat, activities, articles, podcasts (and so much more!) to 10-18 year olds. This means you can signpost any young person to Kooth.com as an additional, or sole, means of BACP accredited support. There aren’t any thresholds or criteria to meet, and no waiting lists! The young person can sign themselves…

October is ADHD Awareness Month

The ADHD Foundation are championing ADHD Awareness Month, let’s get involved!! Let’s use this moth to spread awareness of everything ADHD, the difficulties, the positives and try to help enhance people’s understanding of what it means to be ADHD. Below are some resources I found useful in relation to this.   https://www.instagram.com/reel/CUkuQuBM4cK/?utm_medium=share_sheet https://www.instagram.com/reel/CUnEv1wNtux/?utm_medium=share_sheet Home DESR:…

ADHD – Female consensus

Really good research article for professionals on ADHD in females, the difficulties in diagnosing and the potential challenges for working with this client group. Females with ADHD: An expert consensus statement taking a lifespan approach providing guidance for the identification and treatment of attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder in girls and women. Females with ADHD: An expert…

Boxing for NEURODIVERSITY & SEND age 14-19

A wonderful gym creating a safe & inclusive place for children/young people to come and try boxing. Jack is a fab coach, both my kids train here and he has helped them both immensely, in different ways. NEURODIVERSITY & SEND Here at Training Cave we are proud to offer a safe and controlled environment for…

Mindful Gnats

https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/mindful-gnats/id973919092 I downloaded this app after a recommendation to help my son with his sleep, his ADHD means at times at bedtime he struggles to switch his brain off & get to sleep. This app has verbal breathing, relaxation, body scan and sound mindfulness exercises which are useful to anyone struggling with sleep, very child…