You can find this page (Mental health and coronavirus) and other vital information related to coronavirus on the advice and support pages of our website. You may feel unsettled, stressed, anxious or ...
Discussion in Mental health and wellbeing - 22 Apr 2020
March is Cerebral Palsy Awareness month, which is dedicated to the 17 million people diagnosed with cerebral palsy around the world. Cerebral palsy affects many people in the UK and is more common ...
Discussion in Cerebral palsy - 7 Mar 2022
The quotes below have been taken from this article on The Metro. The Children’s Minister has moved to reassure parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) that they are ...
Discussion in Children, parents, and families - 26 Dec 2020
Cerebral Palsy Sport launches new Club Finder as the nation returns to play As the government eases lockdown restrictions for sport, more people with cerebral palsy will be able to find local ...
Discussion in Cerebral palsy - 21 Apr 2021
Hello Everyone, Over the past three years, I have been struggling with the waiting times for an adult autism assessment. I was put on the list in Manchester in October 2017 when I was a student and ...
Discussion in Autism and neurodiversity - 9 Sep 2020
Hi i haven’t seen a dedicated on people’s experiences on the new phone assessments for esa/pip/uc which seems to me is going to be the new norm for a good while yet. what I’m getting from social ...
Discussion in Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) - 23 Jul 2020
Time to Talk Day This is a day that is designed to encourage people to discuss their mental health. Many of us may be struggling, whether that be publically or in private, and it's never been more ...
Discussion in Mental health and wellbeing - 6 Feb 2021
Taken from The Guardian: Almost one in 14 people aged 16 or over in Great Britain say they are lonely, up 40% since last spring, according to the Office for National Statistics. Between April and ...
Discussion in Coffee lounge - 9 Apr 2021
I have official diagnoses of OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder), anxiety, depression and autism. Since I left the child and adolescent mental health services (an NHS service) in June 2017, ...
Discussion in Disability rights and campaigning - 13 Apr 2020
Hi All , I have a telephone assessment with capita on the 29th may , My dilemma is when I first had my PIP I had a lady from the charity M.I.N.D fill it in , and she also attended the f2f ...
Discussion in PIP, DLA, and AA - 20 May 2020