Useful Organisations listed by Category

General Information/Support

AFASIC - Unlocking Speech and Language*

ASL Stirling UK — Guide to Additional Support for Learning*

Autism Argyll*

Barnardo's Scotland*

Bookstart - Scotland's National Book Gifting Programme for Early Years

Capability Scotland*

Childline (in Scotland)*

Children in Scotland*

Contact a Family*

Counselling Directory*

Down's Syndrome Scotland*

Dyslexia Action*

Dyslexia Scotland*

Dyspraxia Foundation*

Enable Scotland*

Enquire's website for young people*

Epilepsy Scotland*

Mindroom*

National Autistic Society — Scotland*

National Deaf Children's Society — Scotland*

One Parent Families Scotland*

ParentLine Scotland*

Princess Royal Trust for Carers*

Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)*

The Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID)*

Schoolhouse Home Education Association*

Scottish Network for Able Pupils (SNAP)*

Scottish Refugee Council*

Scottish Sensory Centre*

Scottish Society for Autism*

Scottish Traveller Education Programme (STEP)*

Sense Scotland*

Special Needs Information Point (SNIP)*

Tourette Scotland*

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Legal advice

Govan Law Centre*

The Law Society of Scotland*

Legal Services Agency*

Scottish Child Law Centre*

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Government and statutory bodies

Additional Support Needs Tribunals for Scotland*

Care Commission*

Children’s Hearings*

Equalities and Human Rights Commission*

Scottish Government*

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Education Information/school

Advisory Centre for Education (ACE) - Information about state education in England and Wales for parents of school age children.*

ASL Stirling UK — Guide to Additional Support for Learning*

Careers Scotland*

Equity in Education*

ISEA (Scotland)*

Learning and Teaching Scotland inclusion and equality*

Parentzone*

Schoolhouse Home Education Association*

Scottish Network for Able Pupils (SNAP)*

Scottish Schools Online*

Scottish Sensory Centre*

Scottish Traveller Education Programme (STEP)*

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Education Information/post school

Careers Scotland*

Continuing Education Gateway*

Linking Education and Disability(LEAD) Scotland*

Skill: National Bureau for Students With Disabilities*

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Mediation

Children 1st*

Clackmannanshire Mediation Service*

Common Ground Mediation

Edinburgh Advice & Conciliation Service*

Parent to Parent*

Resolve: ASL*

Scottish Mediation Network*

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Family/Health

Additional Support for Learning Health Inclusion Project with NHS Lothian*

AFASIC - Unlocking Speech and Language*

Care Co-ordination Network UK (CCNUK)*

Carers UK*

Contact a Family*

Counselling Directory*

HandsOnScotland*

National Managed Clinical Network (NMCN) for Children with Exceptional Healthcare Needs (CEN)*

NHS Direct*

One Parent Families Scotland*

Parenting Across Scotland*

ParentLine Scotland*

Princess Royal Trust for Carers*

Scottish Association for Mental Health*

Scottish Child Psychotherapy Trust*

Scottish Childcare*

Special Needs Information Point (SNIP)*

Speech and Language Therapy in Practice*

SpeechDisorder*

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Local Authorities

Aberdeen City Council*

Aberdeenshire Council*

Angus Council*

Argyll and Bute Council*

Clackmannanshire Council*

Dumfries and Galloway Council*

Dundee City Council*

East Ayrshire Council*

East Dunbartonshire Council*

East Lothian Council*

East Renfrewshire Council*

Edinburgh City Council*

Falkirk Council*

Fife Council*

Glasgow City Council*

Highland Council*

Inverclyde Council*

Midlothian Council*

Moray Council*

North Ayrshire Council*

North Lanarkshire Council*

Orkney Council*

Perth and Kinross Council*

Renfrewshire Council*

Scottish Borders Council*

Shetland Islands Council*

South Ayrshire Council*

South Lanarkshire Council*

Stirling Council*

West Dunbartonshire Council*

West Lothian Council*

Western Isles Council*

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