fact sheets

They provide an introduction to a specific condition or topic, together with details of local services or organisations in Brighton & Hove and East Sussex that can help, and places to go for further information.

These fact sheets have been co-produced with parent carers and/or people with lived experience of the conditions or issues covered.

Diagnosis and specific conditions

• Autism fact sheet [pdf 2mb]
• ADHD fact sheet [pdf 2mb]
• Dyspraxia/DCD fact sheet [pdf 580kb]
• Sensory processing difficulties [pdf 640kb]
• Rare syndromes fact sheet [pdf 610kb]
• Living without a diagnosis [pdf 600kb]

Education and childcare

• Choosing childcare fact sheet [pdf 790kb]
• Choosing a school fact sheet [pdf 700kb]
• SEN support in school fact sheet [950kb]
• Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plans fact sheet [pdf 730kb]
• Starting secondary school fact sheet [pdf 700kb]
• School avoidance and attendance issues [pdf 705kb]
• Education Other Than at School fact sheet [pdf 750kb]
• Elective Home Education fact sheet [pdf 760kb]

Health

• Mental health fact sheet BRIGHTON & HOVE [pdf 480kb]
• Mental health fact sheet EAST SUSSEX [pdf 480kb]

Money

Disability Living Allowance (DLA)

• What is DLA? fact sheet [pdf 260kb]
• Tips for claiming DLA [pdf 700kb]
• DLA Reconsiderations and appeals fact sheet [pdf 680kb

Personal Independence Payment (PIP)

• What is PIP? fact sheet [pdf 710kb]
• Tips for claiming PIP fact sheet [pdf 710kb]
• PIP assessments fact sheet [690kb]
• PIP Reconsiderations and appeals fact sheet [pdf 690kb]

Practical advice on common problems

• Behaviour [pdf 650kb]
• Managing meetings and paperwork fact sheet [pdf 740kb]
• Building your child’s self-esteem [pdf 660kb]

Preparing for adulthood

• Involving young people in decisions about their life fact sheet [pdf 700kb]]
• Preparing for Adulthood and the Year 9 Annual Review fact sheet [pdf 675kb]

To access versions of these fact sheets specifically for parent carers in West Sussex, visit the Reaching Families website.