Living with autism Families undergoing diagnosis Where to get help - Middlesbrough Alliance Service offers: Services delivered on behalf of the NHS in Teesside providing talking therapies to help overcome difficulties.Telephone: 01642 352747Email: [email protected]Website: http://www.alliancepsychology.com Aspire Personalised Care Solutions Service offers: delivers independent support to young people and their families in partnership with Local Authorities, local Information Advice and Support Services (IASS), previously known as Parent Partnership Services (PPS) and Parent Carer Forums (PCF).Telephone: 0191 3753967Email: [email protected]Website: http://aspire-cs.co.uk Autism friendly cinema screenings Cineworld, Showcase, ODEON, Vue Website: https://www.dimensions-uk.org/families/autism-friendly-environments/autism-friendly-screenings/ Autism Matters Service offer: offering a range of support and services for adults on the autism spectrumContact: 07500 871568Email: [email protected]Website: http://www.autism-matters.co.uk/ Borocuda Swim School Service offers: Swim school offering group lessons, adult lessons and 1-1 lessons.Telephone: 01642 263955Email: [email protected]Website: https://en-gb.facebook.com/borocudaswimming/ Contact a family Service offers: Provides support, advice and information for families with disabled children, no matter what their condition or disability.Telephone: 0191 213 6300Email: [email protected]Website: https://contact.org.uk/northeast Family fund Service offers: Providing grants for families raising disables or seriously ill children and young people.Telephone: 01904 550055Email: [email protected]Website: https://www.familyfund.org.uk Family Information Service, Middlesbrough Service offers: The family information service aims to provide accurate, high quality, accessible and impartial information, advice and guidance on all registered and unregistered childcare facilities and other services currently available in your local area.Telephone: 01642 354200Email: [email protected]Website: http://fis.middlesbrough.gov.uk/kb5/middlesbrough/fsd/service.page?id=u8XfPTVOjHs MAIN Service offers: PA services, SENDIASS, after school clubs, holiday clubsTelephone: 01642 608012Email: [email protected]Website: https://www.iammain.org.uk Middlesbrough Children with Disabilities Team Service offers: For information on short break funding which can be used to pay for services at Daisy Chain, contact Middlesbrough Children with Disabilities Team.Telephone: 01642 79160 Middlesbrough Team for Children with Disabilities Service offers: Regular newsletters containing advice and information about services and events in Middlesbrough for children with disabilities.Telephone: 01642 354201Email: [email protected] Parents 4 Change Service offers: Awareness and action on behalf of children with disabilities in MiddlesbroughTelephone: 01642 200526 or 07584055639Email: [email protected]Website: http://www.parents4change.co.uk Personal budgets Service offers: A personal budget is an amount of money to help meet your social care needs. It can be taken as either; a cash payment known as direct payments or an amount managed for you by the department of social care or a mixture of the two options.Telephone: 01642 729498Email: [email protected]Website: www.middlesbrough.gov.uk/socialcare SNAPS (Special Needs Activities with Parent Support Tees Valley) Service offers: SNAPS are a parent led, well established support group which provides term and holiday activities for the whole family with a child or young person 0 - 25 years old with special or additional needs in the Tees Valley area.Telephone: 01642 530292Email: [email protected]Website: www.snapsteesvalley.co.uk Sport Works Service offer: Specialising in working with schools and disadvantaged/disabled groups to improve health outcomes via sport and exercise programmes, offering after school clubs and holiday clubs. Telephone: 0191 5800 120Website: http://www.sportworksltd.co.uk/