Social communication and Neurodevelopment support

This is a multi-disciplinary pathway involving Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy, with a skill mix of therapists and integrated therapy assistants.

The provision within this pathway is delivered across:

• Workshops for parents and professionals
• Individual sessions (including telehealth)
• Group sessions.

Children and young people are offered support on Social communication and Neurodevelopment support Pathway if any of the following are their primary area of need:

• Social communication skills
• Neurodevelopment support (e.g. Autism, ADHD) (but a child or young person does not need to have a diagnosis to access support from this pathway).

Children and young people can access this Pathway from 3 years old to 18 years old (or up to 19 if in full time education). Please visit the Accessing our service page for further information.

We aim to work in partnership with parents, with parental involvement adapted to suit age and needs. Home/school programmes and/or online training for parents and education staff will be available.

Following assessment, a child or young person on this specialist pathway will receive targeted advice and intervention by an Occupational Therapist (OT), Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) or trained Integrated Therapies Assistants (ITAs), who work in consultation with the OTs and SLTs.

Please select from one of the following pages to access training videos, further information and helpful links and resources or phone our Therapy One Point service on 0300 123 2650 to access advice and signposting and discuss whether or not a referral to our service is needed.