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About Parenting Special Children

Established 2006

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Overview - where the story started

Parenting Special Children was founded in 2006 by Ruth Pearse, CEO & founder and parent of neurodivergent children. The charity was set up to help other parents/carers navigate the world of SEND at a time when there was little known support for families.

Since then, PSC has grown steadily from one person to a team of over 40 with a wide range of specialist knowledge and lived experience who offer a variety of services to over 2500 families.

PSC History

Our Mission

Parenting Special Children empowers families whose children/young people are neurodivergent and/or have special needs and/or disabilities including early life trauma.

We support families, children/young people and professionals directly via a wide range of specialist services. 

We hold our families, ensuring no one feels alone in their journey, ‘Prevention before Crisis’.

Our Vision

At Parenting Special Children, our vision is to build a community where every family and every child who is neurodivergent and/or has special needs and/or disabilities including early life trauma, is empowered, supported and no family ever feels alone. 

 

We aspire to be a leading force in transforming the local landscape of support services. 

Our commitments to you

To provide a kind, compassionate, listening ear

To provide specialist knowledge

To draw on our lived experience in everything we do

To empower the whole family, moving from crisis to wellbeing

Stats

Our Impact

Parent/Carers 2264

were supported by PSC in 2023-24 academic year

Children/Young People 340

were supported by PSC in 2023-24 academic year

Professionals 629

were supported by PSC in 2023-24 academic year

Organisation chart

[The image is an organizational chart for "Parenting Special Children,". Here's a breakdown: Top Level: Trustees (overseeing the organization) CEO (responsible for the overall management) Departments: HR (Human Resources) Helpline Workshops: Includes Pre & Post Autism/ADHD Assessment, Sleep, Sensory Processing. Admin Parent/Carer Training: Offers Courses like Time Out Courses and Who’s In Charge? Finance Support Groups: Community Support Groups, Adopters, Parents/Carers of Neurodivergent Girls, Kinship Carers, Dads & Male Carers, Post Separation Parenting. Family Services Specialist Parenting: Includes Workshops for Parents/Carers and Professionals, and Trauma & Attachment which offers support for Adopters, Kinship Carers, Birth Families. CYP (Children and Young People) Services includes: Family Events, Auticulate (Juniors & Seniors), A Team, Social Confidence Courses, Let’s Get Creative (3 groups), and Transition to Adulthood (16–20) Partnerships & Fundraising Community Fundraising Corporate Fundraising Grant Funding Funding & Commissioning Commissioned Training This chart outlines the structure and various services provided by the organization, catering to families the organisation supports.]

Our Team

Help us grow and save more families

We are only able to continue the good work we do through funding and donations. If you’re able, please do donate what you can to ensure others can experience the same support you had. Or find other ways of supporting us here.

Copyright © Parenting Special Children is a Charitable Company limited by guarantee. Registered Charity number 1141172 • Registered Company in England Number 07351094

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