Royal College of Occupational Therapist (RCOT) – check this page on how Occupational Therapists (OT) can help children.

The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)– any health and care professionals are legally required to be registered with the HCPC to practice. Check your OT’s registration here.

The International Council on Development and Learning (ICDL)– all you need to know about Floortime and DIRFloortime®.

National Autistic Society (NAS) The UK’s leading autism charity, providing advice, research-led guidance, and community support. They offer the renowned EarlyBird and EarlyBird Plus parent programmes and work nationwide to challenge misinformation and improve the lives of autistic individuals.

ADDitude is a US based specialist platform that offers a range of resources for professionals and parents/carers including podcasts and free webinars on ADHD and co-related diagnosis.

Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)/ Dyspraxia: NHS Guide to DCD: The definitive UK overview of symptoms, diagnosis, and NHS treatment pathways. CanChild Resource Centre: Evidence-based tools from a world-leading research centre to help parents and teachers support children with DCD.   DCD Assessment Pathway Poster: A helpful visual guide to the four diagnostic criteria (DSM-5)—excellent for parents to bring to GP appointments.

Down Syndrome UK is a national charity for Down Syndrome. It gives guidance for professionals and parents/ carers, runs webinars and gives comprehensive guidance for schools on ways to adapt the curriculum to meet the needs of their pupils with Down Syndrome.

The Sleep Charity, incorporating the Sleep Council since 2020,  provide advice and support to empower the nation to sleep better for children and adults. They use evidence-based support. This page is specifically dedicated for children and teenagers with ‘basic’ to more complex sleep challenges.

ERIC focuses solely on toileting for all children. It gives guidance to parents/carers and professionals, online and telephone support and more. In addition to ERIC, check out Bowel and Bladder charity for children, teenagers and adults.

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) gives guidance on recognition, assessment and management for a range of conditions including autism and ADHD.

NHS ‘A to Z’ – find out about health conditions, including their symptoms and how they’re treated.