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Let’s face it; teaching children with special needs to eat independently takes time...and patience. Lots of it! Parents and carers strive to embed what they believe to be basic skills: holding a fork or a spoon and the process of using said utensils to scoop and spear pre-cut food and eat it all; without spilling a drop.

World Cerebral Palsy Day, celebrated Friday 6th October, is a movement dedicated to the 17 million people worldwide living with cerebral palsy and their support network. 

Common anxiety can usually arise from being dressed in unfamiliar clothing. More severe dressing concerns revolve around uncomfortable fabrics with lots of fiddly bits and buttons. These little morning bugbears can get amplified when your little ones feel hurried due to running out of time.

There are a number of effortless, easy dressing solutions that you can incorporate into your daily routine. While we know that there is no such thing as a one size fits all solution, read on to find our top five practical tips.

Muscular dystrophy affects around 70,000 people in the UK, alone, but remains a relatively unknown condition. There are many types of MD with Duchenne MD being most common and most debilitating.

It’s Christmas! If you’re wondering what to get your special needs child this Christmas, it may be a lot easier than you think. Here’s our guide to finding the right toys for your child, with appropriate gifts for particular sensory orientations. Including our top suggestions for Christmas 2016.