Guides for SEND Families

Practical advice on visual supports, emotion tools, routines, EHCP applications and more โ€” written from lived experience.

โ˜€๏ธ Summer Guide

Summer Holiday Survival Guide for SEND Families

Routines fall apart in the school holidays. Practical, low-effort ways to keep structure, reduce meltdowns and survive six weeks at home with a SEND child.

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๐Ÿ“‹ EHCP

Free Tools to Help You Prepare an EHCP Application

How Helpset tools help you record patterns, track incidents and build the evidence base that strengthens an EHCP application.

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๐Ÿ’œ PIP & DLA

Free Tools to Help Record Evidence for a PIP or DLA Application

Applying for PIP or DLA? These free tools help you document daily living impact, night-time care needs and behaviour patterns over time.

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How to Build a Visual Routine for an Autistic Child

What visual routines are, why they work, and how to build one that fits your actual child โ€” not a generic template.

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Helping Children Identify and Name Their Emotions

Why naming emotions is hard for many SEND children, and what actually helps โ€” including alexithymia and interoception explained simply.

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Free SEND Tools Every Family Can Use at Home

A guide to what's actually available โ€” and what to look for โ€” when supporting a SEND child at home without a subscription.

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