Southend’s Neurodevelopmental Guide
A Guide to Your
Neurodevelopmental
Journey
First and foremost - DON'T BE AFRAID.
We know that finding out that your child is different and maybe/has been diagnosed with a neurodevelopmental condition can be scary and overwhelming. We have created this guide to give you some direction as to what is available in Southend.”
List of Services
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What does Neurodevelopmental mean?List Item 1
Neurodevelopmental conditions are those that have affected the development of the nervous system in the brain. In simple terms, it just means that your child’s brain is different to other peoples. They think, feel, and see the world differently, but this does not mean that they are damaged, or anything is wrong with them. They are just different in many wonderful, and sometimes challenging ways.
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Will my child or young person grow out of it?List Item 2
All Neurodevelopmental conditions are life-long, so your child or young person will not grow out of it. However, the challenges that they have as children will change as they grow older. Their development levels will increase, and they will learn to adapt to deal with some challenges, and others will become less difficult in time. There may be difficulties that they deal with throughout their whole life, but most will change and develop as they get older.
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Why should I read this Guide?List Item 3
This Guide has been written to give you as much information, signposting, and support that we can fit onto the pages for this special journey to be less stressful and overwhelming for you, your family, and your child. You may experience a period of grieving that your child is not like most other children, that they and your family will experience challenges that you weren’t expecting, and that they may not have the exact life you were hoping for them.
Some changes may have occurred and you should be able to find the most up-to-date information on the Southend Local Offer which can be accessed via Livewell:
Please note all information was correct at time of publication ( Dec 2021 )
We've made the information super easy for YOU to digest below.
This Guide has been divided into sections to make it more bitesize for you to refer to.
SECTION 11
Preparing For a Medical Assessment
Our Partners
