We're here to help
We can help you find the advice and support that's right for your family. We've created information pages about key support and services your child might need. Parents and carers deserve to feel informed and confident about the support available for their child and when to challenge it, as well as find support needed to help with their child's transition Transition means changing from one thing to another. Transition sometimes means things like when you change from having children's social care to adult social care. into adulthood.
Information pages
School years
Early years
After school
Join Mencap's online community
Mencap’s online community A community is the people and places in an area. is a safe and supportive place to meet others, ask questions about learning disability A learning disability is to do with the way someone's brain works. It makes it harder for someone to learn, understand or do things. , share experiences and offer support.
Questions and answers about children and young people support
We understand that finding information about learning disabilities can be difficult. We have linked our useful pages relating to early years, school years and after school for parents and carers to find the support they need.
We have a page of information about the support your child can get, and how you can get it for them. This includes details about short breaks, financial Financial means anything that is to do with money. It is used to describe how people, businesses, or governments get money and how they use it support and Information Advice and Support Services (IASS).
We have a page that include easy read Easy Read is a way of making written information easier to understand. Pictures are usually added next to the writing. resources about Special Educational Needs (SEN), and links to more information about SEN support.