Support Groups in Hertfordshire
Here is a list of the support groups for families of children with Special Needs within Hertfordshire - we thought this may be useful to some families. With many thanks to the AAA consortium for compiling this, forwarding it and letting us publish the data.
Here is a list of the support groups for families of children with Special Needs within Hertfordshire - we thought this may be useful to some families. With many thanks to the AAA consortium for compiling this, forwarding it and letting us publish the data.
| Name | Support | When/Where | Contact |
| ADD-vance | ASD & ADHD families | 1st Wed 7.30-9.30pm at St Albans CC 3rd Thurs 7.30-9.30pm at The Family Centre, Park Rd, Ware SG12 0AW | Anne Ross 01727 833963 www.add-vance.org herts@add-vance.org |
| Angels (Hitchin) | ASD & ADHD families | every Tues 10-12pm (+ crèche) at The Community Learning Room, Oughton Primary Sch,Mattocke Rd, Hitchin SG5 2NZ | Leise Cooper 07815 458355 leise@angelssupportgroup.org.uk www.angelssupportgroup.org.uk |
| Angels (Royston) | ASD & ADHD families | fortnightly on Thurs 12.30-2.30pm at Coombes Community Centre, Burns Road, Royston SG8 5TP | Leise Cooper 07815 458355 leise@angelssupportgroup.org.uk www.angelssupportgroup.org.uk |
| Angels (Stevenage) | ASD & ADHD families | Wed 12.30-2.30pm at Broadwater Children’s Centre,Longmeadow School, Oaks Cross, Stevenage SG2 8LT | Leise Cooper 07815 458355 leise@angelssupportgroup.org.uk www.angelssupportgroup.org.uk |
| AS Friends | parents/carers | 3rd Mon 7.30-9.30pm at Oak Tree Children’s Centre, Holwell Rd WGC AL7 3RG | Sanja Murphy 07957 295256 asfriends@btinternet.com (Sylvia) |
| ChatSS (parent support grp of CHIPS) | families of children of all ages with SEN | 3rd Thurs 1-2.30pm (+ creche) at Methodist Church Hall, off Ware Rd, Hertford. | Contact: Angela/Jo thro' CHIPS office: 01992 534664 chipseastherts@yahoo.co.uk chipseastherts.org.uk |
| CommonSENse | all SEN families | 4th Monday of the month at 7.45-9.15pm at The Salvation Army Halls Leyton Road, Harpenden AL5 2TG | Terry Harrison 0780 4656921 Liz Buckler 01582 461696 Commonsense2@btinternet.com |
| Dolphins | all age people with SEN | 1st Fri 9.30 – 11am (+ crèche) at Woodall Community Hall, WGC | Laura Hall: 01707 377099 |
| Essential Support | parents/carers | 2nd Mon 8pm – at The old Mill, London Road, Berkhamsted | Anna Harper 07710 448906 akharper@gmail.com |
| Harc – the Herts Branch of NAS | Breaks Manor, Link Drive, Hatfield AL10 8TP | Laurence Griffin 01707 259701 Help Line: 01707 259700 support@harc-online.org.uk | |
| HopeforAutism | parents/carers | 2nd Tues 7.30-9.30pm at St Albans Children’s Centre, Church Cres AL3 5JB | Dawn Pickles: 01442 390642 |
| Swans Group (parent support group ) | (primary age) all SEN | 2nd Thursday 9.30 -11.15am at Hemel Children’s Centre, Hemel Hempstead HP2 6BH | Linda Frances 01442 255882 linda.frances@herts-pcts.nhs.uk Health Visitor |
| PHEAT | parent/carers of ASD children receiving ABA/Lovaas intensive home therapy | Helene Baker 01707 657904 | |
| Parents Drop-In | advice/support from retired SENCo (contact for details) | alternate Wednesdays at The Orchard Room, Peartree School, Peartree Lane, WGC AL7 3XW | Jan Kitchin: 01707 332470/07734 292630 jnkn@tiscali.co.uk |
| ROSHNI | 2nd Wednesday of month between 12.45 – 2.45pm At Westfield Children’s Centre, Croxley View, Watford | Contact: Mateen Nadeem 07899 995835 mateennadeem@herts-pcts.nhs.uk | |
| Special Needs Parents Support Tring | all SEN | Angela Mitchell 01442 824462 angelamitchell19@tiscali.co.uk | |
| Spectrum Girls (Herts) | Social group for HFA/AS girls in London & Home Counties | Lesley Zorlakki 0771 448 3485 spectrumgirls@sky.com | |
| Tracks (Autism) | Respite/preschool for children with ASD and/or related conditions | Nan Cannon Jones 01438 314702 Tracks M: 07900 901265 | |
| UH Autism Group | Meet to discuss recent research & other current issues.(call for details) | termly at Hertfordshire University | Lynn Bhania 01707 285739 L.Bhania@herts.ac.uk |