The following is a list of some of the local parent support groups in Scotland. These groups are all members of the Contact a Family local parent support group network. They have all given permission for their details to be included on our website.
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Contact a Family has details of other local support groups throughout Scotland. If you can't find a group near you listed below please contact us, Tel: 0131 475 2608, e-mail: scotland.office@cafamily.org.uk, and we will do our best to help.
Add it up
Cranberry Moss Community Centre, Cambusdoon Place, Pennyburn, Kilwinning KA13 6SL
Tel: 01294 542 668
e-mail: additupenquiries@aol.com
Web: http://www.additup.org.uk
Support group for parents of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) and related conditions. Holds four meetings each month throughout Ayrshire but is able to offer support to those in other parts of Scotland. The group also supports adults with ADHD.
Area(s) covered: Ayrshire
Arran Parents Support Group
Carolanne Anderson
Tel: 01770 850 264
e-mail: carolkilbrannan@yahoo.co.uk
Support group open to parents and carers of children with any physical, mental and/or learning disabilities. Meets in Copperwheats Café at the pier in Brodick.
Area(s) covered: Isle of Arran
Borders ADHD Family Support Group
Jenny Mathers
e-mail: jenny.barclay@virgin.net
Support for parents and carers of children with ADD and ADHD. The group meets on third Thursday of each month (except July, August and December) at Langlee Community Centre, Galashiels.
Area(s) covered: Scottish Borders (east)
Borders Aspergers and Autism Group Support (BAAGS)
Derek Purvis, 1 Cotgreen Road, Tweedbank, Galashiels TD1 3SG
Tel: 01896 668 961 (evenings)
Web: http://www.baags.co.uk
e-mail: admin@baags.co.uk
Parent support group meeting on last Monday of each month at 7.30pm in the Kings Arms Hotel, Melrose. Information evenings, speakers and social events. Also have a lending library.
Area(s) covered: Scottish Borders
Buddies Club/Playscheme
Jane Hook, Netherton Community Centre, 358 Netherton Road, Glasgow G13 1AX
Tel: 0141 434 0201
e-mail: Buddies4340201@aol.com
Play and leisure for children with special needs in the north and west of Glasgow. After school club and Sunday club during term times, playschemes during school breaks, senior and junior teens groups, parent and toddler family support group.
Area(s) covered: North and west Glasgow
Children Inc
Angela Cusack, West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre, 19 West Pilton Grove, Edinburgh EH4 4BU
Tel: 0131 551 2460
e-mail: children.inc@email.com
Information and support for parents of disabled children in the Greater Pilton area of Edinburgh. Run an afterschool club on Mondays and Tuesdays for children aged 5-12. Group of parents and children with higher support needs visit The Yard every Friday afternoon. Staff are available to support the children play while parents have a chance to get together.
Area(s) covered: Greater Pilton, Edinburgh
Clydebank Special Needs Forum
Ann McGee, 43 Attlee Avenue, Linnvale, Clydebank G81 2SQ
Tel: 0141 562 4358
e-mail: ammcgee@hotmail.com
Support and information for parents and carers of children with any special need. Meet on first Monday of every month at Dalmuir Community Education Centre. Afterschool project, youth club, arts and drama groups.
Area(s) covered: West Dunbartonshire
Down's Syndrome Scotland - West of Scotland Branch
Sandra Henderson
Tel: 01505 863 030 (after 3.30pm)
e-mail: shenderson89@aol.com
Web: http://www.downswest.org.uk
Meet with parents at any they need support and information. Hold family events 2-3 times a year.
Area(s) covered: West of Scotland (Oban to Lanark)
East Ayrshire Branch, National Autistic Society
Jan McFarlane
Tel: 01563 820 342
e-mail: NASEastAyrshire@aol.com
The group meeting on the second Wednesday of each month from 7.30pm at the Carers Centre in Kilmarnock. It has an extensive library and provides support, information, family outings and a monthly newsletter.
Area(s) covered: East Ayrshire mainly (also North and South Ayrshire)
FACES (Family Association for Children with Extra Special Needs)
Deirdre MacKintosh
Tel: 01540 662 299
e-mail: faces@dmackintosh.orangehome.co.uk
Support group for families. Organises recreational activities - youth club, Saturday club, activities including swimming, riding and skiing, family outings. The committee and members meet every second month - new members welcome.
Area(s) covered: Badenoch and Strathspey
Fife Action on Autism
Web: http://www.fifeactiononautism.org.uk
Information and support for families affected by Autism Spectrum disorders, as well as awareness raising. Meets monthly at 7.30pm on Thursdays at Rothes Hall, Glenrothes. Open to all. Also has a book library and a monthly newsletter.
Area(s) covered: Fife
Friends of Gordon Cottage
Tel: 01383 822 349
e-mail: laffoley@yahoo.co.uk
Support for families of pre-school children with additional support needs.
Area(s) covered: Fife
Grampian Autistic Society
Irene Reid, The Jigsaw Centre, Royal Cornhill Hospital, Cornhill Road, Aberdeen AB25 2ZH
Tel: 01224 557 933
Meets on the last Tuesday of every month from 7.30-9pm. Guest speakers every second month. Organise family activities.
Area(s) covered: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
Highland Developmental Co-ordination Disorders Group (HDCD)
Arlene Maxtone, Unit 6, 15 Lotland Street, Inverness IV1 1ST
Tel: 01463 709 907 (10.30am-1pm)
e-mail: hdcd.org@tiscali.co.uk
Web: http://www.hdcd.org.uk
Provides support and information for parents. Holds regular evening meetings at Birnie Child Development Centre, organise talks and social events, produce a newsletter and run a swimming group for children with DCD.
Area(s) covered: Highland (but also have members from other parts of Scotland)
Highlands and Islands Autism Society
Isobel Geegan
Tel: 01463 241 469
Meet on the last Wednesday of each month at 7.30pm (except July and December) at MacKenzie Centre, Calduthel Road, Inverness. Also provide family outings/activities and have a library of books on Autism Spectrum disorders.
Area(s) covered: Highlands and Islands
LINK
Lynne McKeag, PO Box 1883, West Calder EH55 8WB
Tel: 01506 873 650
e-mail: linksupport.wl@btinternet.com
Link is a parent led group for all parents and carers of children with additional needs in West Lothian. Offers information, advice and a listening ear, also has a library of books and information leaflets. Meet on the first Monday of each month in Livingston Family Centre.
Area(s) covered: West Lothian
Lothian Autistic Society
Carole Lawrie, 66a Newhaven Road, Edinburgh EH6 5QB
Tel: 0131 554 9362
e-mail: office@lothianautistic.org
Web: http://www.lothianautistic.org
Supports families of children with Autism Spectrum disorders and professionals working with them. Meets on last Wednesday of the month. And run holiday playschemes, provides short breaks, befriending, siblings club and advocacy.
Area(s) covered: Edinburgh, Mid and West Lothian
PRT Carers Centre Parents Group
Jenni Fulton, PRT Carers Centre, 5 Newmarket Street, Falkirk FK1 1JQ
Tel: 01324 611 510
e-mail: jennifulton@centralcarers.co.uk
Web: http://www.carersfalkirk.org.uk
Group for parents and carers of children with any disability or additional need. Meet on the first Tuesday evening and first Friday morning of the month during term times at the PRT Carers Centre. Parents meet to chat, share information and support one another. Information and support is available at the groups or individually on request, including form filling and help to attend meetings.
Area(s) covered: Falkirk (and some Clackmannanshire)
Parents Group
Child Development Centre, Beatlie Campus, Livingston EH54 5EJ. Louise Jarman
Tel: 01506 777 598
e-mail: louise.jarman@wlt.scot.nhs.uk
Web: http://www.beatliecampus.org.uk
The group offers support to parents of pre-school children with any form of developmental delay, particularly neurological disorders. Meetings are held on Thursdays from 9.30-11.30am at the Child Development Centre. The programme varies but includes signalong every month, advice on behaviour management and benefits, etc.
Area(s) covered: West Lothian
Sunshine Toddler Group
Mary Bulmer, PRT Dumfries Carers Centre, 2-6 Nith Street, Dumfries DG1 2PW
Tel: 01387 248 600
e-mail: mary.bulmer@btinternet.com
Group for parents of very young children who have additional needs. Parents can enjoy time out with their child as well as the chance to talk to others in a similar situation. Meet every Wednesday during term time 10am-12noon at Dumfries & Galloway Carers Centre in Nith Street.
Costs: £1.50 per family - siblings welcome.
Area(s) covered: Dumfries & Galloway
Tuesday Parent Group for Children with Communication Difficulties or Autism
Rhona Watt or Louise Jarman, Child Development Centre, Beatlie Campus, Livingston EH54 5EJ.
Tel: 01506 777 598
e-mail: louise.jarman@wlt.scot.nhs.uk
Web: http://www.beatliecampus.org.uk
Meets weekly during term time in the Child Development Centre on Tuesdays from 9.30am-11.30am. A crèche is available. There is access to a lending library on autism and speakers are arranged as required.
Area(s) covered: West Lothian
Woodlands Carers Group
Elaine Flaws, c/o Woodlands Resource Centre, Limecraigs Road, Campbeltown PA28 6JJ
Tel: 01586 553 226
Group for parents/carers of adults with various special needs. Meet on the first Tuesday of each month at the Resource Centre. Mainly offers mutual support but have also been involved in fundraising and taking up issues of concern, e.g. transition from school.
Area(s) covered: South Kintyre
Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome Support Group
Shona Wallace, Bungalow 2, Pettycur Bay Holiday Park, Kinhorn KY3 9YE
Offers support and information.
Area(s) covered: Scotland
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