From The Schoolgate

Support Group Organisations

Name	Activity	Area	Location	Age Range	What We Do	Contact Person	Telephone
ADS Support Group		Hart District			We are a group of parents who provide information, advice and activities for families living with autism.	Nikki Smith	01252 694934
Flash - Family Liason Autism Support Havant	Social	Havant Borough	Waterlooville	All Ages	A voluntary organisation working to suppor … A voluntary organisation working to support children and families with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD’s). Support group also providing events and activities. Coffee mornings at Mill Hill Childrens Centre, Mill Rd, Waterlooville and Sharps Copse CC, West Leigh, Havant le and Sharps Copse CC, West Leigh, Havant	Margaret White (Chair)	02393 261812
Insight	Social	Hart District	Aldershot	Parents	Support group for parents of children with Autism and Aspergers syndrome. A monthly meet up for a drink and to swap information.	Sarah Lees	01252 332684
Mencap (Southampton)	Forum	Southampton City	Southampton	All ages	We work to raise awareness to the rights of children, young people and adults with a learning disability		023 8058 4088
Mencap (Winchester and District)	Advice and Guidance	Winchester City	Winchester	Up to 19	Service development for children and adults with learning difficulties	Janet Chierchia Jane Jessop	01489 893381
Parent Voice (Basingstoke)	Social	Basingstoke & Deane Borough	Basingstoke	Parents	Specialist Information and Participation service for parents and carers	Elizabeth Goodyer	01256 472767
Parent Voice (Southampton)	Forum	All Hampshire	West Hampshire	Parents	Parent voice is a free specialist Information and Participation service for all parents and carers of children with disabilities in West Hampshire.	Lucy fripp	02380 721206
Simon Says - Child Bereavement Support	Advice and Guidance		Eastleigh	3-18	Simon Says offers a telephone helpline and support groups for children 3-11yrs in New Milton and Eastleigh and young people 11-18yrs in New Milton and Southampton		02380 647550
Stephens Ark		Test Valley	Andover	3-18	Offers short breaks in our Ofsted Registered Childrens Home, daycare, overnight, weekends	Annette Pearce	01264 321840
Stepping Stones Down Syndrome Support Group	Social	Test Valley	Hartley Wintney	Parents	Support group for parents and carers of children with Down Syndrome in Hampshire, Berkshire and Surrey. Offers training, resources, activities, therapies and general parent support.	Chairperson	07541 572474 or 07923 591710
Ups and Downs		Southampton City	Southampton	Parents / Carers	For parents and carers of babies and school age children with Down's Syndrome. We also offer non-judgemental pre-natal diagnosis support contact.	Francesca Lambert	02380 230464
WASSP (Waterside Autistic Syndrome Support for Parents)	Advice and Guidance;Forum;Social	Southampton City	Southampton	Parents/Carers	Weekly support group (in term time) for families with children on the Autistic Spectrum. Speakers arranged on various subjects for coffee mornings. Family activities in school holidays and links to other groups.	Ann	02380 207623 (Families Matter Office)