Type of service: Family support and information services, Local groups, Play and leisure, Training providers, Training providers

Website: http://www.barnardos.org.uk/forward-steps-early-intervention-programme/service-view.htm?id=174020215

Family support: Supporting parents, carers and families in the community and in diverse cultural circumstances. Guidance and advice aimed at supporting vulnerable children and their families. Disability advocacy: Engaging and including those with disabilities in community activities and decisions about themselves. Opportunities for carers to increase their confidence and develop the skills needed to ensure that individual voices are heard. Parenting programmes: Training programmes and workshops, family learning activities, community based development support and family mediation services.

Aimed at: Child , Parent/carer of a child, Parent/carer of a young person, Partner, Young person

Gender: All genders

Specialisms: Exclusively autism specific

Other specialisms: Challenging behaviour, Learning disability