How can I help my son to make friends?
I really would like all the advice and information anyone can give, as I've lived in England before, but never with a disabled person, and it's a different ball game!
Thanks for reading this, and hope to chat with you soon.
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Hello Lesley it's good to hear from you. Coming back into a new community and system is always hard at first finding your way around. The Parent Forum's in each area are a good place to start, they are a fountain of knowledge and experience, as are the local disabled people's organisations. Which area of the country are you in and maybe I or another forum member can suggest some ideas.
Look forward to hearing from you
V
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Thanks for your answer, Vic. We're in Wiltshire, just outside Calne.
Lesley -
Hi Lesley
Vic is right that Parents Forums are a great source of local knowledge. You may also want to try looking for local Disability Sport Organisations that could offer your son a taster of different opportunities where he could have some fun but also meet new some people. Have a look on the following link to see whether there is anything local that may appeal to him:
http://www.englandathletics.org/disability-athletics/disability-sports-organisations
Good luck with it :-)
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