Fun Activities and drop-in for Children with Additional Needs
Parent/Carer Support
Talks/Workshops
Counselling
Me too & Co is an independent voluntary organisation covering the Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames and surrounding areas, which aims to help children with additional needs and their families. These needs include: physical or learning impairment, emotional or behavioural difficulties, or any temporary or permanent illness requiring extra care and support.
WHAT DO WE OFFER?
We offer opportunities for children to play and learn in a friendly and welcoming environment and provide information and emotional support for their families and carers.
The additional needs of the children include autism, Down syndrome, hearing or visual impairment, cerebral palsy, developmental delay and rare or undiagnosed syndromes.
If you would like more information, or would like to be a volunteer please contact us, or just come along to our sessions on Friday mornings in term time. All family members are welcome.
Every Friday morning in term-time we run play sessions for children with additional needs and their siblings.
We offer informal advice and support for parents and carers
We offer counselling for parents and carers and psychotherapy and play therapy for children with additional needs and their siblings.
We provide information talks and workshops on health and early intervention, monthly benefit surgeries and advice on Special Educational Needs and the statementing process.
ACTIVITIES AND TALKS ARE FREE. DONATIONS WELCOME
By donating via the above button, ALL of the amount you give will be received into our bank account: there are no transaction charges to be deducted. Similarly, as long as you are a UK tax-payer, and unless you wish to remain anonymous, we will be able to reclaim the full amount of tax due under the Gift Aid scheme. Thereby, Me too & Co will receive the full value of your gift.
Me too & Co offers play sessions for children with additional needs and special needs, including developmental delay, cerebral palsy, visual impairment, rare syndromes, autism, down syndrome, hearing impairment, social communication difficulties and other physical impairments and learning disabilities.
Me too & Co is based in Richmond and Twickenham. Me too & co offers play sessions on Friday and Tuesdays where children with special needs play with toys, have story telling and singing with signing, didgeridoo and drumming. Me too & Co offers parents and carers advice and support on health, continence. Me too & Co offers help with benefits, completing the DLA Disability Living Advice form. Me too & Co also offers advice and advocacy on SEN, special educational needs. Me too & Co offers counselling, and play therapy and psychotherapy.
Me too & Co offers cranial osteopathy and infant massage for children with additional needs. Me too & Co also provides complementary therapies such as head massage to parents. Me too & Co also offers music therapy for children with disabilities and talks and workshops for parents and carers on STERN maths programmes and colour muse. Me too & Co is a registered charity run entirely by volunteers.