National Autistic Society: Cambridge Branch

Hello,

Sarah Oakley is an independent health visitor able to support disabled children and their families in a number of ways.

From Sarah Oakley:

I am an independent health visitor and lactation consultant based in Ely and covering the whole of Cambridgeshire, West Suffolk and West Norfolk. I am the mother of a teenage boy with autistic spectrum disorder so I have a personal, as well as professional, interest in disabled children and their families.

Early Bird courses are offered across the county, approximately six times per year, depending on demand. Courses begin when there are a sufficient number of potential families with a maximum of six families attending.

New NAS campaign 'You need to know' launched 8th June 2010

We are launching a new campaign, You Need To Know, which will demand better mental health services for children with autism. Autism is not a mental health problem, but research shows that 70% of children with autism have one or more mental health problems. This does not have to happen.

Speaking Up Youth Parliament's Youth MPs have decided their next topic is going to be on health. They feel there are lots of issues reg