Sensory processing differences

Early Help advice and support for professionals is available from City of York Council. Read more about Early Help for families.

The Learning Support Hub is the city’s central point for supporting mainstream settings, and as part of the Learning Support Hub’s offer there is a Universal Offer, which includes workshops, training courses, drop-in and phonelines to support families and settings.

Portage team and Early Support Coordinator is a home visiting educational teaching service for pre-school children with disabilities and special educational needs.

The School Wellbeing Service (SWS) is a school based early intervention mental health support service. The aim of the service is to work within educational settings to strengthen and improve the emotional and mental health support arrangements for children and young people.

Let’s Make Sense Together Virtual Service is part of York and Scarborough Hospital's Occupational Therapy led sensory processing pathway; supporting children and young people who have a physical and functional difficultly due to sensory processing differences. Requires referral from health professional into pathway. Clinical triage and advice, assessment and interventions as deemed clinically appropriate.

The Educational Psychology service work with children and young people, in partnership with parent carers and staff, in a variety of educational settings including pre-schools, schools and colleges.

Short Breaks help children and young people with disabilities, as part of a regular and supported package of care for them and their family.

The Wellbeing in Mind Teams (WiMT) are a school based early intervention mental health support service available in some schools. The aim of the service is to work within those educational settings to strengthen and improve the emotional and mental health support arrangements for children and young people. This can include direct work with children and young people.