
News and real-life stories
Real-life stories
We’re here for children and young people with special education needs and disabilities, young carers and families. Here are some of their stories.
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Asher’s story
Asher is 18 years old, has autism and a Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) profile. Read her story.

Joseph and Rachel’s story
Joseph has attended our Hayward Playground for over ten years. His mum, Rachel, shares their story.

Hamza’s story
Hamza is three years old and attends the Kids Family Group in Birmingham. Read his story.

Zack, Zayn and Zander’s story
Hear from Emma, whose three boys have gone to our Kids Family Centre Nursery in Birmingham.

Zach’s story
Zach is four years old and has ASD, GDD, sensory issues and learning difficulties. Read his story.

Freya’s story
Freya has suspected ASD and sensory difficulties. Her parents Natalie and Ayrton reached out to Kids for support.

Oliver’s story
Oliver is three years old and shows signs of autism. His dad, Josh, talks about how Oliver has grown since attending our Family Group in Birmingham.

Logan’s story
Logan is three years old and attended the Kids Family Group from January-March 2023. His mum Lisa writes about his development during that time.

Isacc’s story
Isacc is four years old and attends our Family Group. His mum, Leanne, tells us about the improvements she's seen in Isacc's communications skills.

Franco and Luciano’s story
Read about Franco and Luciano, two boys who attended our Basingstoke Nursery.

Aria’s story
Aria has Global Developmental Delay and attends our Birmingham Family Group. Read her story.

Jenson’s story
Jenson is three years old and has just started attending our Kids Family Group. His parent, Rhian, shares their story.

Tommy’s story
Tommy started at Basingstoke Nursery in July 2021, after moving on from another nursery. Read his story.

Tammy’s story
Tammy shares how Kids supported her daughter after she was diagnosed with ASD.

Faith’s story
Faith has two boys who are autistic. She explains how they have thrived at Kids' Basingstoke Nursery.
News and policy
When the world blocks children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities, Kids speaks up. Find out what we’ve been doing recently.
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Our new look
Welcome to the new Kids brand. It’s all about positivity and empowerment. Celebrating individuality and speaking up for change.
Kids’ response to the Disability Action Plan 2023-2024
Read our response to the Disability Action Plan. It's all about accessible playgrounds, assistive technology and digital inclusion.

Kids Manifesto for Change
Find out where Government action is needed to transform the lives of disabled children and young people.


Congratulations to our London Marathon runners
Team Kids ran the London Marathon and raised £52,736 for disabled children, young people and their families.

Family Support Online
Find out about our new service for parents and carers of disabled children and young people in England.

Our response to the SEND Improvement Plan
The Government's Plan does not begin to match up to the scale of the challenges. Read our full response.

Autumn Statement comment from Kids Chief Executive, Katie Ghose
The Government’s decision to increase benefits in line with inflation will provide some relief to families of disabled children currently struggling to cover daily costs.

‘Spend pennies now to save pounds later’
Kids CEO Katie Ghose shares three ways the charity sector can adapt to unprecedented economic changes.

The Big Give 2022
Help Kids support the mental health and wellbeing of families with disabled children.

Summer activities at Kids: 2022 highlights
Find out what children and young people have been up to this summer.

Kids Responds to SEND Review
The current education and support system for children and young people with SEND does not work. The Government needs to build on the SEND reforms of 2014, but this time reforms should be resourced, implemented and enforced.

Kids Loud Mouths group wins another three years of funding
The National Lottery has awarded Kids Yorkshire with three years of funding to continue the incredible work of our Young Person’s Participation Group, Loud Mouths.

Kids welcomes new Chair Diana Sutton
Kids is delighted to announce the appointment of Diana Sutton as its new Chair of Trustees.

SEND Review: learning from children, young people and their families
Chief Executive Katie Ghose reflects on the Government's SEND review, identifying three areas of interest for Kids.

Kids’ strategy for 2022-2027
Find out about Kids' new strategy and what it means for disabled children, young people and their families.
Create brighter futures with disabled children
Childhood should be joyful. Not defined by what disabled children and young people cannot do. That’s wrong.
Kids is on a mission to create a world where all kinds of children and young people have all kinds of opportunities. Support Kids to create brighter futures with disabled children.