Disabled children

  Special needs fostering

  Children needing foster care
  include those with: a medical conditionphysical disabilitieslearning disabilities such as autism, hyperactivity, attention deficits, or reading difficulties.

  They often need:

  • extra special love
  • specialist care and attention
  • to have a downstairs
  bathroom and bedroom
  • some may need special
  medication or care routines.

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Foster carers must be:

• interested in helping them
  reach their full potential
• be willing to undergo
  training
• if appropriate, to learn
  related communication or
  medical skills

Support and ongoing specialist training is provided to fostercarers willing to undertake this often highly rewarding work

Foster carers and disabled children and young people are carefully matched so that both know what to expect.

Carers get to meet the child beforehand and will be carefully assessed to make sure the carer can meet the child's needs.