A variety of resources for use in your Mission and Ministry.
Below are links to a number of resources to help you with inclusion and supporting people with additional needs. Many of the resources are not produced or endorsed by the Diocese. Please ensure that the resource is right for both your tradition and context before using.
| Enabling Church - A useful book from Churches for All |  |
| Additional needs and church - Resources from Parenting for Faith |  |
| Neurodiversity and the church - A webinar available on the Church Support Hub |  |
| 10 ways to belong - A guide to supporting children, young people and young adults with additional needs to belong in your church, from the Methodist Church |  |
| Welcoming and Including Autistic People in our Churches and Communities - A guide from the Diocese of Oxford, including a quick read list of suggestions on page 7 |  |
| Research on Autism and Theology - Research projects from the Centre for Autism and Theology at the University of Aberdeen |  |
| Visual timetable for churches from Roots - Helping you support people with additional needs |  |
| Alma Autism UK - a faith-based initiative equipping churches to better understand, include, and support individuals on the autism spectrum and their families. |  |
| Additional Needs Alliance - helping churches to include, support, create places of belonging for, and spiritually grow children, young people and young adults with additional needs or disabilities. |  |
| The Additional Needs Blogfather - A blog that is passionate about helping everyone to belong |  |
| urbansaints.org/additionalneeds - Support for young people to belong, take part, and grow in faith from Urban Saints |  |
| Wonderful Me - creating safe spaces and bringing safe approaches so that every child feels safe, seen, heard, included and valued and can flourish in the knowledge that they are loved by God. |  |
| As I Am - Helpful resources regarding Autism from Ireland's Autism Charity |  |
| Ministry with Children and Young People with Additional Needs - A useful resource document from Rochester Diocese |  |