Additional needs and church

Stories, ideas and resources for helping you support and encourage families of children with additional needs, as well as some practical articles on what additional needs support might look like in church. If you are a parent or carer of a child with additional needs, we have a topic for you too.

Parenting for faith when my child is on the autistic spectrum

12 Mar 2023

Lucy Rycroft

Many of us parent a child who has autism, or have children/teens in our church groups who have autism. How can we rethink our approach to help them draw closer to Jesus in the best possible way?

Accessing God’s word with reading difficulties

27 Jul 2021

Rachel Turner

If you or your kids struggle with reading, it can feel hard to access God's word well. In one of our Facebook Lives for parents and carers, Rachel shared her experience and ideas.

Helping kids with additional needs connect with God

24 Jul 2020

Anna Hawken

In an episode of the Parenting for Faith podcast, we interviewed Naomi Graham, a children's occupational therapist, about how all children, regardless of their needs, can connect with God and how parents and carers can help with that.

The importance of inclusion

09 Jan 2020

Becky Sedgwick

Hannah tells a story of how including a girl with additional needs in the pre-service prayer meeting impacted the kids worship later on.

Getting started supporting children and families with additional needs

13 Aug 2019

Kay

We can sometimes feel ill-equipped to support children with additional needs and their families. Kay Morgan-Gurr shares some top tips to help us get started.

Inclusion in practice – not always what you think!

13 Aug 2019

Kay

What does inclusion look like in practice? Kay Morgan-Gurr tells two very different stories of how churches have responded to children with additional needs and explains the heart of inclusion.

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