James could visit a small number of familiar safe places but couldn’t go into anywhere new that we have started to visit since epilepsy arrived. Last week, for the first time in five years, that changed.

How about thinking about whether our church, meets the needs of children and young people with additional needs and their families?

Jesus didn’t exclude any of the children. He wants to get to know them, to love them, to rescue them, to journey through life with them.

Looking anew into our disabilities deepens our relationship with God and exposes us to His might. An article by Abed  Zien El Dien.

The more we practice at supporting children and young people with additional needs, the better we will get too.

The health minister proposes a draft law that allows euthanasia for children under 12. Christians denounce that it “could lead to euthanasia for disabled people too”.

Halloween can be a confusing, anxiety inducing time for children with additional needs, but they can safely also join in with some fun in an alternative way.

Why neurodiverse children are often perceived to be able to ‘cope’ and be ‘fine’ at school, but can become overwhelmed by the time they get home.

The return to the new school year can be a time of great anxiety and stress for all children, and a challenging and difficult time for parents and carers too.

Siblings can really benefit from extra support but sometimes feel like they are not entitled to it because they are not the sibling with additional needs.

This isn’t anything to do with the war, other than that the number of ‘inmates’ has increased. This is the legacy of the old soviet system. We have to do something.

Hopefully using this ideas at holiday club will encourage you to keep going with them when your children’s and youth work restarts in autumn term as well.

When we try to change a child with additional needs, we can end up losing their identity, all that makes them ‘them’.

First and foremost, disabled people (of any age) have the right to use whatever words, labels, descriptions etc. that they feel are applicable for them.

These 10 tips might be a helpful reminder of some things that we can all do to make summer holidays a little less stressful and a little more fun.

Projekts MCR is a pioneering skatepark in Manchester. It is invitational to those who wouldn’t usually consider skateboarding.

It might have been quite a while since we planned a day out. These tips can help you to plan for, and have a wonderful time in the longer, lighter, days ahead.

There are many Bible stories that the young people might be aware of around the themes that emerge from the film ‘CODA’.

We need a bit of cheering up and we all hope that this year might be the year that life can return to normal.

Those who suffer most in conflict zones are children and young people with additional needs and disabilities.

Let all of our interactions with children and young people with additional needs be honouring to them.

The author hopes the book will encourage readers to think more about the next steps that we can all take together, to create a place of belonging and spiritual development for all.

Churches can become centres of excellence for the creative use of AI technology to support everyone, including disabled people, both in church and elsewhere.

A checklist of ideas to have a great, inclusive, start to the New Year in children’s and youth groups and to create a place where everyone belongs.

The new advert could easily relate to someone who is a child refugee, or a child with additional need.