Accessing Through SDS​

Working alongside you and your family Self-Direct-Support (SDS) keeps you in control of the support that suits you and your child, together creating a service that fits around you.

Self Direct Support SDS is where you will be allocated a personal budget called a direct payment, this money will give you more control over the services you receive.

Self Direct Support

This gives you control over what support you need, when and where you need it and who provides it. This however can raise a lot of questions and can leave you feeling worried.

We believe that you are the professional in your child’s life and so you know best what they need. You tell us what you need to make your child’s life better. We will work alongside you and you family to create a package of support that suits you and your child and together we will create a service that fits around you.

Benefits:

Play Area

Play Areas support positive play, encourage creativity while developing imagination, dexterity and physical, cognitive and emotional strength.

KO-NEKT believe play is important to healthy brain development and through play.

Sensory room

Our indoor and outdoor play areas all have sensory toys, activities and materials, at KO-NEKT support encouragement is given to each child to help them try new activities and experiences to encourage personal development.

Day-to-day activities can be overwhelming for the senses, raising anxiety and the ability to communicate their needs.

KO-NEKT understands the benefits of ‘taking time out’ from the world to reconnect. Therefor we encourage time out in quieter spaces around our centres. We also promote the need for some children to benefit from quiet and messy sensory play which supports positive engagement with their environment, develop social skills, aid in communication and learning.

OUTDOOR ACTIVE PLAY

KO-NEKT outdoor play areas challenge and encourage children physically and mentally.

We understand ASN children face special challenges, they may tire faster, have limited mobility. Communication challenges, problems with social skills and sensory issues may hinder play.

However, getting kids outdoors for some playtime offers excellent physical, mental and social benefits, particularly when outdoor play is used as a teaching mechanism.

IT & Gaming

KO-NEKT does not shy away from our on-line world as we fell this is our childrens future. Our centres have full fibre WIFI just for the childrens areas,. Smart TV’s and gaming consoles are on hand for all to encourage joint play, aid communication, literacy and learning.

We will arrange for activities, that children and young people can access and aid in building friendships with those with similar interests. Todays advanced technology is sometimes labelled as being a hindrance to young peoples development, however we understand that technology can give our young people new ways to communicate to support and build positive social interactions with peers.