Laptop grant wanted for my SEN dyslexia son.

HappySad

My son is at upper school & has dyslexia, autism and ADHD. Do you know of any grants available to purchase a laptop? He needs it to use is the school lessons. Useful web links plus all ideas & information most welcome.

Thanks

FBaby

Are you claiming DLA for him?

HappySad

FBaby wrote: »

Are you claiming DLA for him?

Yes. We use the DLA for therapies and assessments.

Mojisola

HappySad wrote: »

My son is at upper school & has dyslexia, autism and ADHD. Do you know of any grants available to purchase a laptop? He needs it to use is the school lessons. Useful web links plus all ideas & information most welcome.

There should be a community council in your area who will help with grants. Ours has a huge file of organisations which give grants.

ColinFishwick

https://www.familyfund.org.uk/
There are grants for laptop, computer

http://www.familyfund.org.uk/Pages/Category/using-your-grant

pmlindyloo

Hope this helps

http://skybadger.co.uk/money/grants/grants-for-computers-and-kit

tomtontom

Presumably all the other children need laptops too - how are they funding them?

bylromarha

SEN department at your school would be a good source of information.

McKneff

Can you not fund a laptop out of the DLA or even yourselves for your own child.....

mumpig

Does he have a Statement of SEN or Education, Health & Care Plan? If so his school may get pupil premium for him and you could request that this is used to buy a laptop for use in school?

C_Mababejive

tomtontom wrote: »

Presumably all the other children need laptops too - how are they funding them?

I know this is a side debate and i dont want to detract from the OPs query which no doubt better informed members will answer . Call be a boring old f&rt but i do wonder why suddenly every child at school needs an ipad and a lappy? I left school in the 80s and no one had a pc. I think even the secretary in the office still bashed a manual typewriter albeit and electric one.