text: Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) can affect a child or young person’s ability to learn. They can affect their:
  - behaviour or ability to socialise, for example they struggle to make friends
  - reading and writing, for example because they have dyslexia
  - ability to understand things
  - concentration levels, for example because they have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
  - physical ability
  Who to talk to
  If you think your child may have special educational needs, contact the SEN co-ordinator, or ‘SENCO’ in your child’s school or nursery.
  Contact your local council if your child is not in a school or nursery.
  Your local Information, Advice and Support (IAS) Service can give you advice about SEND.
  Support your child can receive
  Your child may be eligible for:
  - SEN support - support given in school, like speech therapy
  - an education, health and care (EHC) plan - a plan of care for children and young people aged up to 25 who have more complex needs