Where can I turn for help if my child has any disability or special needs?
Germany - Thüringen
English
Do you have a child aged 3-6?

Help and advice can be obtained from the local social services: http://www.sozialaemter.com/index.php/sozialamter-thuringen/

 

You also can get help from the regional youth welfare offices and health offices.

Youth welfare offices in Thüringen: https://www.thueringen.de/mam/th4/justiz/schoeffenwahl/jugendamter_2018.pdf

 

A list of counseling centers in Erfurt can be found at: https://www.erfurt.de/ef/de/leben/fuer/menschen/beratung/index.html

 

AWO Thüringen: https://www.awothueringen.de/angebote/menschen-mit-beeintraechtigungen/

 

Lebenshilfe Thüringen: https://www.lebenshilfe-thueringen.de/

 

General Information: 

https://www.thueringen.de/th7/tmasgff/soziales/behindertenpolitik/index.aspx

 

https://www.elternimnetz.de/kinder/sorgenkinder/hilfen.php

 

https://www.intakt.info/bietet-informationen-und-kontakte-fuer-eltern-mit-behindertem-kind/

Further information can be found on the website of the Federal Government's Disability Commissioner www.behindertenbeauftragte.de/DE/LS/Themen/KinderJugendlicheFamilien/Fruehfoerderung/Fruehfoerderung_node

 

Family Advisor: www.familienratgeber.de

 

Assistance for school children with disabilities or special educational needs in Thüringen:

The regional support centers and the staff of the Mobile Special Needs Education Service (MSD) advise parents and pupils on educational and vocational perspectives and special needs diagnostics (http://portal.thueringen.de/portal/page/portal/Serviceportal/Zust%C3%A4ndigkeitsfinder/Universal?LinkID=65).

 

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