Teens (SEND)
Online Safety Resources for families with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) including autism and ADHD
TECHSAFE GUIDES
Why SEND Teens share nude pictures and what to do
VIDEO
How the internet has helped my son
VIDEO
Finding My Tribe Online
Think U Know – Ask the Awkward
Resources to help parents and carers explore online relationships with their secondary school aged children, helping to make these conversations part of everyday life
Think U Know – Being Social Online
What parents and carers need to know
ACCESSING CONTENT
Online risks like accessing inappropriate content are higher for children and young people with autism, ADHD and other special educational needs and disabilities. They are 4 times more likely to access content that encourages behaviours or ideas which are potentially dangerous. Here are resources to help keep them safe online.
TECHSAFE GUIDES
Finding Your Tribe Online checklist for teens
Finding Your Tribe Online parent and carer info
BULLYING
Online risks like bullying are higher for children and young people with autism, ADHD and other special educational needs and disabilities. They are twice as likely to be cyberbullied than their neurotypical peers. Here are resources to help keep them safe online.
BULLYING RESOURCES
Internet Matters
Internet Matters is a website of online safety resources and advice. Their Index of Online Harms is a resource that aims to support professionals working with children and young people with SEND, LGBTQ+ children and young people and care-experienced children and young people.
GROOMING / CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION (CSE)
Online risks like Grooming are higher for children and young people with autism, ADHD and other special educational needs and disabilities. They are more than 3 times as likely to be persuaded into unwanted sexual activity or to feel controlled online. Here are resources to help keep them safe online.
Think U Know – What is Sexual Grooming?
Sexual Grooming information
TECHSAFE GUIDES
Live Streaming guide
TIME MANAGEMENT
Time management whilst online can be hard for children and young people with autism, ADHD and other special educational needs and disabilities, they often find it hard to put down their screens. Here are resources to help keep them safe online.
TECHSAFE GUIDES
Managing Screen Time with your neurodivergent child or young person