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Coin Street and King’s College collaborate to help parents with neurodivergent children in early years.
The project, winning King’s Engaged Research Award 2025 and wrapping up last month, was designed to help local parents and carers that use Coin Street’s family and children’s centre, as well as other parents’ groups, to support children under 5 years with potential neurodivergent development, such as autism and ADHD.
Coin Street’s family and children’s centre has experienced an increase in the number of children showing behavioural and development markers of neurodiversity. In partnership with King’s College London, Coin Street hosted a series of five workshops, where participants had the opportunity to ask questions, talk to expert clinical researchers and practitioners, as well as discuss their experiences with other local parents.
The sessions unpicked the practical aspects of child development, assessment, and diagnosis, as well as looked at research around brain development. 84 people benefitted from the workshops, including parents and caregivers, as well as professionals who look after and work with children locally.
The project has been made possible by a Waterloo and South Bank Health and Wellbeing Grant, supported by Lambeth Together and managed but South Bank and Waterloo Neighbours. Thank you to King’s College London and the researchers and NHS care services involved, for their time and expertise.
Hear what parents had to say:
It has been insightful, knowledgeable and useful information to understand different areas of the brain. I have a child who has been diagnosed with autism. I can start to understand areas of the brain linking to why he can see the world differently to me.
I really enjoyed having the opportunity to ask professionals for support. Lots of helpful information.
Very helpful and nice to be able to talk to other parents in similar positions.