The Dyspraxia Foundation is a country-wide charity, founded in 1987 as the Dyspraxia Trust by two mothers who met at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children. After being told that their children had Dyspraxia they were astonished & dismayed to discover that no facilities existed to help or inform parents & children with the condition. They decided to form their own group to help others to help themselves. The Foundation seeks every opportunity to increase understanding of Dyspraxia, particularly among professionals in health & education & encourages its local groups to do the same - currently, there are three support networks in the North East & North Cumbria region.
A Charity set up by younger stroke survivors for younger stroke survivors
SDBTT Astro fund is the only charity in the world to concentrate solely on low-grade gliomas, of both adult & paediatric types. Gliomas are the most common type of primary brain tumour. Since 1996, the Trust has become the largest brain tumour charity in the UK with the highest level of laboratory based childhood and adult brain tumour research in the country.