Support
Practical help when you need it.
Peer community, local groups, grants, tools and signposting — calm routes for you, your family, or the person you care for. This is not emergency care or medical advice.
Get help
Start with what you need most
Choose the need that feels most urgent today. Each route gives you a clear next step.
Mobility aids, therapy equipment and essential support the NHS cannot always provide. Check eligibility, then apply with evidence.
Start application → First steps Just diagnosed — start hereA calm first path for the early days: safety, language and next steps without the noise.
Open Start here → Clinic Appointment packPrintable one-pager for clinic visits — symptoms, safety note and questions to ask.
Get the pack → Plan Next steps planBuild a focused plan for appointments, support and safety when you have the energy.
Build a plan →Community
People who get it
Peer support is not a replacement for clinical care — but it can stop the isolation.
Our peer community on Discord — moderated, calmer chat for people living with FND, carers and supporters.
Join the community → Local Local support groupsFind or register an FND-friendly group near you — online and in-person options.
Browse groups → Lived experience Our AmbassadorVideos, coffee mornings and updates from FND Connect’s lived-experience ambassador.
Visit channel → Family For carers & familyGuides for partners, parents and friends supporting someone with FND.
Carers guides →Tools
Start with the job you need to do
These are four common starting points. The full tools directory explains access, privacy and who each resource is for.
Use private SeizeControl records to prepare clearer appointment summaries.
Open SeizeControl → Prepare Get ready for an appointmentBuild a concise symptom, safety and questions sheet to take with you.
Build an appointment pack → Understand Put a symptom into wordsBrowse plain-English symptom guides with clinical and lived-experience language.
Open the Symptom Library → Find Search for a clinician or serviceBrowse reviewed public listings for FND-aware care and support.
Search the directory →Need a different job? Browse every free tool with access details →
Urgent help
Safety comes first
FND Connect is information and community support — not emergency care, diagnosis or treatment.
- New, sudden, severe or stroke-like symptoms → 999
- Unsure if urgent → NHS 111
- Emotional crisis → Samaritans 116 123 (free, 24/7)
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