Bury Neuro Hub

Introducing The Bury Neuro Hub,

officially launching on

April 21, 2026!

We invite parents and carer's of young people with neurodiverse needs to drop in for support. (no diagnosis required)

We are open

Tuesdays and Thursdays

9:30am to 3:30pm.

In addition to our drop ins, bookable appointments are available

Neurodiversity Padlet Autism and ADHD My Neurodiversity support Padlet

Meet The Team

Lauren Minshull Brown - Navigator - lminshullbrown@buryneurohub.co.uk

Brogan Smith - Navigator - mith@buryneurohub.co.uk

Jenny Burns - Service Co-Ordinator - jburns@buryneurohub.co.uk

What a navigator DOES DO

Act as the first point of contact for families exploring autism, ADHD or wider neurodiversity, including those who are curious and not yet seeking assessment.
Provide advice, information, and signposting to families, children, and young people contacting the Neuro Hub
Facilitate structured conversations to understand needs, expectations, and ensure the child’s voice shapes planning.
Support families both pre-assessment and post-assessment, including explaining processes, access routes, and next steps.
Offer flexibility through a four week offer of support both in the home and in the hub
Connect families to early help options including sleep support, emotional regulation, behavior, communication, support seminars and parental wellbeing groups
Help families navigate pathways and services, including education, health, LA services and VCSE offers.

What a navigator DOES NOT DO

Diagnose autism, ADHD, or any neurodevelopmental condition.
Provide clinical interventions, therapy, or medical treatment.
Replace CAMHS, educational psychologists, paediatricians, or medical professionals.
Offer legal advice (e.g., tribunal support, EHCP legal interpretation, statutory entitlement rulings).
Make clinical, statutory, or school-based decisions on behalf of other agencies.
Undertake formal assessments (e.g., autism assessments, ADHD assessments, cognitive assessments).
Deliver clinical or therapeutic group interventions.

Meets and greets all parent / carers that attend the hub
Discusses what support the family are looking for and offers either resources and advice and will advise if they need an appointment with the navigators that day
Support the navigators by coordinating the interventions suggested for the family at that moment
Coordinate the full offer for the neuro hub, booking both speakers and venues for events that will hold the required attendees.
Coordinate the attendance of all parent / carers to suggested interventions like Riding the Rapids, Thinking families etc.
Collate all data and feed back to ensure we are continually improving and supporting families needs
Liaising with partners to make sure the hub has all the current offers in the locality up to date for parent / carers to access