What won't the fund pay for? Information, advice, guidance and signposting Counselling Opportunities for adoptive families to meet, socialise and support one another (eg. family days, support groups) Managing and mediating contact with birth families Mediation when an adoptive family is at risk of disruption Financial support Basic life story work Short break care where no therapeutic input is provided (respite) The ASF will also not pay for: Support for physical medical conditions Speech and language therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and other universal health services Education support Membership of clubs and organisations Legal support Support provided by private and third sector organisations that are not Ofsted regulated Ex-local authority (associate) social workers Davis facilitator Hypnotherapy (child or adult) Swimming, tennis, rugby, football, dance, Emotional Freedom Therapy Isolation and Supportive holding therapy (anything that restrains people physically) DNA tests Executive functioning therapy Occupational therapy Education establishment fees such as schools/tutors Commissioning Equine and animal therapy Cranial sacral therapy Behavioural optometry Somatic experiencing treatment