Saturday, 26 March 2011

Sleeping with flowery curtains & the awesome power of autism

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Lively banter between Chrissy & step-dad, Ian, last night. A lion in her DVD cartoon roared, making Chrissy laugh. Ian asked what the so...
Wednesday, 16 March 2011

Getting our daughter back..

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After the sudden move, I'd lost confidence in the quality of care Chrissy had been receiving. Doesn't take much. Trust had been shak...
Saturday, 5 March 2011

Dispelling myths: autism and showing affection

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People with autism are not all 'trapped in their own world.' Many do show affection, but may express it atypically and on their term...
Saturday, 26 February 2011

Could you be a woman living with undiagnosed autism?

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I blogged about Shona in January. Her story in Essentials Magazine came out today. 32-year old Shona has a 1st class degree in genetics but ...
Sunday, 13 February 2011

How autism widens our view of the world

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I've been agonising over how, for years, before our daughter got her diagnosis, we misunderstood her autistic behaviours as 'naughty...
Thursday, 3 February 2011

Funding wrangles continue over disabled daughter's care

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I've blogged about this before (see below). Received an update today that the funding dispute remains unresolved and various assessments...
Thursday, 27 January 2011

Cuts in services for the disabled

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Attended a Mencap Big Cuts event today. Received loads of useful advice about fighting the cuts. Met other parents, who, like me, are fright...