It’s been a very unsettled few weeks for James and I think there has been a few contributory factors. Thankfully, he appears to be coming out the other side. Changes…
When we hear the word ‘transition’ in relation to our young adults with additional needs we often think of big changes, maybe like leaving school. It does of course refer…
My son, James, is 27 years old and has a diagnosis of Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome and Autism. He has a severe learning disability and is non verbal (with the exception of…
I saw Manni Coe and his brother Reuben on breakfast TV a few weeks ago. They were being interviewed about their book ‘brother. do. you. love. me.’ I didn’t see…
It's been a different, and interesting, couple of weeks. The reason for that is that I’ve been on jury service, but it has meant that there has had to be…
This week marks two years since James moved into his own home in supported accommodation. Time's a funny thing….it seems to pass more quickly the older you get (or is…
Episode two of Chris Packham’s documentary about autism began with Chris discussing his own difficulties in coping with ‘change.’ In this instance he was having to rearrange his whole, rather…
“For me being autistic is not some kind of weakness, there’s nothing wrong with autistic people, we’re just different.” - Chris Packham I recently had the pleasure of watching a two-part programme about…
Attending appointments with your child or adult with learning disabilities and autism can be very challenging for a number of reasons. It’s likely that over a number of years you…