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…
Christmas is an exciting time of year and we want all our young people to have the best time. Unfortunately, all the things that bring the fun - the lights,…
What are schedules? Schedules are a series of symbols, pictures, photographs or words and are used to show the steps of a specific activity or routine. For example, preparing a…
Tried and tested by my students - proven to be accessible and fun! Most of my students love computers and enjoy doing all sorts of activities on them, including producing…
Employing someone to work in your home is a big decision to make. In this post I provide a few tips and suggestions based on my own experience of employing carers…
Some people thrive on change and uncertainty, I’m not really one of those people. I like things to be reasonably well planned, I like to know where I am. But…
As parents we’ve all been there. Your toddler is having the mother of all tantrums in the middle of the supermarket aisle and you want the ground to swallow you…
Advocacy comes in different forms but put simply is about enabling and supporting people to express their views and concerns, giving them guidance and helping them to explore their choices.…
Regular readers of our blog will know that my son James moved into supported living last year when he was almost 25 years old. In November 2021 I wrote 2…
I say annual but actually the search for Christmas presents for James goes right through the year. It’s very hard each Christmas and birthday to know what to buy for…