Autism and celibacy
As monthly columnist for My Family, Our Needs, most of my articles are family based. However, in the spirit of Valentine’s Day (and apart from references to being a tired
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Real life blogs / Page 3
Read blog posts from parents and young disabled people as they share stories in their own words. If you feel like you're the only parent going through it, these blogs may make you think differently.
Are your autistic children thinking about dating?
Whether you are in a relationship, single or just starting to think about dating, Valentine’s day can be full of mixed emotions. If you have teenagers who are autistic and
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Supporting your child with their mental health
This week has been Children’s Mental Health Week 2019, with the theme of being Healthy Inside and Out. The awareness week has shined a light on some great resources for
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Looking for a job – what happened next?
We hear from Emma about her experiences as a disabled person now in employment. Has it been plain sailing? Or has it brought a whole new set of problems to light?
Anti-bullying week and disablist language
This week marks the start of anti-bullying week. The Anti Bullying Association defines bullying as the repetitive, intentional hurting of one person or group by another person or group, where
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Supporting your visually impaired child
This week is National Eye Health Week. It’s estimated that 2 million people in the UK are living with sight loss, but what if one of those people is your
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Autistic meltdowns
Lots of autistic children will experience meltdowns and watching them go through it can be really distressing for parents. Especially if you don’t know how to help them.
Me, blogging and BAPS
If you started to read this hoping that you would gain some insight into how to master the world of blogging and understand the subtle abbreviations that get thrown into
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BAPS winner – Stories about Autism
My Family, Our Needs is still bringing you the winners stories from our amazing BAPS Awards earlier this year. James blogs over at Stories about Autism and is a Dad
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Living with a chromosome disorder as an adult
This week has been Chromosome Disorder Awareness Week and My Family, Our Needs has featured videos from mums telling us how chromosome disorders affect their children and family. Today, we
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Chromosome Disorder Awareness Week – Thankful Thursday
So, we are still trying to raise as much awareness of Rare Chromosome Disorders as possible and today is Thankful Thursday, according to Unique charity’s awareness themes. The theme is
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Learning Disability Week 2018
This week is Learning Disability Week 2018 and the focus is on Mencap’s Treat Me Well campaign. 1200 people with a learning disability die avoidably in hospital, every year. Mencap’s
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Chromosome Disorder Awareness Week
This week marks the 5th Global Rare Chromosome Disorder Awareness Week. Raising awareness, offering support to families and spreading the word about Rare Chromosome Disorder are all high on the
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My mental health journey as a Dad and carer – a new chapter
In support of Men’s Health Week 2018, yesterday we shared the first part of Marc Carter’s mental health journey as a Dad and a full-time carer. Here, he kindly shares
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My mental health journey as a Dad and carer
To support Men’s Health Week 2018, My Family, Our Needs has been focusing on the mental health of Dads and male carers. We had a live Twitter chat with Marc
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The BAPS Awards allowed me to fit in
I was absolutely delighted to find out that I had been nominated for the BAPS SEND Blog Awards. There are lots of blogging awards out there but the BAPS (Bloody
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BAPS 2018 Award winner – Autism Kids on Tour – Autism Without Limits
Recently, I was honoured to attend the BAPS Awards 2018. For those of you that don’t know, the BAPS Awards were set up to celebrate SEND bloggers, recognise their valuable
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We had a blast at the BAPS Awards 2018
We’ve had to put our BAPS away for another year but if you missed all the action last week, we’re bringing you the best bits. Which was pretty much all
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My Family, Our Needs interviews Gethin Jones
We are delighted to bring you an interview with the lovely Gethin Jones. Gethin, aside from hosting our BAPS Awards in May, also has his own autism charity, NAI.
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A Parent View of Pathological Demand Avoidance
Following on from our Spotlight on PDA, Caroline Greenwood shares a parent view of Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA). If you suspect PDA or you have had this diagnosis for your
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