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Art therapy in the chaotic and challenging world of Autism
21 year old Siddharth Gadiyar is a Brighton based artist who has Autism, severe learning difficulty, severe speech and language impairment, Epilepsy, ADHD , PDD and challenging behaviours. Today we chat to his mum Susmitha about his amazing artwork and how art has been a therapeutic way for Siddharth to express himself.…
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How to talk to your child about diversity.
Many thanks to Charlotte Murphy for today's guest blog which tackles an increasingly important issue for parents and care-givers: How to talk to your child about diversity. Even as adults, we’re always learning new ways
to be more inclusive and accepting of difference. So how do we prepare children
for this ever-evolving…
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Hi, my name is matt and I'm suffering with dysphagia
I was diagnosed with dysphagia 4 years ago now, I am 35 and it just came out of nowhere just woke up one morning and could not eat. My life changed forever that day. At present I am living back at home with parents because I cannot cope, I am having numbness and pain in my throat which the doctors said is thrush? Took…
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Hi I'm Seanoh18! Has anyone else signed a letter of agreement for prepaid card for direct payment?
Hi, I live in Coventry. I have a question. Have you signed a Letter of Agreement for the Prepaid card for the direct payment or heard of anyone having to sign 1?
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Need to find out. If my 8 year old as dusabity
Who do I contact. As school don't. Have. Any problems. With. Her.
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Companies that don’t listen
Does anyone else find that companies treat you differently when they find out you are disabled especially when you are trying to make a complaint or needing he
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Family court
Has anybody had trouble with ablism in the courts and with children's social services? Until August from February '21, they have granted my abusive husband primary care of our children and me only visitation rights on weekends. In court in April, he even tried to get every other weekend as well, but my barrister managed to…
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Low Carb dieter's
Hello, is anyone in trying low carb eating? I am trying to get grips with it, so much conflicting information seems to be baffling.!
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Hi, my name is tippycup200! Contribution charges for direct payments
can anyone advise me on contribution charges for direct payments, I have been asked to pay £74 a week for 13hrs, which provides me with two meal needs daily. I have no savings. I have been advised by my social worker that there is no minimum charge eg if I wanted to reduce my hours and buy a meal in daily from a cafe I…
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Hi, my name is jaka! I'm looking for help on bruxism
Hello I’m new so any help on bruxism would be grateful.
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Gallstones/blocked duct. Has anyone had the stone in their duct removed during gallbladder removal?
I was told I have gallstones and I am having my gallbladder removed on Monday next week (17th), the beginning of this week I had an MRI and it was confirmed I have a stone blocking my bile duct. This stone has caused me to turn as yellow as a Simpson, constant temperature, constant nausea, my urine is practically brown and…
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Trying to get the NHS Mental Health Services emergency funding
Hi there :) I’m part of a group called Call Your MP. We’re trying to get the NHS Mental Health Services, both adult and child, emergency funding. We’re asking as many people as we can to call their member of Parliament on the twentieth of May and tell them why you believe the NHS Mental Health Services need emergency…
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Hidradenitis Suppurativa?
Hello, does anyone else suffer with this chronic disease? It’s not very well known and I am trying to find out if I am more at risk of coronavirus as I am still going out to work currently as I am a keyworker. Any advice would be welcome . Thanks so much and hope you are all keeping safe in these difficult times ?
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Nothing in Queens Speach for the disabled.
Following the Queens speech today and nothing in it about any help for the majority of disabled people! No extra help as we come out of covid, nothing about social housing for the disabled or anyone else, The long awaited social care bill has been put back yet again, so nothing new there either. This is just a post to keep…
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Could you be a film star for Scope?
Could you be a film star for Scope? We’re launching an exciting new fundraising challenge this summer. It’s a fully accessible, virtual event which encourages everybody getting active in their own way to support Scope. We’re creating a promotional video and we’re looking for a range of people to feature in it with…
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How to organise a hospital visit when severely disabled.
So my friend who is severely disabled after a devastating stroke had an appointment at an outpatient clinic. An ambulance came to collect him but wouldn’t take the power chair on board so he went in a normal wheelchair and got dropped off at the hospital entry. A Porter then wheeled him to his first appointed location and…
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Hello, I'm 47 with a severe lumbar spinal stenosis. I am.in pain 24/7
Hi I'm aconz. I'm 47 with a severe lumbar spinal stenosis. I am.in pain 24/7 and have problems sleeping. I am on a lot of pain medication but I feel it is not doing anything. I have an urgent appointment to see the specialist at the end of April. Do you think I should ring them and see if they can fit me in any sooner?
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Astrazeneca vaccine
I had my first astrazeneca vaccine yesterday morning. It says in the printed info sheets if you get symptoms its 1-2 days after. I'm ok today but very scared about possibly getting the side effects as my immune system is very supressd. Has anyone had side effects & if so how bad were they? I pray i don't get them.
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Occupational Health reports
Does anybody know what should and what should not be on a OH report?
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Council won't remove household goods from landing, and tenant being unable to go outside. Any advice
My friend has been offered a new home and he needs to get rid of some household goods. He has mental health problems and is classed as disabled. He lives in a tower block and can only leave the stuff on the landing as he is that I'll he can't take it outside. He has been told by Birmingham city council that they won't…
