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🧠An Introduction to ADHD For Parents & Carers - ADHD Awareness Month đź§
Part Two - What to Do if You Suspect Your Child Has ADHD and the Diagnosis Pathway Part Three - School Support for Children With ADHD Part Four - Practical Strategies for Parents & Carers Who Have Children With ADHD October is ADHD Awareness Month, so throughout the month we’ll be focusing on ADHD in children and young…
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đź””Back to School Challenges - An Introduction for Parents & Carers of Disabled Childrenđź””
Part Two - How To Find Why My Child Struggling with Going Back to School Part Three - How Can I Help My Child Settle Into School? Part Four - How To Ask For A Meeting With My Childs School and Have a Productive Meeting? Now that we're around two weeks into the new school term after the summer holidays, I wanted to create a…
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📚️Back to School Tips - Summer Holiday Support📚️
Part One - Summer Holiday Support Series Introduction Part Two - Accessible Days Out for Parents and & Carers of Disabled Children Part Three - Keep Routine At Home in the Summer Holidays Part Four - Sensory Friendly and Accessible School Uniforms (Where To Buy) Part Five - Parent & Carer Wellbeing and Mental Health in the…
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Carers allowance mixed age couple retirement
My partner has top rates of PIP - we have a joint claim for UC and he gets LCWRA and I claim Carers Allowance which is deducted from UC + get Carer Premium. We are mixed age - I am 67 and not yet claimed SP - I want to now claim my SP as partner is spending all our money on rubbish - I would expect to get full amount of SP…
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Christmas Bonus
I was paid my ÂŁ10 for PIP - over 2 weeks ago My wife/carer has still not been paid hers as a carer yet !!
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Tribunal
Hi don't if any can help me but I'm stuck giving anything a go now! Long story short, a long standing P A of mine left last year just before I moves in with my fiance. She decided to take tribunal saying she was being bullied i didn't deal with it! No idea what to do
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Wife/Carer going into hospital - what to do ?
My wife/carer may have to go to hospital (her shoulders and hips are bad) - what would I do ? She is currently at her GP. Bearing in mind that I am virtually immobile and can't speak on the phone either - I am useless at virtually everything else that I try…. I also would be unable to visit her in hospital - because of my…
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Exactly what funding & financial support is available for genuine families
I want to know what funding and financial help is there for low income families struggling to provide for their children at Christmas? There's nothing like the feeling at Christmas of being so low, depressed, guilty and a massive let down to your children because you cant afford or buy them any presents at all or the fact…
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Wife HOT - Myself COLD
Anyone else have a temperature problem - in that my wife/carer is walking around in a Tee shirt - and I have a thermal vest and thick hoodie on ? She is complaining that "It is too hot" and thinking of opening windows… I'm sitting here - thinking of turning the gas fire on The temperature in the living room is 16.9 degrees.
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What to do is very hard
I am extremely anxious about this ongoing situation with my son and this girl.The social services have told me that they are safeguarding the girl.But nobody is safeguarding my son.He is totally obsessed with her.They have confirmed he does actually know where she is (care home).my son is depressed and cannot comprehend…
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pedro boot ,splint ,gaters
my daugther has not had her boot on for 4 mounth and now has to where splint and now gatters to has her tendens are very titte and finding it hard to walk ,I do not know that much about cerebral palsy ,she is 31 years old and 31 kg 4 feet tall ,born with small brain microcpaly ,I need some help with this she is wheel chair…
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I have called social services
I have actually called social services now and am waiting for them to call me back for their advice on this whole situation on my son because its totally out of control now.I am unsure what to do.CAMHS dont know what to do.The school dont know what to do and now im forced into a situation of communication with my mum who…
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Micromanagement of your activity budget by the council
If my son decides to stop for a drink with his care staff he buys his own drink but the council expect the care staff to sit and drink water or pay for their own drink when they are supporting him in a social activity.Is this usual practice by councils?
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New saga and advice needed
My autistic and adhd son has told me a boy he knows has told him there is a girl who likes him and after 4 days of texting he wants to buy her presents.She apparently lives in a care home.He wont tell me where.He told me that she gave her 'permission' for him to let me know he could tell me about them 'dating'.It know…
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Son not going to school
My son is now refusing to go to school saying he has diarrhea but he has a mock exam.I know he wants to just speak to this girl who has all these issues and is not at school.I feel like im literally going insane again
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Reactive hypoglycaemia
I have seen a discussion here about reactive hypoglycaemia. I have suffered low blood sugar on and off for a few years but in 2024, I had serious low blood sugar. It made me loose my balance, sweating, confusion etc… since it has happened very often. I was seen by endocrinologist. I had pet scan and CT scan to eliminate…
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Neurodivergent son being taking advantage of
So my mum who is a narcissist and whom I haven't spoken to for many years has ACTUALLY phoned me today to say that she is concerned about my son over this situation with this girl.So know I know the situation is bad!.The question what can/do I do about it?.In brief my son got chatting with a girl who used to go to his…
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Adhd and Autism
So Politicians now seem to think they are experts on this.I dont have either but my son has both and us affected by both.Reading between what I've heard already I think they ( the Politicians).Think Drs are over diagnosing and in doing so it is leading to a number of people claiming for benefits.So they feel the welfare…
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HELP ME | Cerebral palsy
Greetings ! I have cerebral palsy and I am very tired of living. I have depression and apathy..... Are there any moms who also have children with cerebral palsy. I wonder if you could give me moral support. It's very difficult when you don't have someone to turn to with questions.
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My sons access arrangements taken away
My son has recently been diagnosed with autism and already has adhd.He struggles alot with English inparticularly anyway but TODAY has come home from school abd told me they have tajen away his 25% extra time.What can I do?
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Universal credit : Carers element
If you receive high rate care component of PIP for yourself so you receive limited capability for work also and you look after a disabled child who gets PIP, high rate care and mobility, you receive Carers allowance for them are you entitled to the care element for them also, or no because you get the limited capability…
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Carers Allowance and ADP
Hi everybody my question and help is for the following. I’m on DLA higher rate Can II apply for carers allowance for my mum that lives at a different address. Does it affect her DLA UC payments If I became a carer does that go against me in future reviews with DLA
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I need somewhere I can talk about carers
Im not feeling this the right place to discuss my topic. My issue is that I feel that my carers are acting in a way that is demeaning & belittling me on a daily basis. Ive just started with this new carer and she is going to destroy my mental health. After a few months of being treated like this Im going to feel its normal…
