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Recent become my Granddaughter's guardian. Am I entitled to help
have recently become the guardian of my 10 year old Granddaughter i m on Esa and pip what help am I entitled to
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Grief & bereavement of a parent at Christmas
Hi 👋🏽 Does anyone have any tips on navigating the bereavement and grief of a parent at Christmas? And how to deal with family who might not understand? (I am neurodivergent as well as physical and mental health conditions too.) thank you xxÂ
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Small Breaks/Personal Budget - Understanding our rights and getting help
Hello,last year (about 14 month ago) I applied for and was accepted for a small breaks program for our daughter. Our council strongly suggested they pay us a personal budget to employ our own help. To us it felt that this would be most suitable for those who have family helping and want to formalize for example…
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New here looking for advice :-) 2.5 year old autistic toddler who likely also has ADHD
Hi guys. I've just registered today as I'm worried about my sister's well being. She has a 2.5 year old autistic toddler who likely also has ADHD. She has another older 8yo and is a single mum. My youngest niece attends nursery for 3 hours every morning, which is nowhere near what she needs. She is unbelievably hard work…
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Difficult time with daughter given her tics, hormones, sleeping difficulties, and expressing herself
I have a 9 year old daughter diagnosed with Autism. She is going through early puberty and is suspected of havin g tourette's syndrome because she's been having tics of 9 months now. We're going through a difficult time given her tics, hormones, sleeping difficulties, and she is not able to express herself well. She also…
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Section 20 + Parental Responsibility
If your section 20 is overriden by LA or care provider seek legal advice.
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Carer problems
My wife /carer has bursitis in her left knee She does virtually everything for me - from shopping to helping me to get to my doctors appointments But needs to rest in order to get rid of the bursitis What can we do?Â
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Me & my daughter are both disabled what help & support do you all get
Hi me & my daughter are both disabled what help & support do you all get pleaseÂ
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Hi, my name is AliG! Concerns our son is outside the system
Hi Everyone. Not sure if this is the right place for me but I hope so🙂 I have a son with Aspergers and quite debilitating OCD. He’s 22. He can work bar work, waiter for short time until the OCD takes over and his masking no longer works. He’s never had any benefits. He is on medication. He refuses help. Our concern is he’s…
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Being a parent carer
Hello lovely folk Just popping in as I'm really struggling today. I am sat here filling in a UC50 form for my youngest, I've done it before for our other daughter but finding it a challenge today, my hands are cold and my brain is foggy! I am lacking the words (or thoughts) to put it all down on paper.. The trouble is it…
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Sincere apologies
Hi all, I'm so sorry i did not reply to you for a massive 5 years. Just to let you all know I'm still here and started to read posts again. God bless you all. Beaker.
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Advice On Disability Person Moving Out Her Home?
Hello, my Little sister suffers from disability-induced selective mutism, which means she is unable to communicate with others and is extremely shy. Her residence, where she became stressed and upset with a family member, she asked my brother to come pick her up as soon as possible and wants to move into her father's…
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Autistic teen .....HELP!!!!
Hi All, I'm just wondering if anyone knows of any groups or books that can offer advice for parents of teenage autistic girls?. My daughter is 14 and i just don't recognise her anymore and to be honest I just want to know if this is 'normal' and how to support her the best I can. Thanks in advance 🙂
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Hi, my name is Telou9883! Problems with my 9 year old daughter's sleep
I have a 9yr old Daughter, who is currently awaiting a place on the ASD Pathway, with possible PDA & ADHD profiles. She has been having issues with her Sleep since she was 3yrs old. It is now becoming very draining. Been under a sleep clinic at a well-known London hospital which resulted in only 1 session via Video link…
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Hi, my name is jly! Any other parents still waiting for their children's diagnosis?
Hi am new to this in the liverpool area , my daughter is on the waiting list for adhd and autismn .I’ve been told it’s a 50 week plus wait for a diagnosis .Am finding it stressful as my daughter is very hypo of a night putting her to bed .Any advice please thanks .my doctors can’t give any medications as there’s no…
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Severely Autistic Children in AirBnB
My son has severely Autistic son who also has severe learning disability has been placed in AirBnB for the past three months. Anyone else in the same boat?
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Hi, my name is Munnit! I need to set about obtaining POA over my sister's affairs
I am a supporter of Scope. I have a sister aged 60 who has learning difficulties but can read and write to a limited degree. I need to set about obtaining POA over her affairs which are pretty straightforward. Our parents are deceased
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Anyone else got a child not suitable for specialist schools, but struggling to cope with mainstream?
Hello, I am hoping to gain a bit of advice here from other parents or carers that may of found their selves in the same position as me. So here goes, I will do my best to sum it all up. My little girl is 4, she attends nursery, this is her second year in the nursery as myself and the school felt it would be too difficult…
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My wife is my carer
Im a 52 year old, married for 20 years. I suffer badly with M.E. and fibromyalgia. My wife is my registered carer and its really hard for her. I worry so much about her.
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Welcoming Sleep Right to the online community
Today we welcome our friends at Sleep Right to the online
community. Sleep Right is Scope's brilliant free support service that aims
to help parents and carers of disabled children improve their child's sleep.
While their behavioural programme usually takes place over six weeks, Sleep
Right have moved their in-person group…
