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adapting to life
Hi everyone, new to the forum. Looking forward to connecting with you. My husband has MS so Adapting to life on 2 wheels!
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Am a worst parent
Am not a good mother, I don't know how she's going to survive this month, i had a loan and the bank took all the money i was paid. Am not a good mom I can't provide for my daughter as am supposed to. Am so depressed where do I run to. Please advise me am losing my mind
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New to the site
Hi my name is Joy. I new to this site,i am a carer to my hubby but also have disabilitys myself. Such as Fibromaygia and newly diagnosed as coeliac so life but touch at the moment.
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Social worker issues
So I met with a new social worker the other day in my flat. She was there to help me apply to social services for more adaptive equipment for DS and DD. Supposedly so. She kept making me feel uncomfortable and asked me a lot of inappropriate questions. For several minutes I was answering endless questions about their…
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full time carer
hi my names karen and i have a 36 year old daughter with cerebral palsy i am her full time carer
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Advice needed on EHCP and school support
My daughters diagnosis in January 2018 was 15q11.2 Bp1 Bp2 deletions syndrome. In November 2017, DCD said that her primary school were to start an EHCP, she wrote a letter and I gave it to the Senco. March 2018 the Senco said they have not enough time as my daughter was in year 6, and that the Secondary school had to do…
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adding my mum to my housing claim
Hi guys I hope you can help, My mum is 75 and gets high rate attendance allowance, she is currently living with my sister and shares a bedroom with my 10 year old niece in a two bedroom flat. My niece turns 11 in a couple of months and we've been told by the council that she is too old to share a bedroom with my mum so my…
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im full time carer looking to connect with others
Hi Guys, im full time carer looking to connect with others. i have a daughter who 22, who was born with GDD, speech and language difficulties , Autism amd social communication. I am an artist and activist for parents/ carers alike .
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Carers
My carer only receives Carer's Allowance what else can you get everyone's on about extra payments in everything you don't get any
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Can a parent claim cares allowance
my question is can a father claim carers allowance for his daughter. She receives pip the father receives dla they don't live in the same house though
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Careers allowance & careers element
hi , My dad recently suffered from a stroke and is claiming PIP he got his award though the other day and is entitled to enhanced rate on both sections. My mum his his primary career and receives universal credit and looking to claim as a Carer for him , but after looking online I see there is a couple of caters benefits…
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no help from anybody
Hi, I have a 35 year old daugher with autism learning difficulties, anxiety and depression and get no help from anybody.
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who needs to sign the back of my son's max card?
Hi my max card for my son arrived today but I'm not sure who needs to sign the back of it is it me or my son?
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son is being treated abnormally
I am the mother of [edited by moderator] my 31 year old son who is being treated abnormally by the wheelchair service!
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Why isn’t there more help and support out there?
I am dyslexic, so is my husband and our Son has just been diagnosed at the age of 16 AFTER his GCSE’s. We had to pay £300 to get a diagnosis and after reading the lengthy report he should have had extra time in is GCSE’s and printed on purple paper. He is now training to be an Aviation engineer and in his exams he has been…
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how do other people cope?
Hi just joined my daughter is blind due to multiple sclerosis also has other health issues, just wondering how other people cope cos she’s struggling keeps saying she’s no good to anyone ?
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son is non verbal
Hi saw the article about being non-verbal. My son Sean is 20 and non-verbal, great difficulty using Eyegaze
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feeling lonely
Hi Everyone :-)
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Counselling: would you prefer someone with experience of being a parent/carer of a disabled child?
Have you tried counselling? Are you thinking about it? Hello - my name is Emma West, I am an experienced counsellor who is just launching myself as an Online Counsellor. I have a disability myself and my son has the same disability as me - what I'm interested to know is whether I should be marketing this aspect of myself?…
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Daughter's birth
My name is Hasina and in 2017 my daughter suffered a server brain injury at birth leaving her parshly blind and deaf I wanted to ask if any one else's child suffered in the hands of NHS please
