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Disabled siblings
Hi, I am new here. I have 2 younger siblings with Special needs. My mum is their primary carer & she is 65 now & they are late 20’s & 30. They are both wheelchair bound and need help for everything. When I was 18 I moved out and started a life about 40 miles away. We were never really a close family. I am 37 now. I am now…
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Neighbour using my disabled son to harass us as a family
Hello, we have a neighbour who has been harassing us for over two years. I have a disabled son who this neighbour is targeting with constant complaints. Having spoken to our housing officer, PCSO and trying to get an appt with our local MP I really do not know where else to go. Basically told to ‘rise above’ the constant…
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Carer
Can enyone tell what bandits my carer can get wen u get carer benfit
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Gathering information for my son in a special needs school
My son is on the Autistic Spectrum in a special needs secondary school. Our main issues have been the gathering of information.
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I'm a full time carer and mum to my adult autistic daughter.
I'm a full time carer and mum to my adult autistic daughter.
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Online anonymous research project involving parents of children with Cerebral Palsy.
Hello everyone, My
name is Megan Taylor and I am a third-year undergraduate physiotherapy student
at York St John University. My research project is being supervised by Dr.
Charikleia Sinani, a senior physiotherapy lecturer at the university. I
am interested in investigating parental experiences of physiotherapy services…
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Hello Im Kelly, ask me questions about parenting
I'm Kelly - blogger, Virtual Assistant and home educating
mother of two. I live in the West Midlands with my husband, kids and various
rodent pets. My six-year old daughter is autistic and goes to a special school,
my 11-year old son is home educated. We have plenty of experience of autism,
sensory processing issues,…
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My son is model for down syndrome
Hi I am a mum of a 4 year old down syndrome son, he is the most perfect & precious thing in my life. He is at the moment a model for the down syndrome awareness day #downrightamazing
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I am a carer for my partner
I'm a carer for my partner who has ABI due to cardiac arrest 10 months ago, I also have fibromyalgia and some days I really struggle. Feel so alone with him 24/7 do get the occasional break.
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Physiotherapy research project involving parents of children with Cerebral Palsy.
Dear Reader My name is Megan Taylor
and I am a third-year undergraduate physiotherapy student at York St John
University. My research project is being supervised by Dr. Charikleia Sinani, a
senior physiotherapy lecturer at the university. I
am interested in investigating the experiences of parents with physiotherapy in…
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Struggling
Hi, my name is Jo. I have a 12 yr old son with cerebral palsy, epilepsy, severe learning difficulties and pretty much paraplegic. But he is happy and generally healthy, for that I am grateful. It’s not him that’s struggling, it’s me. I have always been so strong and practical about life and being a parent/Carer but just…
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Being made homeless
Hi there, Me and my daughter are being made homeless on the 11th off March. My daughter is a Looked after child which means another local authority share parental rights. We left foster care on November 2017. We moved into a house when a Moving Out Off Care company took on the tenencey agreement and now there telling us to…
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Drowning
hi I am a single parent, with spine issues and have had many surgeries to find myself still in pain, I also have a boy with Spina Bifida, and hydrocephalus, and lots of issues due to these, plus others not due to these, and a daughter who struggles with us both. I recently totally lost it, the world just crashed in on me,…
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I would like to connect with other parents/grandparents who are raising a child with special needs.
Hello everyone I have a grandson Logan. He is 4yrs old. Logan has Cerebral palsy. He is wheelchair dependant. I would like to connect with other parents/grandparents who are raising a child with special needs. I could really do with some support if I'm honest. I love Logan very much but do feel very lost at times. Xx
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Family and financial issues
I’m a Mum/Carer to my 3 kids 16,22 and 24, they all have different Autisms as well as other disorders, syndromes and Mental Health issues. I myself also have Mental Health issues. CPTSD, severe Anxiety, moderate depression and Ocd. As well as Fibromyalgia, Arthritis, MES well as other Health issues. I divorced 7 years ago…
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Motor tics and vocal tics
Hi currently i am.fighting for my.own disability , i have recently been diagnosed with nuphrotic syndrome, i have fibromyalgia, type 2, hypothyroidism, depression,sleep apnea, and god knows what else , and my case is at apeal , but its my son im.asking for again recently diagnosed with motor tics and vocal tics can we get…
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Asperger 11 year old boy, no support and struggling to cope
My son is 11yrs and has been diagnosed with Mild Aspergers ADHD. Due to diagnosis being mild I get no support for my son from anyone. I also have another child of 9 yrs and am a single parent. I have given up my bedroom so my son can have his own space and now share a room with my daughter as we are not entitled to be…
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C-section vs natural birth when you have a disability?
i have CP and I don’t know which is best from a disability point of view- it would be useful if I could hear your experiences ?
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Carers allowence and universal credits
hi, I was working but I have to finish to care for my gran. I get £64 a week carers and I’ve recently found out about universal credits and I get £94 a month from that. For some reason this doesn’t seem accurate. My petrol to get to my grans every day takes up my weekly cost and the monthly uc is £94 so that doesn’t last…
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Power of attorney
Hi, my names michelle. My son Jordan has a severe learning disability... need some advice about how to go about power of attorney and also not sure what it’s called but it’s the other legal thing to do with the medical side of things... and also wills and how to protect there money