Woman with cerebral palsy who feared she might never become a mum encourages others to adopt

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A mum with cerebral palsy who feared she might not become a mother due to her condition is now encouraging other people with disabilities to adopt after sharing her “positive” journey.

Ash Watts, 42, a disability training consultant from Durham, was warned that pregnancy could result in health risks, but says she dreamed of starting a family with her husband, Graham, 40, a computer programmer.

Worrying she might be rejected from adopting due to her disability, Ash sought advice from charity and adoption agency Adoption Matters, and the couple welcomed their son home in September 2021.

Their little boy, Bill, now four, has a rare chromosome condition called Janson de Vries Syndrome, and Ash says she is in a “strong position” to guide him through life as she understands what it is like with a disability.

Read the article in the Irish News