While scrolling through my social media newsfeed a post from the Guardian caught my attention. Fury at ‘do not resuscitate’ notices given to Covid patients with a learning disability. Basically, the article outlines how individuals who had caught Covid-19 and were identified as having a learning disability such as Downs Syndrome and Autism, have had a Do Not Resuscitate orders (DNR) given to them. That individuals with learning disabilities have been massively discriminated against during this Covid-19 pandemic. Being a mum of 3 sons with disabilities including Autism and ADHD, you can only imagine how the anxiety ripped through me!…
The latest survey in 2017, which was funded by the Department of Health and Social Care, commissioned by NHS Digital, and carried out by the National Centre for Social Research, the Office for National Statistics and Youth in mind shows that One in eight (12.8%) 5 to 19-year-olds had at least one mental disorder when assessed in 2017 Specific mental disorders were grouped into four broad categories: emotional, behavioural, hyperactivity and other less common disorders. Emotional disorders were the most prevalent type of disorder experienced by 5 to 19-year-olds in 2017 (8.1%) Rates of mental disorders increased with age. 5.5%…
I know too well that parenting comes with its challenges. There’s no guidebook to say if you’re doing it right. I’m sure we are all doing the best job we can. But parenting becomes even more challenging when you think that your child has additional needs. The parenting books don’t tell you anything about that now, do they? There’s very little guidance out there unless you search for it. It can be quite a minefield and very overwhelming. As a parent, you may have an instinctual feeling that something isn’t quite ‘right’ with your child but you can’t quite put…
The benefits of sensory toys for children with special needs are becoming more and more recognised. So, to discover why this is, and some of the best toys for the job, read on… There are 13.9 million disabled people in the UK, 8 percent of which are children. Some children develop disabilities after birth, such as autism, ADHD, speech disorders and hearing impairment. Others can be present themselves during or soon after birth, such as blindness, Down’s syndrome, and cerebral palsy caused by medical negligence. A child with disabilities will often have physical impairments, cognitive or psychiatric issues, developmental delays…
