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Retired guide dog in Stratford becomes great-grandmother in time for Mother’s Day

by Charlotte Dolman | Apr 14, 2025 | Parents & Carers

A former guide dog in Stratford-Upon-Avon will celebrate Mother’s Day with three other generations of her family after becoming a great-grandmother. Connie, 13, produced four litters before retiring from the breeding programme at the charity Guide Dogs in...

‘My autism diagnosis at 50 was a huge relief’ says Graham from Derby

by Charlotte Dolman | Apr 11, 2025 | Parents & Carers

“Hearing those words was a huge relief in many ways,” says Graham Spencer, a psychiatric research nurse. Graham was 50 when he was diagnosed with autism but he suspected he was neurodivergent for many years beforehand, so it came as “no great...

Court rejects bid by mother of severely disabled teenage girl to advocate on her behalf

by Charlotte Dolman | Apr 9, 2025 | Parents & Carers

A severely disabled teenager faces an uncertain future after her mother’s application was rejected by the courts to advocate on her behalf. Ruby was diagnosed with a rare chromosome disorder, Idic 15, at just six months old, and needs round the clock care.

The Stimming Pool review – film-makers on the autistic spectrum dive ingeniously into the uncanny

by Charlotte Dolman | Apr 7, 2025 | Parents & Carers

Here is an engaging docufictional experiment, an investigation into autism co-created by a group of young artists on the spectrum called the Neurocultures Collective. The resulting film, The Stimming Pool, is ingenious, funny, intellectually curious – and pregnant...

‘Makaton has made our bond so much stronger’

by Charlotte Dolman | Apr 4, 2025 | Parents & Carers

“Since we’ve been able to communicate, our bond has become so much stronger”, says mum Tasha of her son TJ. Tasha, from Derby, is now learning to become a Makaton tutor after she mastered the language programme to communicate with TJ, who has...

Disabled women face significant inequalities in pregnancy care

by Charlotte Dolman | Apr 2, 2025 | Parents & Carers

Disabled women in the UK face significant inequalities in maternal healthcare according to a new report shared exclusively with Channel 4 News. The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine says its research shows there is an urgent need for an assessment of...
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