tagged w/ parents with disabled children
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University of Pennsylvania Clinical psychologist, Dr. Mary Riggs Cohen, and her former patient, Jacob Heinz, share their thoughts about what it means to live with the silent disability called ASPERGER SYNDROME (ALSO CALLED HIGH FUNCTIONING AUTISM), a neurological disorder of the brain. Jacob Heinz was jailed in 2006 in a Bensalem, Pennsylvania Police Department sting operation via myspace.com where officers posed as a 13 year old girl and had sexual conversations. Given the skyrocketing autism epidemic bedeviling the United States, are adult men and women with asperger syndrome more likely to commit sexual crimes than others?University of Pennsylvania Clinical psychologist, Dr. Mary Riggs Cohen, and her former... more
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April 2009 - Anna Gill and Karen Wooddissee from Norfolk Family Voice talk about their experiences in setting up a parent forum - the aims, achievements and challenges they faced and where the forum is now.
Parent Participation is about empowering parents and helping them to become involved in shaping the services that their disabled children need. Parents have strong views about the services they get; whether agencies are working together and most of all, whether the needs of their children are truly being met.
A great deal of recent legislation and guidance on health, education, social services and the early years requires the involvement of users in planning services.
Increasingly professionals are involving parents in shaping services because they recognise that it benefits everyone and can lead to a more cost effective service.April 2009 - Anna Gill and Karen Wooddissee from Norfolk Family Voice talk about their... more
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Contact a Family called on parents to tell their story of raising a disabled child holding national competition aiming to highlight the many issues they face on a day-to-day basis.
We had an overwhelming response from parents sharing their stories and we are pleased to announce that we have picked 'Jamie' as one of our runner up prize winners!
'Jamie' tells the story of a family and their young child who has Down Syndrome.Contact a Family called on parents to tell their story of raising a disabled child... more
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Contact a Family called on parents to tell their story of raising a disabled child holding national competition aiming to highlight the many issues they face on a day-to-day basis.
We had an overwhelming response from parents sharing their stories and we are pleased to announce that we have picked 'Fab Fin' as our grand prize winner!
'Fab Fin' tells the story of a fun-loving young lad with cerebral palsy.Contact a Family called on parents to tell their story of raising a disabled child... more
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Contact a Family welcomes Carers UK’s latest research into the financial difficulties being experienced by carers.
One of the key findings of Carers in Crisis is that families with disabled children have been hardest hit among carers by the credit crunch. Counting the Costs, a recent survey and report by Contact a Family supports these findings with one in six families of disabled children reporting that they are going without food and heating.Contact a Family welcomes Carers UK’s latest research into the financial... more
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UK disability charity Contact a Family has welcomed last week’s ruling by the Employment Tribunal protecting parents who combine work with caring for a disabled child against harassment and discrimination in the workplace...UK disability charity Contact a Family has welcomed last week’s ruling by the... more
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One of the things families with disabled children often most want to hear are parent stories from other families just like them. This video features honest accounts of parental experiences in raising a disabled child.One of the things families with disabled children often most want to hear are parent... more
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