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The children :
The children
Background :
Background: Professor Tony Bailey
Road to discovery :
Early signs; developmental milestones
Early signs; behaviours and action
Getting a diagnosis; assessment and being told
Getting a diagnosis; referrals
Feelings about diagnosis
Thinking about labels
Everyday life :
Communication; understandings
Communication; relationships
Going out
Strategies for going out
Fears, anxieties, sensory issues and meltdowns
Special interests and routines
Eating and sleeping
Activities
Self help skills
Parents and their relationships :
Effect on parents; rewards
Effect on parents; health
Effect on parents; feeling like a bad parent
Effect on parents; worrying about the future
Effect on relationships
Siblings
Employment and finances
Changes over time :
Positive change over time
Growing up
Thinking ahead
Experiencing education :
Types of schooling
Difficulties in education; getting a statement
Difficulties in education; disliking school
Further education
Treatments :
Medical and dietary interventions
Therapies
Support :
Support groups
Respite care
Dealing with professionals
Causes
Factors that have helped
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Messages to parents
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Parents of children on the Autism Spectrum
People's stories
Age 12-17
Paula - Interview 5
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Paula’s older son Alex was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome two years ago and her younger son David has been diagnosed with ADD, Oppositional Defiance ...
Daniel - Interview 7
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Daniel’s son, Jonathan, was diagnosed with autism in association with hyperlexia when he was aged 4. Daniel has home-schooled his son for the ...
Dot - Interview 9
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Dot’s son Joe was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome when he was 7 years old. He attends a specialist Asperger Unit which is on the ...
Catherine - Interview 16
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Catherine and her husband have two teenaged daughters, both of whom have been diagnosed with autism. Catherine has homeschooled her daughters using an ABA programme ...
Christine - Interview 21
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Christine’s daughter, Elisabeth, was diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorder complex, ADHD, separation anxiety, Oppositional Defiance Disorder and learning difficulties. She is currently out of ...
Mike - Interview 22
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Mike’s youngest son, Andrew, was diagnosed with autism when he was three years old. He moved to a specialist residential school a year ago, ...
Jane - Interview 27
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Jane’s son, John, was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome when he was 9 years old. He is at a mainstream secondary school and hopes to ...
Rosie - Interview 18
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Rosie’s son, Sam, was originally diagnosed with dyspraxia and then with autism when he was five years old. He attends a special school which ...
Joy - Interview 48
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Joy’s son was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome when he was six years old. He attends a mainstream secondary school and is getting on very ...
Karen - Interview 23
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Karen’s old daughter was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome when she was 10 years old. She has since been diagnosed with Oppositional Defiance Disorder and ...
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