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Background: Professor Tony Bailey
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Communication; relationships
Going out
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Effect on parents; rewards
Effect on parents; health
Effect on parents; feeling like a bad parent
Effect on parents; worrying about the future
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Early signs; developmental milestones
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Early signs; developmental milestones
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Early signs; developmental milestones
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Early signs; developmental milestones
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Age 6-11
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Tony and Alison - Interview 28
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Alison and Tony noticed how their son’s development differed to that of his sister.
Tony and Alison’s son, Nathan, was diagnosed with autism three years ago. He is currently in a mainstream primary school and will move to a special school for his secondary education.
Autism
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Parents of children on the Autism Spectrum
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Age 18+
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Christine - Interview 20
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Christine’s son didn’t cry and had delayed speech but she thinks it’s easy to look back now and see that there was something different about him.
Christine’s son, Brian, was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome four years ago after being wrongly diagnosed with schizophrenia when he was 14. He lives at home now after years in a residential home and attends an autism day centre during the week.
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