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 First, let me just say I am not an “NHS basher”. Far from it. Healthcare that is free at the point of use is something to be celebrated, cherished and protected. But… Sometimes you do have to wonder at the inefficienes in the system. And how much wasted money these must cost! My lovely [...] When my son was born he was very ‘floppy’ – the medical term is hypotonia, basically its low mucle tone. He had baby physiotherapy and we used to do exercises at home with him. Then, when his sister came a long and she was about two years old, we bought them a [...] March 27th, 2011 | Tags: equipment, play | Category: Health & Wellbeing, Leisure & Sport |
 One comment For special needs adults living independently can be a bit of a struggle. The things that many of us take for granted are hurdles in the lives of many special needs adults. However even with the difficulties that they may face in achieving their independence many special needs adults are not only [...] My better half was secretary of the Ridgeway Community School “Friends association” until very recently. One of the other committee members, also a parent of a child attending the school, would take my son’s class for football. Quite by coincidence both he and my wife were at the same event today. A [...] ‘I can’t cope,’ says Riven Vincent after receiving letter telling her no more respite help is available for six-year-old Celyn [...] It was the Monday before Christmas. J had been really very poorly since Saturday but today he’d rapidily deteriorated and now had a raging temperature. His mum was worried. Time to see the doctor. So the telephone conversation went something like this: “Hello. Doctor ********?” “Yes speaking.” “I’m worried about my son, he’s really very poorly.” “What [...] Driving home from work this evening I heard a news story that made my heart lurch. The Guardian neatly surmised the story in this headline Mother admits killing her 12-year-old autistic son after making him drink bleach. It’s reported that the mother, Satpal Kaur Singh, feared social services would take the boy away. [...] Someone recently put this phrase into the site search. Whoever it was won’t have found any results returned. So I aim to rectify that right now. What is Person Centred Planning? Person Centred Planning (or Person Centred Support) is a set of processes, tools and approaches designed to assist someone (usually with disabilities [...] I recently found myself in London for a business meeting. It was in the lobby-cum-restaurant area of a new hotel at near Waterloo station. There was a fantastic view straight across Waterloo Bridge to Parliament, but I had my back to this view for most of the meeting. Shame. When the meeting was [...] I recently received the following email via the contact form: I thought you may be interested in learning that CVS Caremark launched a Facebook page for its philanthropic program All Kids Can, a five-year, $25 million commitment aimed at making life easier for children with disabilities. We hope you will check it out [...] |
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