WELCOME
I can help support you along your journey from diagnosis to statement. Sometimes all that families are looking for is a listening ear and this is something I am happy to provide. I remember having so may questions and the fear of not knowing where to get the answers, with one to one we can walk through this path together. I am a mum who would like to lend support to another parent or family whilst they find their feet, and I know sometimes all I needed was someone to come and have a tea and chat with me so that I can voice the thoughts that were swimming about in my head. My aim is to provide a "buddy" system, sharing stories, worries, triumphs and milestones in a non clinical, friendly environment. With the service I provide it is not a professional point of view, but from a parent who has lived and is living the life of an autistic family. Through this platform I shall sign post, guide and help families who are as overwhelmed as I know I had been.
Why I want to help…
"I know what it feels like when you are faced with a future so unknown. You feel a blind panic set in... 1999 one bright afternoon in a small room I lost all my sense of reality. It felt like all the air had been sucked out of the room, all the lights switched off and not knowing whether I was breathing still or not. My world turned on its head and the primal scream I could hear turned out to be me. This is how I remember being told my son had severe brain injury and we needed to switch off ventilation. I swore then and now 17 years later I intend to keep my promise, that whoever, wherever, whenever needs to be heard, held or helped, I will endeavour to be there. Sometimes those closest to you are the ones you can not reveal your turmoil to, but a stranger, a stranger with a shared experience, that stranger is me, and I hope you know that although a stranger, I hope to be your anchor while you navigate your way back from diagnosis."
Things you may or may
not know about autism
Autism is much more common than many people think. There are around 700,000 people on the autism spectrum in the UK That is more than 1 in 100. If you include thier families, autism is a part of daily life for 2.8 million people.How does autism affect
children, adults and
thier families?
Without understanding autistic people and families are at risk of being isolated and debveloping mental health problems. Autism is a hidden disability - you can’t always tell if someone is autistic.Facts abouts children at
school
34% of children on the autism spectrum say that worst thing about being in school is being picked on. 63% of children on the autism spectrum are not in the kind of school thier parents believe would best support them.
. “For autistic individuals to succeed in this world, they need to find their strengths
and the people that will help them get to their hopes and dreams. In order to do
so, ability to make and keep friends is a must. Amongst those friends, there must
be mentors to show them the way. A supportive environment where they can
learn from their mistakes is what we as a society needs to create for them,”
Bill Wong
WELCOME
I can help support you along your journey from diagnosis to statement. Sometimes all that families are looking for is a listening ear and this is something I am happy to provide. I remember having so may questions and the fear of not knowing where to get the answers, with one to one we can walk through this path together. I am a mum who would like to lend support to another parent or family whilst they find their feet, and I know sometimes all I needed was someone to come and have a tea and chat with me so that I can voice the thoughts that were swimming about in my head. My aim is to provide a "buddy" system, sharing stories, worries, triumphs and milestones in a non clinical, friendly environment. With the service I provide it is not a professional point of view, but from a parent who has lived and is living the life of an autistic family. Through this platform I shall sign post, guide and help families who are as overwhelmed as I know I had been.
Why I want to help…
"I know what it feels like when you are faced with a future so unknown. You feel a blind panic set in... 1999 one bright afternoon in a small room I lost all my sense of reality. It felt like all the air had been sucked out of the room, all the lights switched off and not knowing whether I was breathing still or not. My world turned on its head and the primal scream I could hear turned out to be me. This is how I remember being told my son had severe brain injury and we needed to switch off ventilation. I swore then and now 17 years later I intend to keep my promise, that whoever, wherever, whenever needs to be heard, held or helped, I will endeavour to be there. Sometimes those closest to you are the ones you can not reveal your turmoil to, but a stranger, a stranger with a shared experience, that stranger is me, and I hope you know that although a stranger, I hope to be your anchor while you navigate your way back from diagnosis."
Things you may or
may not know about
autism
Autism is much more common than many people think. There are around 700,000 people on the autism spectrum in the UK That is more than 1 in 100. If you include thier families, autism is a part of daily life for 2.8 million people.How does autism
affect children, adults
and thier families?
Without understanding autistic people and families are at risk of being isolated and debveloping mental health problems. Autism is a hidden disability - you can’t always tell if someone is autistic.Facts abouts children
at school
34% of children on the autism spectrum say that worst thing about being in school is being picked on. 63% of children on the autism spectrum are not in the kind of school thier parents believe would best support them.
. “For autistic individuals to succeed in this world, they need to find their
strengths and the people that will help them get to their hopes and
dreams. In order to do so, ability to make and keep friends is a must.
Amongst those friends, there must be mentors to show them the way. A
supportive environment where they can learn from their mistakes is what
we as a society needs to create for them,”
Bill Wong
© Website designed by K10 Comuters www.k10computers.com
WELCOME
I can help support you along your journey from diagnosis to statement. Sometimes all that families are looking for is a listening ear and this is something I am happy to provide. I remember having so may questions and the fear of not knowing where to get the answers, with one to one we can walk through this path together. I am a mum who would like to lend support to another parent or family whilst they find their feet, and I know sometimes all I needed was someone to come and have a tea and chat with me so that I can voice the thoughts that were swimming about in my head. My aim is to provide a "buddy" system, sharing stories, worries, triumphs and milestones in a non clinical, friendly environment. With the service I provide it is not a professional point of view, but from a parent who has lived and is living the life of an autistic family. Through this platform I shall sign post, guide and help families who are as overwhelmed as I know I had been.
Why I want to
help…
"I know what it feels like when you are faced with a future so unknown. You feel a blind panic set in... 1999 one bright afternoon in a small room I lost all my sense of reality. It felt like all the air had been sucked out of the room, all the lights switched off and not knowing whether I was breathing still or not. My world turned on its head and the primal scream I could hear turned out to be me. This is how I remember being told my son had severe brain injury and we needed to switch off ventilation. I swore then and now 17 years later I intend to keep my promise, that whoever, wherever, whenever needs to be heard, held or helped, I will endeavour to be there. Sometimes those closest to you are the ones you can not reveal your turmoil to, but a stranger, a stranger with a shared experience, that stranger is me, and I hope you know that although a stranger, I hope to be your anchor while you navigate your way back from diagnosis."
Things you may or may not know about autism
Autism is much more common than many people think. There are around 700,000 people on the autism spectrum in the UK That is more than 1 in 100. If you include thier families, autism is a part of daily life for 2.8 million people.How does autism affect children, adults and thier
families?
Without understanding autistic people and families are at risk of being isolated and debveloping mental health problems. Autism is a hidden disability - you can’t always tell if someone is autistic.Facts abouts children at school
34% of children on the autism spectrum say that worst thing about being in school is being picked on. 63% of children on the autism spectrum are not in the kind of school thier parents believe would best support them.
. “For autistic individuals to succeed in this world, they
need to find their strengths and the people that will
help them get to their hopes and dreams. In order to
do so, ability to make and keep friends is a must.
Amongst those friends, there must be mentors to
show them the way. A supportive environment where
they can learn from their mistakes is what we as a
society needs to create for them,”
Bill Wong
© Website designed by K10 Comuters www.k10computers.com
