Our pre-pandemic research found that more than half (53%) of parents with disabled children have been forced to give up a paid job to care for their disabled child. Alexandra Topping's article confirms this is still the reality for families across the country theguardian.com/money/2022/oct…

Avoidable deaths of people with learning disabilities. Painfully difficult stuff, explained by people with learning disabilities, for people with learning disabilities. Produced by our STAYING ALIVE & WELL group. We hope it helps NHS England NHS Improvement

Help Jaxon get the equipment he needs gofund.me/fcd0e9af I’m not the best at this but I’ve set up Jaxon a funding page to help get him the vital services & equipment he needs .. please could everyone Retweet thank you

'Parent-blaming to avoid professional accountability is a human rights issue': buff.ly/3C9LePh

‘Safeguarding reports are not 2-way, and they fail to include safeguarding impact of lack of provision and support’.

Prof Luke Clements Law at Leeds Cerebra talking about the vast numbers of families receiving #FII allegations. Huge over-representation disabled families, esp autistic families, in prevalence data - highlighting policies are discriminatory.

Harrowing parent carer testimonies highlight the #trauma and long term impact of parent blame. Trust in professionals destroyed. Fear. PTSD. Isolation. Powerlessness. Families destroyed by policies that claim to be safeguarding those very same children.

Attending the Cerebra LEaP conference today. Excited to hear the presentations! “Addressing commonly occurring social care difficulties encountered by disabled children & their families”

still day 25 2016 we asked for Laura's doctors to come in we told them do any of you know what it is like for us to watch Laura 24/7 day by day getting worse & worse no one will listen to us she can not move her own legs they are so heavy

walesonline.co.uk/news/cost-of-l… Families with disabled children ‘struggling to survive’ in cost-of-living crisis

Excellent letters on the madness of carers allowance in the Mail today

Could you get involved with a King's College London study to help clinicians with more accurate ADHD diagnosis?

In a paid group meeting next month, parents will be asked to share their thoughts of how ADHD is diagnosed.

If you're interested, email: [email protected]

'He's been neglected': Parents celebrate release of autistic son detained by mental health act | This Morning itv.com/thismorning/ar…

#Parentcarerblame