Hi, I’m really hoping you can help me. Our son started coming home in the Autumn term of 2019 saying he was being hit and punched by another child. We spoke to the SENCO who is not ...
Discussion in Children, parents, and families - 8 Aug 2020
J is 7 and he started a new school back in September 2016 (he was 6 then). He was really enjoying it until the last few months when I discovered that some older boys - I'm not sure exactly what age ...
Discussion in Children, parents, and families - 20 Oct 2017
My name is Ciaran Roberts-Osterberg and I am 19 years old. I live in Dundee, Scotland and I am Autistic. I was bullied quite badly as a young Autistic child. There was lots of physical ...
Discussion in Disability rights and campaigning - 7 Nov 2018
Here is my life story so far and I was wondering if you could help me find publishers and also feed back is welcome My parents lived with my grandparents before they found out they were expecting me, ...
Discussion in Disability rights and campaigning - 16 Aug 2020
Today is Young Carers Awareness Day, 31st January 2019. This day is for raising awareness on young carers who care for their loved one. @AdeleTaylor spoke to us about her experiences as a young ...
Discussion in Disability rights and campaigning - 31 Jan 2019
Hello I feel very angry, frustrated and upset about being treated like a child and being bullied and picked on and people saying certain things all of the time in which I do not like. I also hate it ...
Discussion in Autism and neurodiversity - 2 Apr 2018
Hi there, My name is Jess Marshall and I am an undergraduate at the University of Sussex. I am interested in researching social vulnerability in children with disabilities and I am wondering whether ...
Discussion in Research and opportunities - 5 Mar 2021
As part of Carers Week, we're re-sharing this blog from @AdeleTaylor who spoke to us about her experiences as a young carer and what she is up to now. Hi Adele, would you like to introduce ...
Discussion in Children, parents, and families - 11 Jun 2019
Hi, I have been on the higher rate of DLA both Mobility and Personal care for at least the last 13 years, my dla was due for renewal and I had to claim PIP I went for the assessment the assessor was ...
Discussion in Start here and say hello! - 18 Mar 2018
The Telegraph today reports that self-harm has risen dramatically in the past 6 years in teenage girls. "Self-harm among young teenage girls rose nearly 70 per cent after 2011, due partly to ...
Discussion in Mental health and wellbeing - 19 Oct 2017