As part of Cerebral Palsy Awareness month, I am talking with Chrissie Henson. Chrissie is a person-centred therapist and author who lives with cerebral palsy (CP). Chrissie lives in Leicestershire ...
Discussion in Cerebral palsy - 16 Mar 2023
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
I have Autism Spectrum Disorder and anxiety disorder and I have been having problems finding a job. I have work experience in restaurants, childcare and retail but struggled with the changes in ...
Discussion in Work and employment - 25 Jan 2019
Hi, I'm a 23 year old woman who is terrified at returning to work and I'm not sure what to do. I'm autistic and have adhd. I also have cPTSD, anxiety and OCD which are undiagnosed and I have no ...
Discussion in Work and employment - 28 May 2021
Hi, I find myself feeling increasingly confused about what is wrong with me. Do I have Aspergers like I keep thinking about and taking online tests for or am I just very odd? Let me just list a few ...
Discussion in Autism and neurodiversity - 25 Sep 2017
Today Darren talks to us about how important it is to have parents who are supportive and who stand up for their disabled children. Here is his story. I wasn’t born with my disability. I have left ...
Discussion in Disability rights and campaigning - 23 Apr 2019
Hello all, I'm a male and I'm 23 years old. Below is the detailed list of symptoms of my undiagnosed illness. If anyone has heard of any illness like this, please let me know! I hate living like ...
Discussion in Rare, invisible, and undiagnosed conditions - 17 Nov 2019
I CAN'T HAVE FIVE GENERATIONS BEFORE BUDDING POETS WITH MENTAL HEALTH WHO NEED TO WORK FROM HOME'S RIGHTS TO THE USUAL LEVEL OF FUNDING, THAT'S ALL I ASK, RIGHTS GET RECOGNISED, ARE YOU WITH ME OR ARE ...
Discussion in Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) - 2 Sep 2018
My name is Steph and I am a full-time wheelchair user. I have a background in psychology and I’m currently doing my PhD (part-time) looking at disabled people and self-harm. Alongside this I work for ...
Discussion in Disability rights and campaigning - 17 Jul 2019
My parents lived with my grandparents before they found out they were expecting me, when they found out they were expecting me they asked my nan to write them a letter to say that she was kicking ...
Discussion in Coffee lounge - 16 Aug 2020