We were contacted recently by the National Austistic Society who had read this thread and suggested we invite Carrie Grant to join us for a webchat to chat specifically about bringing up girls on the autistic spectrum.
Carrie is a parent campaigner for the National Autistic Society. She is mum to four children, three birth and one adopted child. The children's ages are: 19, 12, 8 and 4 years. Their needs range from Autism, Asperger syndrome (AS), AD(H)D, Dyspraxia, Dyscalculia, Tourettes and attachment difficulties. The Grants host a monthly meeting to support parents of girls with AS.
She says,: “I guess you could say we specialise in unique children! These children are magical, inspiring, creative and sometimes challenging. When you have four with needs the chances are one or other is always going to be kicking off. We are learning fast about both the system and how to meet our children’s needs".
“We long to encourage other parents on their journey and we also want to see changes made in society, a shift from tolerating or accepting difference to actually celebrating difference.”
Join Carrie this Wednesday (11th June) between 9 and 10pm for a webchat and if you're unable to join Carrie at that time, please post a question in advance on this thread.
WEBCHAT GUIDELINES: 1. One question per member plus one follow-up. 2. Keep your question brief. 3. Don't moan if your question doesn't get answered. 4. Do be civil/polite. 5. If one topic or question threatens to overwhelm the webchat, MNHQ will usually ask for people to stop repeating the same question or point.
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Webchat about bringing up girls on the autistic spectrum with Carrie Grant, campaigner for the National Autistic Society.
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