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Concerns about future housing for adult disabled child
On November 30th and December 1st I attended a conference sponsored by Carer Support http://www.carersupport.org.au — in partnership with Onkaparinga Council, Housing SA and Disability SA — for older family members caring for an adult child with a mental illness or … Continue reading
Posted in advocacy, disability services, Planning for the future
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Research projects
A few years ago I contributed to a couple of research projects conducted by honours and PhD students who were studying aspects of living with autism. In one I was asked to answer a series of questions about how I was dealing … Continue reading
Posted in autism, disability services, parenting, research
Tagged advocacy, disability action, happiness, Parenting
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Is independence a virtue?
Ted Kutnz (tedjkuntz@gmail.com) writes in a recent ‘Peace Begins with Me’ email: “I’ve witnessed … commitment to independence in the disability community. It is not uncommon for support services to be guided by the principle of ‘independence’. Will this action help … Continue reading
Autism Support Agency Services
Autism SA is he major support organisation representing the interests of autistic people and their families in South Australia. Anthony, whose position with the agency involves several ‘hats’: he is, or has been, a support worker; a family information officer; an employment supervisor; … Continue reading
Toward a definition of ‘care’
In a caring role, you sometimes need a change in attitude and direction if you want to become proactive. My son is 36 years old and lives in a group home with support workers employed by the SA Department for … Continue reading
Posted in advocacy, autism, Carer role, counselling, disability services, Family, parenting
Tagged advocacy, carers, disability action, happiness, Parenting
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Guilt 2
There is also a need for carers to be aware of how others might choose to manipulate them and play on their sense of guilt. One mother tells of her deflation and despair as she left one particular meeting with a … Continue reading
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Tagged advocacy, carers, disability action, Parenting
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The day I became a mother
The day I became a mother I couldn’t imagine how I would feel when the child I was holding in my arms would be a man. I could not comprehend at the time that, although he was now a separate person, … Continue reading
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