Episode 11: Finn

In today’s episode Maisie is joined by her friend Finn. They discuss raising Rob, Finn's son, who has a diagnosis of autism. Finn has struggled through the years in getting the help Rob rightfully deserves when it comes to education. Individuals who are seen as 'high functioning' often need a very high level support in many different areas - 'high functioning' autism does not mean easy autism, far from it.

 

Useful Links:

 

1) Parent's Rights: https://www.education.ne.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Parent-Rights-Eng-2012.pdf

 

2) Ambitious About Autism: https://www.ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk/ 

 

Right From The Start Project - Parent And Carer Survey

The online version can be completed and submitted online: 
https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/cedar/familyresearch/supportearlyyears/study/

Sharing The Survey

We would be grateful if you could join our efforts and spread the word about our survey via your social media channels and networks to reach parents and carers of children with autism. Below we have provided some suggested social media wording to help you do this and feel free to add your own flare to it. Or if you'd prefer, simply retweet or share our posts from our social media pages.

Suggested Post for Twitter
Are you a parent or carer of a child aged 0-6 with #autism? Please help @AmbitiousAutism gather evidence for their #RightfromtheStart Project by completing this short #survey about your experiences https://bit.ly/2Cdt01q @warwickuni #pleaseshare
 
Suggested Post for Facebook
Ambitious about Autism are working with the University of Warwick to research the needs and issues faced by parents/carers of children aged 0-6 with autism to inform a project which will help families receive the right support, Right from the Start.

TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A CHANGE!