Episode 7: Claire

In this episode I talk to my amazing friend Claire. Claire tells me the story of bringing up her daughter Ariella. Like my son Charlie, Ariella has severe autism and we both openly discuss the difficulties this brings as well as the joy and laughter they bring to our everyday.

Useful Links: 1) ABA Therapy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Applied_behavior_analysis 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!