Squirrel News · @squirrelnews_en
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Following the success of , the is helping families create specialised local residences for their adult children with highly stemming from .

theguardian.com/society/2023/j

#linden #farm #simontrust #complexneeds #autism

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Saba Salman · @Saba_Salman
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Such a stunning shot of Christian Raphael, a music fan from Cambridge.

I loved editing this issue and cover story about day in Christian's life. He's a cool guy who loves music and bright clothes. He's also non-verbal, has complex learning disabilities and was in hospital with Covid last year.

There's not enough coverage of complex/profound disabilities, Christian helps us rectify that.

cl-initiatives.co.uk/a-day-in-

#pmld #learningdisability #intellectualdisability #epilepsy #complexneeds #carer

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Saba Salman · @Saba_Salman
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Just because I love this smiley photo of Elliott and it doesn't display on the link in my last toot, here's a screen grab from the Tortoise website.

#autistic #nonverbal #complexneeds #epilepsy #carer #unpaidcarer #pmld #Journalism #podcast #Reporter #editor

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Saba Salman · @Saba_Salman
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Almost finished the Jan 2023 Community Living edit, the first I've commissioned from scratch.

So a neat time for an intro to new columnist Ian Goldsworthy, parent to Elliott, 17, who's

I knew from working with Ian on a podcast that there's way more to say about his family and the issues they face. I was right.

Ian's first column is brutally honest and beautifully written. I'll share here when it's live.

For now, here's the podcast:

tortoisemedia.com/audio/a-plac

#autistic #nonverbal #complexneeds

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Saba Salman · @Saba_Salman
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