Autism

Charities heralding it as a new idea insults every campaigner and disabled person whose Blue Badge was taken away
Imagine your child reaches three years old and still doesn’t say a word
A measure of how important it is to tick the box was when we told the school, and they congratulated us on getting the diagnosis
'We don’t want William to leave home at 12 years old just because he is autistic.'
Saskia didn’t start talking properly until she was eight but when she did talk to you there was never eye contact, she would look over your head
'Understanding the developmental mechanisms behind autism will help improve early detection.'
'I am autistic, but I am no less worthy of friendship than anyone else.'