A week ago, Dannielle resorted to writing in blood on the walls of her seclusion cell. 23 years-old and autistic, her last ten years - mostly spent detained in hospital settings - have been defined by despair, but lockdown has brought unthinkable new lows.
Often, an autism diagnosis comes with an apology. I was lucky. My experience was positive – and was very different from what I’ve heard from many other autistic people.
Reminiscing after a virtual exchange with old friends the other day, the phrase mis-spent youth sprung to mind. Though used ironically, the phrase reminded me of the set of beliefs we nurtured and held.
The key driver for local authorities and their partners in adopting Community Led Support is delivering better outcomes for individuals and the community.
For the last ten years the NDTi has been working alongside and learning with statutory, voluntary and private agencies who are seeking to achieve community inclusion
For us the power of partnership means equality. It means respect and support. And there is no better example of this power in action than The Cumbria Learning Disability Autism Partnership Board, of which People First, some of our members and one of our Trustees, are proud to be a part.
Although we always strive to do better, The Advocacy Project is proud of our diversity – diversity in governance, diversity of staff, and things like our “cultural awareness toolkit” to help inform our advocacy practice.
All this changed with the pandemic lockdown ... recent circumstances in some instances ‘turbo charged’ the move to a strengths based culture of practice.
Those living in our towns and cities have to find nature where they can, not in the big spaces but in the small ones, in life, in the sky, in the cracks in the pavements.
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