Tag Archives: family story
A total break, at a precious moment in childhood
Cynthia and her husband Dave live in Campbeltown in West Scotland, with their two daughters Jessica, aged 11, and Grace, aged 9. Grace has a diagnosis of Down’s syndrome and is also awaiting an assessment for ADHD. Family life Cynthia says, “we have two wonderful daughters, Jessica […]
“When Aaryan is happy, we’re all happy.”
Aaryan is eighteen and lives in Dundee with his mother, Pronita and father, Subhayu. Aaryan’s brother, Agnijo, lives at university in Cambridge most of the time but visits when he can. Pronita tells us: “Aaryan has Down’s syndrome, which he […]
We used our grant towards camping equipment
Geraldine lives in Glasgow, Scotland with her husband, Desmond, and children, Katie, 20, Marcus, 18, and Shay, 17. Marcus has been diagnosed with autism and has high support needs. Geraldine explains, “Marcus is non-verbal, so he finds it quite difficult […]
Family time and making memories
Emma lives in Central Scotland with her husband, Steven, and children, Tessa, 17, Lukas, 13, and Kieran, 12. Kieran was born early at 27 weeks gestation. He has been diagnosed with quadriplegic cerebral palsy which affects his arms and legs. […]
Grants have been a lifeline for my family
Anna lives in Lanarkshire, Scotland with her husband Anton, 13-year-old son Jay, and her parents. Jay is autistic with moderate to severe learning difficulties. Anna explains, “The conditions greatly affect everything that we do. Jay suffers from severe anxiety, so […]
Take a Break helps to take the financial burden away
Nicola lives in Lanarkshire with her nineteen-year-old daughter Libby, thirteen-year-old John and their grandmother. Libby has a diagnosis of autism, learning and behavioural difficulties, and partial chromosome deletion disorder. Family life with Libby Nicola recalls, “Libby was diagnosed with autism […]
Spending quality time together
Laura lives in Edinburgh with her partner Jason and two children. Her son Oscar is eleven years old. “Oscar was diagnosed with autism at the age of four. He also has a recent diagnosis of Developmental co-ordination disorder (DCD), previously […]
A break from everyday life
Leona lives in Dundee with husband Paul and six-year-old daughter, Elena. “Within the first 24 hours of Elena being born she was diagnosed with Down’s syndrome. A day later, Elena was also diagnosed with a congenital heart defect which led […]
