Learning to say No!
Everyone likes to be liked, and for some people it seems that saying no is harder than for others. In the past I’ve been made to feel bad, that saying...
It’s all in a name: Employing personal assistants
When I started out employing personal assistants at the age of 12, as a family, we considered all of the different titles the role may be called from carer to...
Communication breakdown and repair strategies
For all communication I prefer my communication partner, if they can, to be on my level, it can be hard to be looking up to lip read (I have a...
Living independently
I employ a team of personal assistants who support me 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. Each team member works with me on a 1-1 basis, and...
Reverse engineering life
For me ‘the time it takes is the time it takes’. What I mean by this is that I cannot dress any more quickly and I cannot eat any more...
Thinking time or a mind blank?
Do you ever get asked a question and like me feel put on the spot and react like the ‘rabbit in the headlights’? I always thought this was something to...
AAC, video conferencing and communication partners
Due to the pandemic I have been doing a lot of video conferencing with people I normally see in person. In face to face conversations some people understand my speech,...