Autism awareness has become more widespread this century, and greater numbers of children with subtle symptoms are now diagnosed at young ages. But decades ago, doctors rarely diagnosed people towards the subtler end of the spectrum.
“Fifty years ago, nobody would call autism what we call autism today – they would just be consid- ered quirky,” says Hens
How would you feel if your child was never invited to birthday parties? Or worse, if they had their own party but no other kids showed up? Katherine Peereboom is a mother of three boys on the autism spectrum and the founder of Spectrum Support. She says that this is a reality for many parents
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Kathrine speaks with the talented Jo Abi about the journey of parenthood with children on the spectrum and challenges in finding adequate support for them
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