Relationships

(family, friends)

Family

Low Aspirations

Here Simone talks about her parents’ aspirations for her.

Led by Professionals

Here Michelle talks about the influence medical professionals had on her parents.

Proactive Parents

Here Miro talks about how he values his parents’ differing approaches.

Expecting a Fight

Here Donna talks about her supportive mum.

As Long as I was Happy

Here Micheline talks about her supportive parents.

Siblings

Here David talks about his relationship with his siblings.

The Caterpillar Contraption

Here Zara talks about the battle her mum fought to get her into a local mainstream middle school.

Being Myself

Here Ajay describes support and encouragement from his family making a difference.

Lovely Mum

Here Etty remembers her mum.

No Skiving

Here Ray describes doing everything for herself.

Hand Me Downs

Here Clenton describes life with his family.

Staying Home

Here Joanne describes her mum’s determination for her to go to school locally.

Positive Parents

Here Jane talks about her relationship with her parents.

Friendship

Drag a Bag

Here Lynda describes her friendship with her best friend Sandra.

Bird Table

Here Anthea recalls her loneliness at school.

Skiving

Here Mark talks about his best friend Johnny.

Making Friends

Here Joanne talks about her friends at school.

Control and Divide

Here Simone talks about her Head Teacher creating obstacles to friendship.

Support Getting in the Way

Here Maresa talks about how her Personal Assistants could get in the way of friendships.

Lacking Friendships

Here Michelle talks about the lack of opportunity to make friends locally.

Left Behind

Here Deborah talks about moving class and leaving her friends behind.

Tomboy

Here Angela talks about an accident she had while playing with her friends.

Loss

Here Jane recalls friends dying when she was a child.

One Friend

Here Alice talks about her tendency to have just one friend.

Maintaining Friendships

Here Maresa talks about the difficulties of making friends when she was only in school one day a week.

Best Friend Award

Here Zara talks about how her school rewarded her friend.

Best Friends

Here Miro talks about his best friends in school.

Friends

Nadia talks about friendships at school.

A Similar Mind State

Here Isobel describes the children’s acceptance of her condition.

Support is a Barrier

Here Sebastian describes his support staff being a barrier to friendships.

Growing Up

Later Friendships

Here Paul recalls developing friendships during his University years.

Fire Escapes

Here David recalls how boys would meet girls at night.

Sex Education

Here Mark talks about his sex education in school.

Tea Dance

Here Phillip describes growing up in a single-sex environment.

Being ‘Objectionable’

Here Richard describes his self-esteem issues as a young person.

Going on the Trams

Here Etty describes going on the trams with her brothers.

Sweetheart

Here Etty describes making friends.

Getting a car

Here John describes his father’s reaction to his wish for a car.

Finding Girls

Here Haq recalls the arrival of girls at his school.

Learning from Friends

Here Ajay describes the lack of sex education at his school.