Today (10 April 2021) is National Sibling Day, a global awareness day dedicated to recognising our brothers and sisters! Although our brothers and sisters might have once been a source of annoyance ...
Discussion in Coffee lounge - 10 Apr 2021
Hello, Wondering if I could get some advice. I have three year old twins, one twin has CP, can not walk and has limited mobility. Im struggling with taking them out especially on my own to play ...
Discussion in Children, parents, and families - 27 Mar 2024
The team at Sibs have organised a special online workshop to help the siblings of people with learning disabilities learn a new way to keep in touch with their brother or sister. The website ...
Discussion in Autism and neurodiversity - 13 Jan 2021
Hello, my son is 13 and has CP. We never had counselling as a family, and 2 years ago I had a breakdown. I am now seeing a counsellor who's really helping me. As a result of that, I started studying ...
Discussion in Children, parents, and families - 2 Nov 2018
It's National Siblings Day! Unfortunately I do not have any siblings but growing up with my cousins, it felt like I did. Now that we are much older and some of them have their own families; we do not ...
Discussion in Coffee lounge - 10 Apr 2019
Hi, I am new here. I have 2 younger siblings with Special needs. My mum is their primary carer & she is 65 now & they are late 20’s & 30. They are both wheelchair bound and need help for ...
Discussion in Children, parents, and families - 13 Feb 2019
Great news I've been placed into Band B on medical grounds assessed mobility level 2. Unfortunately we're still only allocated a 2 bedroom property. My last post I explained I'd taken in my nephew ...
Discussion in Housing and independent living - 2 Jan 2024
Hi everyone, I was diagnosed with dyslexia when I was 17 just in the second year of a levels. I didn’t receive much help in uni as I didn’t really acknowledged my condition. My ex husband used to ...
Discussion in Autism and neurodiversity - 1 Aug 2023
Hey all Firstly I'd like to thank Scope. I have never used your website or services before, but due to your tireless charity work and campainging through the years, I knew exactly where to come when ...
Discussion in Children, parents, and families - 21 May 2021
I often have this issue when buying Christmas presents, that I will have spent more on one person so have to make it up for everyone else. Then inevitably someone else will come out on top so I have ...
Discussion in Coffee lounge - 17 Nov 2022
