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What do you mean, 'Perception is Reality'? The explanation is quite simple.  You and I might see exactly the same thing; however, we both interpret the situation differently. How often have you and a friend watched the same movie only to find that you each thought the movie was about something completely different? You have your individual perceptions on the same topic and yet they are both

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Holidays ... do you get them? If you do, where do you go? Does it stress you out to see your child frustrated because, when you get to your destination, you find that the facility is not 'disability friendly'? Stress levels go up, everyone becomes tense and frustrated, and you start asking yourself, ‘Why did we do this?'

I don't know if this happens to anyone else, but this is what happened to

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Brothers and sisters of children with a disability have it tough. 

As they grow up, not only do they have to learn about their world, they have to come to terms with why their sibling is getting most of the attention from mum and dad.

Have you ever thought of the logic they are using to understand what is going on?

• ‘They spend more time with him because they must love him more.'
• ‘They are always

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It's funny how the sole purpose of a memory is to serve as a reminder to trust your instincts in the future ...  When Daniel was about 3 we were advised that his hips would develop incorrectly if we didn’t put him in a plaster cast from his hips to his ankles for 6 weeks. 

Imagine putting both of your child’s legs into a position similar to that of a wishbone of a chicken, and then cementing

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