After graduating from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama and completing a PGCE, my first job was working for Surrey Music Service as a peripatetic teacher. At the end of my first year in this rewarding post, I met my husband. Three years into our marriage we adopted a little boy, aged almost three, with Cerebral Palsy, and six years later, a baby girl who was then diagnosed with 22q11.2 Distal Deletion Syndrome. Both our children would be described as neurodivergent as well as physically disabled.
We were thrown into the world of special educational needs as we sought support for our children's development. From the outset we encountered obstacles, sadly, from professionals within education as well as the government in terms of trying to get the appropriate help. On several occasions we had to fight for our children's acceptance and right to non-judgemental support.
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