Parents as Keyworkers
Michelle Mould
Michelle's thirteen-year-old daughter was diagnosed with autism ten years ago. Michelle describes how she reached a point of having to take back control because 'I couldn't keep facing the days feeling helpless, useless and with no relationship with my daughter'. She did this by becoming her own keyworker. Michelle argues in this essay that every keyworker should be equipped to empower parents to be their own keyworker – if and when they want this and are ready for it.
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