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There are over 11 million people in the UK with a limiting long-term illness, impairment or disability. There are 800,000 disabled children under the age of 16 - that equates to one child in every 20.

99.1 per cent of disabled children live at home and are supported by their families. 

The most commonly-reported impairments are those that affect mobility, lifting or carrying. There are approximately 1,800 children diagnosed with cerebral palsy every year and an estimated 30,000 children with cerebral palsy [registered in the UK] - button - linked to www.scope.org.uk/media/disability-facts-figures. Other reported impairments are social and behavioural (33%), learning disability (31%) and stamina, breathing and fatigue (31%).

Recent articles from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and medical journals such as the International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, all conclude that a substantive benefit and overall improvement in welfare is the result for parents and caregivers who receive coaching when looking after special needs children.

Whether it is cerebral palsy, autism, Down's syndrome or any other developmental or physical disability, the lives of these families will be changed forever. Parents of children with disabilities have a greater incidence of divorce and their financial situation changes dramatically, due to both the cost of caring for their child and the fact that one parent will give up his or her career to serve as a caregiver. The relationship that parents have with their other children, and with their relatives and friends, becomes strained as the focus is shifted to the child who has the developmental/physical disability.

With my support as a special needs, life coach and a mother of a child with disabilities, families and carers will know they are not alone in their endeavours. Raising a child with a disability can place a significant strain on the mental well-being of parents and carers. I understand the barriers to well-being, including lack of support, being unable to ask for help, being isolated from the community, and having the insufficient time or income to spend on oneself. Parental mental health is key to the quality of life of the child and family. I am skilled at listening, I have a wealth of knowledge and experiences, which I integrate into my work, carefully asking helpful and thought-provoking questions to motivate families to live their best lives.

I can coach you through a variety of circumstances which includes: