Parents of children on the Autism Spectrum
Profiles - Age 6-11
Sandy - Interview 1
Sandy, 38, lives with her two sons and is a full time carer. Ethnic background/nationality: White British.
Liz - Interview 2
Liz, 45, lives with her husband, a chicken farmer, and two of her three sons. Ethnic background/nationality: White British.
Rachel - Interview 8
Rachel, a former social worker, is now a full time carer and lives with her husband and two sons aged 9 and 6.
Katrina - Interview 11
Katrina, a full time carer, and her partner have a daughter aged 11 and son aged 8. Ethnic background/nationality: White British.
Helen and Jason - Interview 12
Helen, a full time carer, and Jason, a garage mechanic, have two sons aged 6 and 2. Ethnic background/nationality: White British.
Mary-Anne - Interview 25
Mary-Anne, a full time carer, lives with her son who is 11 years old. Ethnic background/nationality: White other.
Tony and Alison - Interview 28
Tony, a market manager, and Alison, a dinner lady, have two children; Fiona aged 13 and Nathan aged 10.
Bobbi - Interview 30
Bobbi, a part time administrator, and her husband have two children; Jack aged 8 and Charlie aged 6. Ethnic background/nationality: White American.
Nick and Vikki - Interview 34
Nick, a design engineer, and Vikki, a teacher, have two sons aged 10 and 8. Ethnic background/nationality: White British.
Steve - Interview 37
Steve and his wife have one son, aged 9. Ethnic background/nationality: White British.
Helen - Interview 41
Helen, a civil servant, and her husband have two sons aged 9 and 10.
Kirsten - Interview 43
Kirsten lives with her three children aged 9, 7 and 4. Ethnic background/nationality: White Scottish
Jeanine - Interview 46
Jeanine, a local authority employee, lives with her daughter aged 11 and son aged 8. Ethnic background/nationality: White British.
Nuala - Interview 56
Nuala, a software engineer, and her husband have a daughter aged 11 and a son aged 9. Ethnic background/nationality: White British