Profiles

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Janet: Interview 01

Janet has several grandchildren. She talks about her 8 year old grandson, L and her 6 year old granddaughter G both of whom have autism.

  • Background

    Janet is married and is a retired waitress. She has several grandchildren. Ethnic background/nationality: white British.

  • Age at interview 65
  • Sex/Gender Female
  • Irene: Interview 02

    Irene's two grandchildren, aged 7 and 12, have been diagnosed with autism and Asperger syndrome respectively.

  • Background

    Irene lives with her husband. They have three children and two grandchildren. She is a retired teacher. Ethnicity/nationality: White British.

  • Age at interview 61
  • Sex/Gender Female
  • Jill: Interview 04

    Jill has full-time care of her grandson who has been diagnosed with autism and semantic pragmatic disorder.

  • Background

    Jill has one daughter and a grandson. She is a retired journalist. Ethnicity/nationality: White British.

  • Age at interview 69
  • Sex/Gender Female
  • Jan: Interview 05

    Jan's twin grandsons were diagnosed with autism when they were one and a half.

  • Background

    Jan has one daughter. She also has three grandchildren; one granddaughter and twin grandsons aged ten and eight respectively. She has retired from her job in social services management. Ethnicity/nationality:...

  • Age at interview 64
  • Sex/Gender Female
  • Interview 07

    Interview 7 has one grandson who had been diagnosed with autism.

  • Background

    Interview 7 is married and has two children.

  • Age at interview 63
  • Sex/Gender Female
  • Rebeccah: Interview 10

    Rebeccah's older grandson was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome aged 2.

  • Background

    Rebeccah is a retired charity consultant. She lives with her husband and has two sons and two grandchildren. Ethnicity/nationality: White British.

  • Age at interview 64
  • Sex/Gender Female
  • Brian and Lucy: Interview 12 & 13

    Brian and Lucy's grandson, now 16, was diagnosed with autism when he was 2 years old.

  • Background

    Brian and Lucy are both retired. He is a former police staff driver and she a former dinner lady. They have two children and three grandchildren with a fourth on...

  • Age at interview 70
  • Sex/Gender Male