Sally: Interview 15
Sally's grandson, aged 7, was diagnosed with autism when he was 3 years old.
Sally is married and has two daughters and four grandchildren. She works as a Church Pastor. Ethnicity/nationality: White British.
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Brenda: Interview 14
Brenda's grandson, aged 6, was recently diagnosed with Asperger syndrome.
Brenda has two daughters, two stepsons and four grandchildren. She lives with her partner and is a Student Services Team Leader. Ethnicity/nationality: White British.
Brian and Lucy: Interview 12 & 13
Brian and Lucy's grandson, now 16, was diagnosed with autism when he was 2 years old.
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...
Jan: Interview 11
Jan's older grandson has a diagnosis of ASD.
Jan, a social care trainer and consultant, has two children and two grandsons aged 10 and 5. She lives with her husband. Ethnicity/nationality: White British.
Rebeccah: Interview 10
Rebeccah's older grandson was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome aged 2.
Rebeccah is a retired charity consultant. She lives with her husband and has two sons and two grandchildren. Ethnicity/nationality: White British.
Bryan and Moira: Interview 08 & 09
Bryan and Moira's oldest grandson was diagnosed with autism when he was three years old. He is now twenty-one.
Bryan and Moira are both retired. He is a former naval officer whilst Moira used to work part-time as a shop assistant. They have two children and three grandchildren. Ethnicity/nationality:...
Interview 07
Interview 7 has one grandson who had been diagnosed with autism.
Interview 7 is married and has two children.
Dorothy: Interview 06
Dorothy's grandchildren, Lydia, aged fourteen, and Edward, eleven, were both diagnosed with ASD when they were each about three years old.
Dorothy is a retired teacher. She lives quite close to her daughter and two grandchildren. Ethnicity/nationality: White British.
Jan: Interview 05
Jan's twin grandsons were diagnosed with autism when they were one and a half.
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:...
Jill: Interview 04
Jill has full-time care of her grandson who has been diagnosed with autism and semantic pragmatic disorder.
Jill has one daughter and a grandson. She is a retired journalist. Ethnicity/nationality: White British.