Wendy Lawson's Consultancy Work with Us
We’re delighted that world-renowned Autism expert
Wendy Lawson
has been, and is continuing to work with us in a consultative role, within our homes as well as delivering specialist autism training to our managers and senior support staff. In September, she returns to work with us again, both as trainer to the management, in the homes and also to speak at our "Autism: A Day of Discovery" conference in Bridgwater, Somerset on 17 September 2007 (with Dinah Murray).The consultancy sessions have been extremely enlightening, and allowed us to further improve our service to, and understanding of, our service users. The philosophy of Homes Caring for Autism is to support every individual to live full, independent and rewarding lives. We believe in striving for excellence in all we do, so working with Wendy is very much in line with our core principles. About Wendy Lawson Wendy Lawson (Bss. Bsw(Hons) GDip(PsychStud) GDip(Psych)) is an adult with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. Currently Wendy is working towards her PhD in Psychology with Deakin University, Victoria, Australia. Wendy’s work explores the influence of neurologically typical development with that of development in individuals with Autism, its impact upon learning styles and related parental distress. As a writer, poet and adult educator, Wendy is well known both in the Northern and Southern hemispheres. Wendy has been married, separated and divorced. She brought up four children and has experienced the death of one of her teenage sons. Wendy’s two elder children are in stable relationships; her daughter is now happily married, and her older son lives with his partner in a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. Wendy’s younger son, now aged 23, also has Asperger’s Syndrome. "I knew Tim was like me in so many ways. He has a big heart and a wide appealing grin. Seeing him experiencing similar difficulties to my own though is painful and I so wish I could make life easier for him." Becoming a psychologist and sharing her knowledge, understanding and experience of Autistic Spectrum Disorders has been Wendy's occupation over the past 12 years. For more about Wendy, her work, poetry and/or life, visit her website at www.mugsy.org/wendy |