Amy: Interview 12

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Amy explains that a family holiday with relatives was complicated by their attitudes to her brother.
Amy explains that a family holiday with relatives was complicated by their attitudes to her brother.
Amys friends are good with her brother. His diagnosis did not bother any of them.
Amys friends are good with her brother. His diagnosis did not bother any of them.
Amy initially thought she would not like to have children, but changed her mind because of the...
Amy initially thought she would not like to have children, but changed her mind because of the...
Yes, that’s what my initial thoughts were if, I thought, I don’t know, I think my views have changed. I thought at the time like if it was hereditary then I wouldn’t have children at all, but now, I think I would even if they were autistic. I think it would be okay, because, because of having Harry as my brother, I sort of like understand what it’s like, but yeah. So I think I would have children.
Amys views of having a child with autism have changed. She thinks it would be okay because she...
Amys views of having a child with autism have changed. She thinks it would be okay because she...
Yes, that’s what my initial thoughts were if, I thought, I don’t know, I think my views have changed. I thought at the time like if it was hereditary then I wouldn’t have children at all, but now, I think I would. Even if they were autistic. I think it would be okay, because, because of having Harry as my brother, I sort of like understand what it’s like, but yeah. So I think I would have children.
Amy received support from her family and did not know that support groups existed. She felt she...
Amy received support from her family and did not know that support groups existed. She felt she...
Amy would have liked to learn from others experiences.
Amy would have liked to learn from others experiences.
I think if we met... sort of like, find out what it’s like for other siblings maybe of autistic sort of children. I think it would be interesting to, yeah, definitely find out what it’s like for them, because there’s stuff on the internet, like symptoms of autism and like that sort of stuff, but there’s not much about actual real lives to do with what it’s like to live with autistic people and like, to have an autistic brother or sister.