Parents of children on the Autism Spectrum
Profiles - Age 18+
Daryll - Interview 6
Daryll, a special needs teacher, is divorced with a son aged 22 and daughter aged 19. Ethnic background/nationality: White British
Tracy - Interview 13
Tracy, a school assistant, and her husband have one daughter aged 19. Ethnic background/nationality: White British.
Christine - Interview 20
Christine has two adopted children, the oldest, Brian, is 30 years old. She lives with Brian and Alice, her daughter's child. Ethnic background/nationality: White British.
Ciaran - Interview 26
Ciaran, a development manager, and his wife have a son aged 21 and daughter aged 18. Ethnic background/nationality: White Irish.
Jacqui - Interview 31
Jacqui, a full time carer, lives with her seven children aged between 23 and 10. Ethnic background/nationality: White British.
Diana - Interview 33
Diana, a retired nurse, and her husband have four children aged 42, 40, 37 and 28. Ethnic background/nationality: White British.
Carolann - Interview 36
Carolann, a teacher, lives with her husband and daughter, Nita, who is 19 years old. Ethnic background/nationality: White British.
Barbara and Howard - Interview 45
Barbara, a retired social worker, and her son, Howard, live together. Ethnic background/nationality: White British
John and Lynne - Interview 47
John, a civil servant, and Lynne, a teacher, have two sons aged 28 and 32. Ethnic background/nationality: Welsh.