COMMUNITY CARE - Case Studies

William had autism, and was the younger brother of a child with cerebral palsy. His parents had grave problems managing the needs of both children, and everybody in the family was beginning to suffer. We negotiated with the social services department to get a proper care assessment put in place, which assessed the needs of all family members. We then arranged for sufficient staying respite care to enable the parents to have a proper holiday, as well as one weekend a month which could then be devoted to their older son.