Cerebral Palsy

If Only I Knew What I Know Now

Being a disabled child is very hard, the world of disability doesn’t come with any instructions it's just left for you and your family to navigate its ableist structures. I know this was hard for my parents at the beginning, their world had turned upside down when I got my diagnosis of cerebral palsy without… Continue reading If Only I Knew What I Know Now

Cerebral Palsy, Newly Qualified Occupational Therapist

Being a Student Whilst Working With Cerebral Palsy

Me again! As promised I wanted to make a real effort to not try and abandon my blog his year! Therefore, I thought I would go back to my old student blogs where it all started and reflect on what it feels like to be a student now whilst working. Last September I spoke about… Continue reading Being a Student Whilst Working With Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral Palsy

My Experience of Catching the Train Independently 

That’s right you read the title right, I finally caught the train on my own!! Catching the train independently is something that I’ve been working towards for a while, as I’m not the most confident of drivers so it was something that I knew I needed to do to visit friends who live in different… Continue reading My Experience of Catching the Train Independently 

Cerebral Palsy

My Reasons for Going up to Full Time Work With Chronic Fatigue

Going up to full-time work with chronic fatigue, I know my long term readers are thinking…Georgia we read your struggles on your last full-time placement, what are you thinking?  I know, I know and 6-months ago when I started having the conversations of increasing my hours to working full-time it was scary and truth be… Continue reading My Reasons for Going up to Full Time Work With Chronic Fatigue

Cerebral Palsy, Disability Rights, Occupational Therapy

The Medical Model of Disability and Standardised Assessments

The Medical Model of Disability is often talked about in occupational therapy and in fact, it’s debated a lot. The Medical Model was most recently debated at the start of 2022 when the Royal College of Occupational Therapists changed its logo from the Phoenix which as I’m sure many will remember generated lots of conversations. … Continue reading The Medical Model of Disability and Standardised Assessments

Cerebral Palsy, Disability Rights

Disability Pride Month NOT Inspirational Porn Month

It’s July which means it's one of the greatest months of the year - DISABILITY PRIDE MONTH!! So whilst we all soak up the disabled joy this month I wanted to remind those outside of the disabled community that this month is about CELEBRATING disability, not PITYING disability. I mean why would, you want to… Continue reading Disability Pride Month NOT Inspirational Porn Month

Cerebral Palsy, Disability Rights

Manuscript Submitted, What’s Next?

Howdy, and apologies for the silence, I can’t believe we are 4-months into the year and this will only be my third blog?!! I’ve missed blogging so much! It was never my intention to be as quiet, but my manuscript is submitted and I have so much to update you on! You’ll be fed up… Continue reading Manuscript Submitted, What’s Next?