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Ailsa
Mar 1
Life Update
It’s March already! How did that happen? Not only that, but Brains on Wheels has just seen its eighth year; I published my first blog...
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Ailsa
Oct 25, 2023
The Startle Reflex - Ailsa's Story
You may have read that I have an over-active startle reflex on my ‘About Ailsa’ page, but what does that exactly mean? The Moro reflex,...
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Ailsa
Jul 16, 2023
Parallel Windsor 2023 - Part 2
We arrived in plenty of time to start the 1Km with everyone else at the scheduled time, but for some unknown reason, they started it...
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Ailsa
Jul 15, 2023
Parallel Windsor 2023 - Part 1
On Sunday, 02 July, I took part in Parallel Windsor. What a crazy but amazing day, it was overwhelming but absolutely phenomenal! You...
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Ailsa
Jun 11, 2023
Stimming and Sensory Processing (Part 2)
Sensory processing often comes hand-in-hand with stimming because a lot of people with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) stim to...
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Ailsa
Jun 10, 2023
Stimming and Sensory Processing (Part 1)
It has taken a lot to write and publish these blog posts because I worry about the reaction I will get, but here goes... When I was...
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Ailsa
Apr 9, 2023
Finding Out Who I Really Am: Part 2
If you haven't read Part 1 yet, read it now! When I started college, I said some things that I am not proud of. I didn’t realise how my...
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Ailsa
Apr 8, 2023
Finding Out Who I Really Am: Part 1
First of all, let me apologise for being so quiet on my blog last year and the first part of this year… I haven’t really had a chance to...
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Ailsa
Oct 23, 2022
The Social Care System: Part 3
Following on from my previous blog post on the social care system, we all know that the Covid 19 pandemic has a lot to answer for,...
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Ailsa
Oct 22, 2022
The Social Care System: Part 2 - What Are The Main Problems?
Haven't read Part 1? Read it here. Before I wrote these posts, I asked several people about their views on the live-in care crises, and...
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Ailsa
Oct 21, 2022
The Social Care System: Part 1
In the UK, the Social Care system is split into several different categories, I believe one category is shared housing; shared housing is...
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Ailsa
Jul 7, 2022
When Does an AAC Device Become So Much More? - My Thoughts on Augmentative Assistive Communication
Communication. This is an umbrella term used to describe a huge variety of ways we tell others things. The way each person communicates...
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Ailsa
May 11, 2022
A Long Overdue Update
Brains on Wheels has always been something that I have wanted to keep going since I started it back in 2016, but recently that has been...
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Ailsa
Dec 25, 2021
New Chapter: Moving on Out (Part 2)
I forgot to add this to my previous posts... Way way back many centuries ago... Oops, only a few months - When all the adaption work, the...
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Ailsa
Dec 18, 2021
New Chapter: Moving on Out (Part 1)
Wow, what a year it has been! On 20 May, I published a blog post announcing that I had been given the tenancy of a two bedroomed flat,...
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Ailsa
Aug 1, 2021
Why I Don't Class My Wheelchairs As My Legs
I've been thinking about this for a while now, and I have always wanted to write a blog post about it, but I didn't know how to word it...
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Ailsa
May 20, 2021
What's New?
Hey hey! How are you all? I know that I have been quiet on my blog since December, but I am still here... I promise! I just wanted to...
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