Barriers to Communication - Part 3
This is the final part of Barriers to Communication, and in this part, I'm going to talk about tone of voice, along with a side topic......
Ailsa
Mar 21, 2024
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Barriers to Communication - Part 2
I have always struggled with recognising facial expressions. Some people say that I am good at reading facial expressions, but I’m not...
Ailsa
Mar 20, 2024
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Barriers to Communication - Part 1
Barriers are a part of life, and unfortunately, if you have a disability, barriers crop up regularly in day-to-day life. There are...
Ailsa
Mar 19, 2024
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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...
Ailsa
Mar 1, 2024
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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,...
Ailsa
Oct 25, 2023
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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...
Ailsa
Jul 16, 2023
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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...
Ailsa
Jul 15, 2023
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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...
Ailsa
Jun 11, 2023
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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...
Ailsa
Jun 10, 2023
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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...
Ailsa
Apr 9, 2023
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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...
Ailsa
Apr 8, 2023
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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,...
Ailsa
Oct 23, 2022
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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...
Ailsa
Oct 22, 2022
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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...
Ailsa
Oct 21, 2022
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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...
Ailsa
Jul 7, 2022
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