Christine Thornley is Partner in Tax, Trusts and Estates at Irwin Mitchell’s Manchester base. So - do parents of SEN children really need a will?
Christine says:
‘There’s so much going on in day to day life, people don’t really think about the future. But for parents who have children with autism, it’s really more important that they do. Some children won’t be able to manage money themselves; there may be a danger of them being taken advantage of for the money…’
Christine Thornley is Partner in Tax, Trusts and Estates at Irwin Mitchell’s Manchester base. So - do parents of SEN children really need a will?
Christine says:
‘There’s so much going on in day to day life, people don’t really think about the future. But for parents who have children with autism, it’s really more important that they do. Some children won’t be able to manage money themselves; there may be a danger of them being taken advantage of for the money…’
To autistic children, social skills are unchartered territory. It seems that everyone else is carrying a map, but they haven't been given one. Knowing what;s expected of you in different social situations can be upsetting and confusing. The Social Story™ is a simple tool that can be easily overlooked, but if you were going somewhere new, you'd take a map. By creating Social Stories, you're doing the same for your child. AuKids co-editor Tori Houghton, a specialist speech and language therapist, shows you how...
