Working Together
with parents with Learning Disability Network
The parents with learning disabilities network is aimed at both parents with learning disabilities and their supporters. There are usually more parents than supporters at meetings, with a mix of information sharing, discussing relevant issues and sharing experiences and worries.
The meeting splits into 2 groups of parents and supporters for an hour or so; the supporters are told to ‘go and do the boring bits while we talk and have a laugh’. The reasons people give for coming to the meetings are:
- To meet other parents
- To plan our conference
- To meet people who have gone through similar things
- Everyone feels strongly they want to make things better for parents with learning disabilities
- To talk about important things - there isnowhere else to talk about parents
- To meet new people and get advice from other parents
- It helps build confidence to speak up
- To know you are not alone