Johanna and I are a mother and daughter team, supported by PAs. Johanna communicates without words. (She is the one with the dark hair in these photos). We would like to talk about our experiences of making and keeping friends during her lifetime. Has it got any easier during the last 20 years? We will use photos to illustrate our talk.
Johanna is in her early 20s and I am considerably older. I was a speech therapist for 10 years before she was born and continued to work for the first 13 years of her life. I am currently studying an MSc in profound and complex learning disabilities.
Catherine and Johanna de Haas and one of our PAs
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