Charles K
Does childcare impact on your family decisions?In fact, many, many years ago—we’re talking nearly 20 years ago now—when I first met you, I was between jobs. Sitting at the Job Centre, they actually put me in the system, you know, their calculator thing, and said that me and my wife were better off staying at home than going to work. I’m perfectly okay with that.
Which is absolutely bananas because we want to contribute to society, to the economy, you know, have a bit of self-worth. Both are autistic, although one is autistic with severe learning difficulties, and the other has mild learning difficulties. Provision, if you’re a square peg and fit neatly into a square hole, that’s brilliant. It’s when you’re a round peg and getting hammered into a square hole that the issue starts. It’s just about finding the right, appropriate care. It’s a struggle, and, you know, we need to change the system on disabilities and SEND to make sure there are more providers able to look after our SEND children.