76. Lindsey Douglas - From crisis to change: SEND, lived experience and the power of coproduction

76. Lindsey Douglas - From crisis to change: SEND, lived experience and the power of coproduction

April 12, 2026 · 1h 2m

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Lindsey Douglas shares her journey as a parent carer navigating the challenges of raising a child with autism and complex needs.

In this powerful and deeply human conversation, Gill Phillips is joined by Lindsey Douglas – parent carer, advocate and DMI trainer at Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. Lindsey speaks with honesty and warmth about family life with her son Grayson, who is autistic, has a severe learning disability and complex needs, and about the journey from crisis and exhaustion to greater understanding, support and hope. She shares what it means to look beyond behaviour, to ask what sits underneath...

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