Jacqui Jackson

Jacqui Jackson

Jacqui Jackson is the single parent of seven children, three adolescent girls and four boys. All four boys are on the autism spectrum. Jackson and her family appeared in a BBC documentary, "My Family and Autism", screened in 2003. A drama called "Magnificent 7" featuring Helena Bonham Carter as Maggi—a character based on Jacqui Jackson—was screened by BBC Two in 2005. Jackson lives in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. The music was written by Sheridan Tongue.

Family life

Jackson's sons are:
* Matthew - the oldest child in the family. Matthew was born prematurely and has dyslexia and developmental dyspraxia.
* Luke - diagnosed with Asperger syndrome and dyspraxia. Luke wrote a book called "Freaks, Geeks and Asperger's Syndrome" about his life with the condition which was published when he was 13. [cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/columnists/luke/240903_index.shtml|title=Ouch! Columnists, back to school|publisher=bbc.co.uk|date=10 November 2007|accessdate=2007-11-08]
* Joe - has ADHD
* Ben - the youngest child in the family. Ben was born prematurely and is autistic.

Jackson also has three daughters named Rachel, Sarah and Anna.

Education

Jackson has a first class honours degree in social science from the Open University and is studying towards a PhD at Coventry University in sensory issues in autistic children. Fact|date=January 2008

Books

*"Multicoloured Mayhem", Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2003, ISBN 1-84310-171-8
*"Damned Hard Day: Living with AD/HD", Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2005, ISBN 1-84310-296-X

References

External links

* [http://www.jacquijackson.com Jacqui Jackson website]
* [http://www.nas.org.uk/nas/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=253&a=7806 National Autistic Society] on "Magnificent 7"
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/magnificent7/ BBC] on "Magnificent 7"
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0471019/ article] on "Magnificent 7" at the IMDB


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