- 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 aBBC documentary, "My Family and Autism", screened in 2003. A drama called "Magnificent 7" featuringHelena Bonham Carter as Maggi—a character based on Jacqui Jackson—was screened byBBC Two in 2005. Jackson lives inBlackpool ,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 hasdyslexia anddevelopmental dyspraxia .
* Luke - diagnosed withAsperger syndrome anddyspraxia . 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 atCoventry University in sensory issues in autistic children. Fact|date=January 2008Books
*"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-XReferences
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 theIMDB
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