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I'm Adam | Proud Father of 3 | Full Time Carer |My Eldest Son Ryan is autistic. [email protected]
Gloucestershire
Joined February 2018
Ryan is 28 today. He's kind , caring, and has a wicked sense of humour. He's autistic he goes to a daycentre and doesn't have the traditional circle of friends , but he does have lots and lots of online friends. Please wish him a happy birthday.
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I was in Aldi and there was this young man with learning disabilities he was going to each member of staff excitedly talking about his day ,and no matter how busy they were every single member of staff stopped and talked to him politely, that's the world I want to live in.
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I did a picture yesterday of Ryan with his Paddington bears, i had a message saying he was too old for a bear, you're never too old for a teddy bear and if you don't like our content just keep scrolling. 🧸
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My 16-year-old son carl had to hand his notice in at his part-time job at a chip because he now has a full-time apprenticeship he tells them politely and sends a email, this is what they replied. " Carl has been a pleasure to have with us. His work ethic and attention to.
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Ryan's a 27 year old autistic young man , we are here in Spain on holiday , Ryan's having a absolutely fantastic time , he goes to a daycentre in the uk, but hasn't got lots of friends to send postcards to , so he's written one for all the people that follow us on twitter.
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My youngest son Carl(17)started an engineering apprenticeship last August along with four other apprentices, the place he works at isn't local it's a 2 bus journey just to get there and he has never been late never missed a day, his boss called him into the office and told him.
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Good morning all, today is my birthday, I'm 52 today, I'm about to have breakfast with my son, the best birthday present ever.
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I took my 16year old son to another interview for a possible engineering apprenticeship, we sit at the table in the office 2 guys sat opposite start asking questions, they ask my son what he does in his spare time , he explains he's a young carer and that he sometimes helps his.
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Before I took Ryan on a airplane for the very first time I did 12 Months of research and planning Ryan's a autistic young man with learning disabilities, he doesn't cope well with change,having never been on a airplane before, I had no idea how he would cope , he was amazing from
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I'm doing some shopping on my own and a family walk past me mum with her daughter pushing a trolley son aged around 8 sat in the trolley with ear defenders on happily stimming to himself , a woman says to her husband he shouldn't be in there ,I say to the woman , believe me you.
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We made it to Spain, Ryan was absolutely amazing, he found it strange walking on the airplane when we were in the air needed help going to and from the toilet, everyone was very patient cabin crew were amazing when we landed the woman that was sat in front of us turned around
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Ryan scored his first ever goal at football today!!!!
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Ryan wrote you all a postcard. Ryan can't hold a pen too well, I think he did a fantastic job.
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Just had a call from my 18year old son telling me he'll be a couple of hours late home as his female friends train is delayed and he's waiting with her until the train arrives to make sure she gets on it safely.
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After 12 months of planning the day is finally here. I'm taking Ryan to Spain, he's going on his first ever airplane!!! 🛩
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Ryan is 26 today 🥳🥳 he's taking in cupcakes to share at his daycentre ( he wants a chocolate one), he will open all his birthday cards this afternoon that everyone has kindly sent, so not to overwhelm him , I will tweet lots of photos.
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A few weeks ago I was in waitrose shopping with Ryan, he stops in the middle of the aisle and is excitedly singing to himself, I notice a elderly lady looking at us,she comes over, nudges my arm "it's important you know, what your doing", what's that I ask," your twitter account.
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When Ryan was 3 I was told he wouldn't ever be out of nappies wouldn't talk, he did indeed come out of nappies and does speak , he does things when he's ready in his own time, and I love him just the way he is .
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Ryan's a autistic young man he loves Christmas, still believes in santa , woke up early this morning singing Christmas songs, after reading through the many Christmas messages here on X/twitter Ryan wanted to write you all a Christmas card. Happy Christmas Everyone 🎄
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The Barbie box was too busy last week when we watched Barbie, so we waited in the line today as it wasn't as busy, but Ryan was still getting a little anxious, a girl and her mum who were waiting in front of us kindly asked Ryan if he wanted to go next , it makes all the
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Ryan is 25 today 🥳, he's taking in cupcakes to share with everyone at his daycentre, he will open all his birthday cards this afternoon that everyone has kindly sent, so not to overwhelm him ,I will tweet lots of video and photos .
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Ryan got up on the stage tonight and joined in with the dancing .
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My 16 year old son Carl got paid from work today his last wages from his part time Job before starting his apprenticeship at the end of this Month ,he sits on the sofa across from me and says . dad, I have some money to give you. It's just 25 pounds, I say no thankyou and tell.
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We walked past a bar playing 80s music, so we went in, and Ryan sat happily naming every song the artist and what year it was released whilst watching Sky News and having a pint, the people at the table next to us couldn't believe it , we also spent time chatting to the manager,
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We get tuts moans and stares when we are out and about, but we will never stop going out, just look how happy he is to be having a burger and chips .
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We are sat in a restaurant in Torremolinos having pizza, on the last day of our amazing holiday.
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When Ryan was 3 he was diagnosed autistic with learning disabilities, I was told a whole load of things that he wouldn't do, he wouldn't talk he wouldn't be out of nappies,he does speak ,and he is out out of nappies, he's now 26 we're sat in a rooftop bar in Faro , everything
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Ryan used to only eat lunchables, to encourage him to try different foods I would put different foods out and let it it be his choice wether her ate them or not eventually he would try different foods, then we started going to food markets where Ryan could taste more of a variety
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Ryan has been learning about space . Today, he did this picture of E.T, and I reckon it's his best yet.
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Ryan's just putting the finishing touches to the Christmas tree. How does it look?
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I've had a few nasty messages this week ,Ryan shouldn't be doing this or that, all Ryan's life I've heard what he can't do , I celebrate what he can do,just look at that crackling on that pork.
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I've been a full-time carer for over 20 years , I'm 52 , I'm autistic, I've been offered a job a full-time position, a wage , I'll get paid , I've said yes I start in January, I can't quite believe it , it's taken me a while for it to sink in, I've been homeless twice in my.
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I'm parking in a disabled bay a couple pulls up begins to stare taps the glass and says you "don't look disabled" I'm not this is my sons badge "well he's not disabled" she says I start to explain politely about hidden disabilities as my wife leans forward and says oh f**k off .
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We've had the most amazing week in Spain, and now it's time to go home .
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Time for a beer, I remember the first time I showed a photo of Ryan having a beer I got lots of angry messages saying he shouldn't be having a beer,he's 26 he gets to choose whether he wants a beer or not just like any other 26 year old.
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My 16 year old is still looking for a engineering apprenticeship yesterday I took him to a local company a informal chat to see if my son would be a suitable fit for the company, the guys talking to us both, starts talking about meccano and says to my son you won't know what.
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Today is Ryan's birthday!!!! And he's busy opening all the cards and presents everyone has kindly sent. 🎁🥳✉️
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We went to watch the Barbie movie afterwards we went to McDonald's and it was absolutely packed,I have to hold Ryan's hand or he'll wander off, we put the order through get the food ,I'm holding on to Ryan as well as the tray of food,a table comes free, but all the rubbish has.
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Ryan was absolutely fantastic today. It was a 90-minute delay, which he coped amazingly with,I think he deserves a beer, cheers everyone.
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My 17 year old son started a engineering apprenticeship in the summer,he got called into the office today,his probationary period is over and he's now officially part of the team and he's been given a small pay rise too!!!!.
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There is no shame being autistic or being a parent of a autistic child, no shame whatsoever .
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We on the airplane yesterday flying back from Portugal, drinks trolley comes around and Ryan asks for a coke ,card only, machine won't take my card after several attempts, Ryan's getting anxious and stressed, the drink has to go back as ,they don't accept cash, lady in front.
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Walking on faro Beach , I've been holding his hand for over 20 years , we look after each other.
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Last night Dancing at the Disco , just look how happy he is.
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Went to the hotel pool to swim, Ryan likes swimming around in the water on his own, occasionally I get in and we swim together but he likes his own space in the water, all the sunbeds were taken, so i stand and watch holding the towels, a Irish lady comes up and says I'm to have.
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We now have 50,000 followers!!!! Thank you to everyone who follows us.
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My 16 year old son carl has been accepted for the engineering apprenticeship Job that he went for !!!!!.
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We parked up in town,a lady comes over and says, "You do know your parked in a disabled bay for disabled people, don't you ?" Yes I replied as I put up the blue badge . She carried on staring as I helped Ryan put his coat on , then just walked off, huffing .I've said it before,
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Yesterday for the first time ever, hundreds of people stopped following my account. I can only assume it was because I showed a photo of Ryan having a beer, how very strange , being autistic absolutely does not mean you can't have a beer, Ryan's 27!!!! We will of course carry.
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We are having a brilliant time on our holiday in Spain.
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For many years Ryan only ate one Food and that was a lunchable, had to be the name same brand not the supermarket own one, one way that I helped him to try different foods was to put different foods on the table( not on his plate ) another way was to go to local farmers markets
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Ryan is enjoying a beer on his holiday here in Faro , Some people think that people with disabilities shouldn't drink alcohol , absolutely no reason why Ryan can't have a beer like anyone else .
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I was talking to someone at Ryan's daycentre last week and they mentioned that their 5 year old autistic son won't eat sandwiches, they like the bread they like the filling,but you put it in front of him and he flatly refuses to eat it . so I replied open the sandwich let him.
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Thank you to everyone who sent cards, gifts, and birthday wishes. Look at that smile.
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Ryan's 27 today he's autistic and has learning disabilities, we've opened cards, been to a Christmas party,sang songs, Ryan even met Father Christmas, he's having a fantastic day,and I am too, im watching my son laugh, smile, giggle and be happy, life doesn't get any better than
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Just after lockdown we went into a shop to get Ryan a drink, the guys got music playing Ryan recognised the song then named the album it came from ,the shopkeeper was gobsmacked asks Ryan his name starts asking Ryan about other songs, today we walk past his shop, he comes out
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Ryan's trying on a Christmas shirt for his Christmas party on Saturday. How does it look ?
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No shame being autistic or being the parent of a autistic child. The shame belongs to those that treat autistic people badly .
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A autistic child becomes a autistic adult, he still likes a cuddle and so do I.
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My 17year old son took his car to a local garage for a service, turns out they didn't replace the parts they said they had ,I got involved got every single penny back that he had paid ,why has everything got to be a fight .
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Took Ryan to Gloucestershire Airport so that can he can experience what a airport is like ahead of flying for the very first time this summer,he went through check in and security got to hear and see airplanes landing and taking off ,and got to sit in a airplane simulator, all
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Sharing a pizza with my son on our holiday to Spain, when my son was 4, I was told he wouldn't be out of nappies ,wouldn't speak, you get that a lot ,you get lots of people telling you what your child won't do, I learn from my son , what we do what we achieve ,we achieve
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Ryan's youngest brother Carl didn't get to open his exam results until late ,as he has now started his apprenticeship, he came in exhausted sits down, Ryan sits beside him giving him the envelope containing the results that we'd picked up earlier , Ryan had been desperate to open.
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Last year my 17year old son got himself a job at a local cafe, he put all his money every single penny to driving lessons, he has just passed on his first attempt!!!!!!!!!.
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There is no shame being autistic or being the parent of a autistic child, no shame whatsoever. I love my son for who he is not who I want him to be .
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Ryan spent the night dancing last night, not a single tutt or moan or stare. Everyone just carried on doing their own thing , it was great to see him enjoying himself .
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Around 5 years ago, me and Ryan went on a diet. we lost around 15 stone(210lbs) between us , to this day we have kept the weight off lots of walking together. hand in hand .
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We are back in the uk, Ryan was absolutely amazing, the flight, the holiday, the hotel, we have had the best time, and now it's time to sleep and plan our next adventure.
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Ryan's having Christmas Dinner today at his Daycentre, been sat in his Christmas jumper ready to go since 5am.
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I'm off to Edinburgh to talk about autism, learning disabilities and being a dad and a carer , wish me luck , im going to need it, feeling a bit nervous.
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Not broken, doesn't need fixing, perfect just the way he is, The only thing that needs fixing is the world he lives in.
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We have now got 40 thousand followers. Which is unbelievable. Thank you to everyone who follows us.
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We are having a absolutely fantastic time here on holiday in Spain, Ryan is fast becoming a celebrity at our hotel, people see him dancing away each night , and will come up and start talking to Ryan asking him what his favourite music is, we absolutely love the hotel, staff
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Don't shame a parent whose autistic child will only eat chicken nuggets or greggs sausage rolls , you have no idea how hard it is.
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I've had a few people telling me what I should and shouldn't tweet . This is our page, our account,we talk about autism if you don't like our content, just scroll past, we'll carry on being us and carry on talking about autism and hopefully raise a little awareness and
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A lady that follows us very kindly knitted this Paddington Bear for Ryan, doesn't he look great 🧸
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We arrived in Portugal last night, I took this photo just before we boarded the plane, Ryan was absolutely amazing.
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Meats , cheeses, and a glass of Prosseco for breakfast, and why not he's on his holiday . 🥂
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Morning all, today is my birthday I was woken up bright and early by Ryan giving me a birthday card and excitedly shouting happy birthday.
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Our last night in Faro Portugal, we thought we'd have a special meal out, Ryan was in charge of ordering. This is just the starter.
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I had a few nasty messages saying I treat Ryan too well and shouldn't treat him like a king , no apology here ,I absolutely do treat him like a king , I treat him like I'd treat anyone else , tonight Homemade nandos and a chocolate pudding.
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My 18 year old son Brady had been accepted into Bristol University, not his first choice . It's not easy studying when you get woken each day at 5 am. or earlier, he doesn't moan or complain , it may not be his first choice, but im incredibly proud of him .
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Was waiting to go in the lift in the shopping centre in town, there's a lady waiting to go up in the lift with her daughter, her daughters in a pushchair and is around 5or 6,she's got ear defenders on, and is happily rocking back and forth singing to herself, another lady whose.
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When i first showed a picture of Ryan having a beer, I had loads of messages questioning whether it was a good idea to let him have a beer , I even had someone say it might make him more autistic, Ryan's 27, if he wants a beer he'll have a beer , just like any other 27 year old.
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Someone's developing a taste for prosecco , cheers everyone.
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I'd like to see a scheme where a parent of a newly diagnosed autistic child is paired with a parent of a autistic child that's further along the journey someone that knows first hand how to fight the fights fill in the forms and to be heard .
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Had a lovely day exploring Torremolinos , came down for our evening meal ,and they changed the time from 6:30 to 7, Ryan waited really well, when they let us in Ryan shouted out "oh balls at last" really loudly which gave everyone waiting to go in a smile.
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Ryan's brother brady is home from university for the summer, he got himself a part time job working in a pub, it's his 20th birthday Saturday and on Sunday he's booked himself a solo holiday to the canary islands, he's got shifts all week, he's just had a message from the.
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Ryan's autumn picture that he did today at his daycentre.
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We are about to get on our transfer to the airport and fly back to the UK, we have had the most amazing time, thank you all kindly for following us on our holiday and your lovely comments.
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Ryan's been learning all about Egypt and did this picture today at his daycentre .
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It's been around 7 years now since I lost over 140 pounds in weight, I also helped Ryan lose weight too, we are a pretty awesome team.
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We are at Birmingham airport waiting to fly to Spain!!✈️
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