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Advance review copies of From the Outside released

By Clare Johnston | April 12, 2019 |

When my kids were babies, their lives just beginning, my cousin died after a short illness in her early 40s. Suddenly life felt so fragile, so indiscriminate and I wondered what it all meant. With my thoughts churning over and over, a story emerged and I began to write it. It was my way of…

Just what exactly do we know about autism? I went in search of the answers for this Sunday Post article

By Clare Johnston | April 10, 2018 |

So much is written and spoken about autism, but in this feature published in this week’s Sunday Post newspaper, I talk to two experts in an effort to find out where we are in our quest for knowledge. And in discovering that, as yet, there are no proven dietary or medical interventions, I felt more…

When Zena met Amelia – recent Sunday Post feature

By Clare Johnston | February 20, 2018 |

I absolutely loved talking to these two wonderful women about their unique and special friendship. Student Amelia makes dinner for Zena every week as part of her voluntary work with the Meal Makers charity – but the two have become firm friends and look forward to their regular get-togethers.