Jacqueline Carol Jackson is a British writer who consults, counsels, speaks and writes on most

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issues. Her

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, entitled 'Nurturing the Engagement of Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder through Digital Polysensory Experiences', awarded from

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, analysed the sensory differences of children with an ASD and the impact of the digital and built environment. Jackson is a single mother of eight children, three daughters and five sons, of whom all five sons and one daughter are on the

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. Jackson and her family appeared in a

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documentary titled ''My Family and Autism'' in 2003. A drama film called ''Magnificent 7'' starring

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as Maggi, a character based on Jackson, aired on

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in 2005. Jackson lives in

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Children

Jackson's sons are: * Matthew Richard – the oldest child in the family. Matthew was born prematurely and is diagnosed with

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and dyspraxia * Luke Christopher – diagnosed with

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and dyspraxia. Luke is also a writer of books on Asperger syndrome. As a teenager, he wrote two books on the subject; ''A User Guide to the GF/CF Diet for Autism, Asperger's Syndrome and AD/HD'' (2001) and '' Freaks, Geeks, and Asperger Syndrome: A User Guide to Adolescence'' (2002). In 2006, a grown Luke wrote a poetry book titled ''Crystalline Lifetime: Fragments of Asperger's Syndrome,'' and in 2016, he wrote a fourth book, a sequel to ''Freaks, Geeks and Asperger's Syndrome'' titled ''Sex, Drugs and Asperger's Syndrome (ASD): A User Guide to Adulthood'' * Joseph David "Joe" – diagnosed with

and

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* Ben Curtis – Ben was born prematurely, had a

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and is diagnosed with

*Izaac Noah – the youngest addition to the family; has a diagnosis of

and hypermobility Jackson also has three daughters named Rachel Louise, Sarah Elizabeth and Anna Rebekah. Sarah has

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and Anna and Rachel display characteristics of ADHD but as yet, are not diagnosed.

Books

*''Multicoloured Mayhem'',

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, 2003, *''Damned Hard Day: Living with AD/HD'',

, 2005,

References

External links

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