DNA and Me, The Adoptee

DNA and Me, The Adoptee

As a contented adoptee, I hesitated when my daughter suggested I did a DNA test. She is ten, and thinks she has a right to know our shared genetic heritage, or, as she put it: ‘I want to know if…
Dyslexia and Us

Dyslexia and Us

When my daughter was diagnosed with dyslexia at six-years-old, I wish I’d known the roller-coaster we were embarking on would take us upwards, more often than down. She’s now half way through her GCSEs and her predicted grades are excellent.…