Speaker
Mary Busk
Family Carer
Biography
Mary is a family carer, the mother of three children, one of whom is autistic and has a severe learning disability. She is also a Care and Welfare and Property and Affairs Deputy for her disabled son. She previously co-founded the National Network of Parent Carer Forums and was the Steering Group member for London. She co developed the Disability Matters learning programme and led on the Caring for Parent Carers module. She is very interested in family trauma, caused by fighting and battling for services for disabled children, and in research in this and in other areas. She has written and coauthored some related articles.