Please stop infantilising the likes of other disabled people and me.
I am an author, songwriter and disability blogger with two published books and another two in the making. My first one is a children's...
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cliftop123
- Apr 1
- 5 min
I’ll let you in on a bit of a secret. I haven’t always been confident seeing myself in the mirror!
Keep reading for two tips on becoming more confident in your disabilities. Living with cerebral palsy has sometimes been challenging....
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cliftop123
- Jan 6
- 2 min
I want to make a difference through writing and disability awareness
Being disabled is all I've ever known, and due to complications at birth, I was born having cerebral. I have suffered from epilepsy, had...
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cliftop123
- Jun 28, 2021
- 4 min
Disability aids and apparatus were pivotal whilst I was learning to walk, and look at me now.
Believe it or not, it took me the best part of seven years to learn and be able to walk on my own. I spent many years shuffling and...
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cliftop123
- Jun 10, 2021
- 4 min
Having an accessible social life can become much easier for everyone, with the right mindset!
An active social life has played an essential role in who I have become. My parents were so determined to set me on the best path they...
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cliftop123
- May 25, 2021
- 2 min
Is it acceptable to offer help to a disabled person?
From my perspective, I am a very stubborn and independent person whilst I'm going about my everyday life, but there are some chores I do...
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cliftop123
- May 11, 2021
- 4 min
BLOG TAKEOVER! With award-winning songwriter and my friend DARREN PARRY!!
It is time for award-winning songwriter DARREN PARRY to take over my blog! With Darren’s cheeky sense of humour, I had to proofread what...
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cliftop123
- May 5, 2021
- 2 min
During the pandemic, I have had time to reflect, improve my communication and even my everyday life!
Looking back on the past. What has gone is gone. It is engraved in history, and I now endeavour to look forward and forever be...
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cliftop123
- Apr 21, 2021
- 2 min
My disability is a physical one, not a learning disability or a mental illness.
One of the things that always gets me frustrated about the kind of disability that I have is when I meet people for the first time, some...
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cliftop123
- Apr 14, 2021
- 1 min
You are too handsome to be disabled
'You are too handsome to be disabled.' Thank you, I know that I am. In all seriousness, though, comments like these get said to me now...
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cliftop123
- Apr 7, 2021
- 2 min
Having cerebral palsy does have its perks, so take advantage!!
Having cerebral palsy does have some perks, such as jumping queues, accessible parking, free bus and train pass, fast track airport...
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cliftop123
- Mar 31, 2021
- 1 min
Never feel like you are being a burden! Chill out!
Up until now, I have pushed myself to my limits not to become a burden, such as when I go away with my family or friends, I have walked...
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cliftop123
- Mar 27, 2021
- 2 min
Thank You NHS For My Vaccine!!
I am pleased to tell you that I had my first vaccine on 27/03/2021. Having cerebral palsy and being classed as clinically vulnerable, it...
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cliftop123
- Mar 24, 2021
- 2 min
Always be true to yourself. You are a writer, so write!
‘Always be true to yourself; you are a writer, so write.’ I saw this as an article header on a website I stumbled across some time ago....
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cliftop123
- Mar 18, 2021
- 2 min
Do you have cerebral palsy or a disability? So what! Live a little dangerously!
Even though I have cerebral palsy, my social life up until now has been great! Over the years, I have made so many friends because my...
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cliftop123
- Mar 16, 2021
- 2 min
Advice for first time Authors
My first-time authors' advice is that you need to be highly passionate about what you write about, have a clear subject and writer plan,...
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cliftop123
- Mar 9, 2021
- 1 min
Taking time out to read as a family is fundamental.
There are quite a few reasons why I have always wanted to be an author, but the main reason is to educate other people about cerebral...
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cliftop123
- Feb 11, 2021
- 1 min
Character Sketch: Max And The Magic Wish
Character: Mrs Winkleton Mrs Winkleton is the old lady that Max and his family meet at the Beach. She is a Fortune Teller, and she is the...
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cliftop123
- Feb 2, 2021
- 1 min
How To Blog
I am no expert on blogging, the truth is I have only just become a blogger myself, but as you now may have noticed, I am starting to dig...
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cliftop123
- Jan 19, 2021
- 1 min
Character Sketch: Max And The Magic Wish
Character: Max The character Max is based on, well ME!! For a very long time now I wanted to write children’s books with the ambition of...
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