Sally Percival
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Sally Percival
Sally started out her working life as the manager of a hydrotherapy unit in a rehabilitation hospital, but her path changed after having children. Alexander, Sally’s son was diagnosed with autism and a learning disability at the age of three; through this diagnosis Sally started The South Lakeland Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome Support Group in 1995, and supported Our Lives Cumbria, a family leadership organisation which tells authentic stories about directing your own support.
Alexander has a joint social care and health personal budget as does her stepdaughter Hannah who also lives with her. Self-directing her own budgets and support has given Sally the choice and control over her families lives and this has made an enormous difference to family life. Sally truly believes that the happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of anything.