Jacqui Jackson

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Jacqui Jackson is the single parent of seven children, three adolescent girls and four boys. All four boys are on the autistic spectrum. She lives in Blackpool, United Kingdom.

1 Family Life
2 Education
3 Books
4 Publicity
5 Magnificent 7
6 External links

[edit] Family Life

Jacqui's sons are:

Matthew - The oldest child in the family. Matthew was born prematurely and has dyslexia and dyspraxia
Luke - diagnosed with Asperger syndrome and dyspraxia. Luke wrote a book called Freaks, Geeks and Asperger's Syndrome about his life with the condition which was published when he was 13.
Joe - has ADHD
Ben - The youngest child in the family. Ben was born prematurely and is autistic

In addition to her sons, Jacqui has three daughters named Rachel, Sarah and Anna.

[edit] Education

Jacqui has a first class honours degree in social science from the Open University and has nearly completed her PhD at Coventry University in sensory issues in autistic children.

[edit] Books

Amongst Jacqui's publications are:

Multicoloured Mayhem, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2003, ISBN 1-84310-171-8
Damned Hard Day: Living with AD/HD, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2005, ISBN 1-84310-296-X

[edit] Publicity

Jacqui and her family appeared in a BBC documentary, "My Family and Autism", screened in 2003.

[edit] Magnificent 7

A drama called Magnificent 7 based on Jacqui's life was screened by BBC Two in 2005. Helena Bonham Carter played Maggi, the character based on Jacqui.