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Is it taboo to admit your disabled child hits you?

Yvonne Newbold’s son, Toby has autism and has physically hurt her in the past. After struggling to get support and advice, Yvonne wrote 'The Special Parent's Handbook', and created workshops for parents of children with autism. She talks to Jane about how to cope with raising a child who sometimes expresses themselves through violence.

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