Tired of Spinning Plates
Tired of Spinning Plates (2023-2025): An Exploration of the Mental Health Experiences of Adults and/or Older Carers of Adults with Learning Disabilities explored sibling and parent carer's’ experiences with social care systems in the UK. At the heart of the project was the Tea and Cake Co-Production Group, made up of people with learning disabilities and carers. The project was led by Katherine Runswick-Cole and Sara Ryan. Patty Douglas led the storytelling phase. Watch the videos below or at socialcaretalk.org
Funder information
National Institute of Health and Social Care Research (NIHR) Health and Social Care Delivery Research (HSDR) Project: NIHR135080.
Tired of Spinning Plates Videos
Sibling carers, parent carers and people with learning disabilities came together online over 4-5 weeks and 1-1 over a longer period with facilitators on the project and made digital stories about care, love and unjust care systems.
Kausar is a sibling carer for her brothers with learning disabilities. Kausar shares her experiences of being a sibling carer and the joy that her brothers bring to her life.
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Hello, I am Sophie, my older brother has Learning Disabilities, Autism and a rare neurological condition known as KIF1a.
This film focuses on my story growing up to early adulthood as a secondary carer for my brother. I tried to keep the story as positive as possible as it’s often hard to do so in day to day life.
Our futures as ‘sibs’ are unpredictable, but I hope that others can relate to my story and find comfort in knowing that they are not alone.
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