Debbie Haldane AKA Dannie Born in Ayrshire now lives with her family in South East Kent. Now 17 years old Debbie has excelled in school and is now in Year 12 and studying History, Buisiness Studies, English and does work experience in the school library. Debbie is working towards working in a library full or part time. Debbie's interest in books progressed when she stopped robotic reading and began to understand the idea of storyline and plots, she now cannot put a book down and has a vast array of both paperbacks and kindle books. Debbie has a good understanding of her condition and works hard to overcome any obsticles which may arise. Debbie also has the wrtitng bug and has ideas on writng her own novels and hopes to start writing when she finishes her school.
Karen Jones
Karen Jones Co Author has lived in South East Kent all her life. Although Karen had no experience in dealing with Asperger's Syndrome before meeting Dannie at the age of five and Carol Haldane, Karen has played an active role in aiding Dannie and her mother throughout the past ten years. Karen has been through the ups and downs along with Dannie and Carol supporting both throughout the dianosis and the following years of routine and regiments. Karen has sat down with Carol Haldane to produce Dannie's Dilemmas and has done a lot of the backround information on Asperger's Syndrome.
Bio Carol Haldane
L J Haldane aka Carol Haldane/ Karen Jones. Carol Haldane born in Glasgow now lives in the South East coast of Kent. Although Carol has worked throughout her life with children from Nannies through to organising and managing birthday parties for a well known fast food restaurant, her first encounter with Asperger’s Syndrome was with the birth of her own child ( Dannie). Carol found it hard to cope at first as with most parents with dealing with Dannie’s condition. Not knowing the first thing about Asperger’s Syndrome, Carol searched the web, libraries and a range of books trying to find as much information as possible on the condition and how it would affect her daughter’s life and how she could best help her. Through trial and many many errors Carol found the best way to deal with Dannie’s condition was indeed to use as many routines as possible even though at times she felt as though she was living in a regimented army camp. Carol was very disheartened with the lack of practical advice available to parents and children alike. Although there were many professional opinions and a detail of symptoms for Asperger’s Syndrome what Carol was looking for was examples of how this condition has affected others and would affect Dannie. After many years with only her own experience to go by Carol played it by ear and learned from her own mistakes. This was when the idea to help other parents and children began. Carol began by noting down different behaviours and comical events that she could remember and took pen in hand, thus Dannie’s Dilemmas was born.
Come meet the authors of Dannie's Dilemmas and of course Dannie herself, a description of how the interactive books came about, blogs and much more.