Mia and Frances’s story
Mia is an outgoing, fun-loving 19-year-old with an independent spirit. She likes music, dancing, books, jigsaws and her favourite computer game, which she operates with her eye gaze. Despite having a severe learning disability, she has a knack for learning new things that can be surprising to people who don’t know her, and a keen memory for people and places. Mia has a lot of fun with her younger brother and sister, who she is really close to and is starting to establish a circle of friends at college, where she started this year. An ideal day for Mia would be a walk somewhere interesting with one of her favourite personal assistants followed by a good dinner. She’s a happy person who has been through some really difficult times. 15
