Emma’s Master Shredder business is taking off in Queensland.
When Jo Lynam’s daughter Emma was born, she was diagnosed with down syndrome, a mild form of autism, hearing loss and a cleft palate. And although Emma has struggled with cognitive challenges with speech, reading and writing, her mum came up with a solution to help find Emma a meaningful job that would make her feel a part of the community.
It was when Jo was greeted by a young girl with down syndrome whose mother had passed away when she was working for the Justice Department that she realised that she needed to prepare Emma for the possibility of life without her.
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I love this. It's a general rule in life that you find what people are good at and they will flourish, and it applies equally and perhaps even more so to those who are differently abled or autistic. We have so much emphasis on trying to make such people more "normal" instead of embracing their differences. We as a society can learn new things by listening to those who see the world differently to others.