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The LIME Magazine is a publication launched in June 2010 in the United Kingdom. Primarily aimed at the parents and carers of children with special needs it is published by Sally Huggett Publications through Digby & Sprout Ltd. Format The LIME Magazine itself is a 64 page saddle stitched magazine published bi-monthly featuring stories submitted by parents and carers of children with special needs themselves and also by specialists in their field. An example of this a regular submission to the magazine by Ian Jordan FBDO CL, the clinical director of Orthoscopics Ltd, who is involved in research which has implications for many conditions including dyslexia, aspergers syndrome, autism, and facial / emotion recognition. Information on visual dyspraxia is discussed on the website of Ian Jordan's Opticians practice Specialist Contributors Current specialist writers who contribute to the magazine include: Dr Susan Ashley, PhD - Dr. Susan Ashley is the founder and director of Ashley Children's Psychology Center. A graduate of UCLA and California School of Professional Psychology, she has over 20 years of education, training and experience working with children and families. Mark Brown, RNLD, Dip App Psych - Mark has been a qualified learning disability nurse for 22 years during which he has worked in long stay homes, including managing a home for adults with behavioural difficulties, as well as in direct work with parents and families. For the past nine years he has worked as a Community Learning Disability Nurse for Children with Learning Disabilities in Surrey. Munira Adenwalla, BSc and MSc (OT) - Munira is an American trained Paediatric Occupational Therapist, now working in London. For the past 12 years, she has specialized in assessing and treating children from Birth to 7 years of age with neurologic, orthopaedic, and developmental challenges. Sally Huggett, BSc, Dip He, RN - With a career spanning almost fifteen years in healthcare Sally has trained and had experience as a paramedic, midwife, nurse, and theatre practitioner. When her son was diagnosed on the autistic spectrum Sally decided to devote her time and energy to providing a service to other parents and carers of children with special needs. Sally is also the Editor in Chief of The LIME Magazine. Campaigns The LIME Magazine forms the backbone of the wider campaigns of 'Look Into My Eyes - There Is A Person In Here' and 'There Are No Limits' encouraging people to look past any disabilities a child may have. LIME is acronym of Look Into My Eyes. The campaigns are run by the non-profit organisation ICT4Autism backed by TV presenter "Paul Ross".
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