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Why I wasn't upset when my daughter refused to let me visit her INDEPENDENCE DAY Autistic teenager Rachel moves into own flat thanks to battling mum
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RACHEL HOOK is an autistic teenager.
She has limited speech and can hardly write her name. Yet she is a
highly talented artist and is one of an increasing number of young
autism sufferers who are being given the chance to live their lives
as part of the community.
SHEILA HAMILTON visited her at home
I WAS prepared for the door to be slammed in my face. Rachel Hook
had agreed to the visit, but I had been warned she might change her
mind at the last moment .Like many people...
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 "Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)")
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She's bright, beautiful bubbly .. and autistic; SPECIAL CHILD: The loneliness of living with Rachel.(Features)
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
; When people look at 10-year-old Rachel Hook, they gawp because she is a beautiful child. After a while, however, they begin to look slightly askance. They know something is not quite right. Then they see Rachel having tantrums or flapping her hands in the air - a little girl totally oblivious to
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Why I wasn't upset when my daughter refused to let me visit her INDEPENDENCE DAY Autistic teenager Rachel moves into own flat thanks to battling mum
Evening Times
; RACHEL HOOK is an autistic teenager. She has limited speech and can hardly write her name. Yet she is a highly talented artist and is one of an increasing number of young autism sufferers who are being given the chance to live their lives as part of the community. SHEILA HAMILTON visited her at
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 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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3am: Mendes of the affair; WORK TAKES TOLL ON SAM & RACHEL'S LOVE.(Features)
The Mirror (London, England)
; Byline: Jessica Callen, Eva Simpson, Polly Graham SHE was his British beauty. But now the romance between actress Rachel Weisz and American Beauty director Sam Mendes is over. The achingly handsome couple have ended their relationship after eight months. Sadly Sam - the Oscar-winning genius - and
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 "Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)")
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Mummy's girl; Hollywood star Rachel so at home in Scotland.(Showbiz)
Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
; Byline: SIOBHAN SYNNOT LIFE has never been better for stunning actress Rachel Weisz. She's the toast of Hollywood after the success of horror hit The Mummy and has settled down with old flame, Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes. But away from the jet-set lifestyle Rachel, 29, reckons her favourite
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Rachel in the World: A Memoir
Pittsburgh City Paper
; Rachel in the World: A Memoir By Jane Bernstein University of Illinois Press, 267 pp., $26.95 JANE BERNSTEIN'S Rachel in the World: A Memoir is a sequel to 1988's Loving Rachel, a book about raising a special-needs daughter. The readiest audience for the new book, which details Bernstein's
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TTHE GIRL WITH TWO BIRTHDAYS; Last year Rachel's life was slowly ebbing away as her body battled the ravagesst year Rachel's life was slowly ebbing away as her body battled the ravages of cystic fibrosis. Today she is fully fit and dates her re-birth from the day she got a second chance at life, the day she underwent a heart-lung transplant cystic fibrosis. Today she is fully fit and dates her re-birth from the day she got.(Features)
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
; ... can have my heart.' Next week, Scotland Today viewers will hear Rachel tell her own incredible story as Scottish TV's flagship news programme launches its Give The Gift Of Life campaign. The campaign aims to encourage more Scots to carry donor cards and make ...
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 "The People (London, England)")
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PRODIGY'S AID PLEA FAILS IN 'CULTURE' CITY; No grant available for Rachel.(News)
The People (London, England)
; Byline: JOE OLIVER STUNNING Belfast songbird Rachel Kelly looked a million dollars when she stormed to the finals of BBC talent show Star for a Night. The dark-eyed beauty also served notice of her undoubted talent by lining up alongside Westlife and The Corrs on Children in Need. But Rachel, 20,
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SWEET RACHEL LIVES ON CHOCOLATE DIET; Autism feeds plight.(News)
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
; Byline: By Mark McGivern THE parents of a nine-year-old girl have told how a medical condition means their daughter has to live on a diet of chocolate. Rachel Scowcroft's mum and dad have struggled for years to feed her regular food but only chocolate suits the palate of the youngster, who suffers
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Prim miss or lap dancer - it's all role play for Rachel From a demure Jane Eyre to a more raunchy retired lap dancer - this is the versatility being demonstrated by local actress Rachel Ireland.
Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph
; From a demure Jane Eyre to a more raunchy retired lap dancer - this is the versatility being demonstrated by local actress Rachel Ireland. Meet up with her for a chat, and what you see isn't necessarily what you get. For off-stage, Rachel comes across as a typical English rose, girl- next-door
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The Razz: IT'S RACHEL - BY A NOSE; She'll join up with one-time Razz boy Chris Moyles on the Radio One truck of luck.(Features)
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
; Byline: By Rick Fulton RACHEL STEVENS is regretting telling Rowan Atkinson Don't Stop Movin' for their Comic Relief sketch. The funnyman and former S Club 7 singer team up in a spoof of Spiderman - which left Rachel reeling. Rowan plays Spiderplant Man and his alter ego Peter Piper and Rachel plays
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