Understanding Parent Blame

Luke Clements is Chair in Law and Social Justice at the University of Leeds. Ana Laura Aiello is Research Assistant in Law & Social Justice at the University of Leeds.

1. Introduction – Luke Clements and Ana Laura Aiello


2. Recurring Themes: parent blame and systems generated trauma – Luke Clements and Ana Laura Aiello


3. Parent Blame and Complex Trauma – Peter Baker, Linda Hume and Vivien Cooper


4. Parent Blame in Education: working together to find solutions to school attendance difficulties – Louise Parker Engels


5. That woman! – Verity Laws (pseudonym)


6. Fabricated or Induced Illness: The controversial history, missing evidence-base and iatrogenic harm – Andy Bilson, Alessandro Talia, Taliah Drayak, Mary Margaret (pseudonym), Sarah Smith (pseudonym) and Michelle Spence


7. Managing the data: allegations that parents are fabricating or inducing their child’s illness – Luke Clements, Ana Laura Aiello, Derek Tilley and David Laurence


8. Child Protection and the Experiences of Autistic Parents Accused of Fabricated or Induced Illness – Cathleen Long, Rachel Gavin and Esther Whitney


9. A sibling perspective on FII – Kaydence Drayak


10. Parent Blame and the NHS – Amy (pseudonym)


11. Forging an Alliance – Lucy Fullard


12. Conclusions: The Way Forward – Luke Clements, Ana Laura Aiello, Louise Arnold and Lucy Fullard