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Author: <span>Catriona Moore</span>
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Author: Catriona Moore

Catriona Moore has a background in policy and communications and has worked for a number of health, social care and disability organisations. When her younger daughter was diagnosed with Rett Syndrome in 2009 shortly before her second birthday, Catriona found herself dealing in practice with things she’d previously thought she understood in principle. She juggles her work as policy manager for a national charity with caring and advocating for her daughter. She's passionate about improving the lives of disabled children and their families, and making the systems that should support them work more transparently and equitably. Catriona writes for Special Needs Jungle in a personal capacity, and all views expressed are her own.
SEND success is a journey,  apparently, one with no end in sight
Catriona Moore, Columnists, SEND INQUIRY 2019

SEND success is a journey, apparently, one with no end in sight

By Catriona Moore May 23, 2019 May 11, 2026

“It’s a journey.” That’s what SEND minister Nadhim Zahawi said, repeatedly, at the final hearing of the House of Commons Education Select Committee’s SEND inquiry. This time, he and school …

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Poor leadership and SEND law ignorance fails disabled children
Catriona Moore, Columnists, SEND Accountability, SEND INQUIRY 2019, SEND Politics

Poor leadership and SEND law ignorance fails disabled children

By Catriona Moore April 29, 2019 May 11, 2026

Anyone who has had to grapple with the SEND system to get their child’s needs acknowledged and met knows that the system is not currently working as it should. Not …

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My “control freak’s guide” for my disabled daughter’s dignity and care in hospital
Catriona Moore, Columnists, patient advocacy, Rare Disease, special needs

My “control freak’s guide” for my disabled daughter’s dignity and care in hospital

By Catriona Moore December 3, 2018 May 11, 2026

The thing that worries me most about my disabled daughter as she gets older is who will understand her. Who will really get to know who she is, and what …

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Partnering with clinicians to reverse Rett, my daughter’s rare disease
Amy Reyes, Catriona Moore, Columnists, Rare Disease

Partnering with clinicians to reverse Rett, my daughter’s rare disease

By Catriona Moore February 28, 2018 May 11, 2026

“Did you say ‘Retz Syndrome’? How do you spell it?” These were the questions I asked the neurologist who speculated in passing that this might be the explanation for why …

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Fighting for my disabled child’s right to summer fun
accessibility, Catriona Moore, Inclusion, special needs

Fighting for my disabled child’s right to summer fun

By Catriona Moore August 23, 2017 May 11, 2026

Tania’s note: Today we’re welcoming a new columnist to SNJ, Catriona Moore. Catriona is the parent of a child with complex needs from the rare disease, Rett Syndrome. She works …

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