Jacqui Jackson


 * Magnificent 7 redirects here, for other meanings see Magnificent Seven.

Jacqui Jackson is the single parent of seven children, three adolescent girls and four boys. All four boys are on the autism spectrum. Jackson and her family appeared in a BBC documentary, My Family and Autism, screened in 2003. A drama called Magnificent 7 featuring Helena Bonham Carter as Maggi–a character based on Jacqui Jackson–was screened by BBC Two in 2005. Jackson lives in Blackpool, Lancashire, England.

Family life
Jackson's sons are:
 * Matthew - the oldest child in the family. Matthew was born prematurely and has dyslexia and developmental dyspraxia.
 * Luke - diagnosed with Asperger syndrome and dyspraxia. Luke wrote a book called Freaks, Geeks and Asperger's Syndrome about his life with the condition which was published when he was 13.
 * Joe - has ADHD
 * Ben - the youngest child in the family. Ben was born prematurely and is autistic.

Jackson also has three daughters named Rachel, Sarah and Anna.

Education
Jackson has a first class honours degree in social science from the Open University and is studying towards a PhD at Coventry University in sensory issues in autistic children.

Books

 * Multicoloured Mayhem, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2003, ISBN 1-84310-171-8
 * Damned Hard Day: Living with AD/HD, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2005, ISBN 1-84310-296-X