I want to be like the others - Waverley Care

I want to be like the othersAcknowledgementsWe would like to thank the members of our Steering Group without whom thisstudy would not have been possible. Special thanks go to the following peoplewho also contributed to the study in significant ways: Martha Baillie, Anne Cameron,Anne Chiswick, Glenn Codere, Brenda Colligan, Aileen Davies, Peter Davies, DrConor Doherty, Francis Emmerson, Babs Evans, Nichola Frith, Linda Hutton, RogerIrwin, David Johnson, Helen Kay, Roy Kilpatrick, Alison Lord, Dr Gordon McKenna,Janet Masters, Dr Jacqueline Mok, Sarah Morton, Neil Munro, Betty Offerman, JeanPetrie, Jacqui Pollock, Eunice Sinyemu, Neil Squires, Ailsa Spindler, MaureenThompson, Rachel Thompson, Margaret Totten, Lynne Williamson, Fiona JaneWright, Mildred Zimunya. Last but by no means least, thanks must go to all thechildren, parents and carers who gave us their time and insights sogenerously. We have not been able to name them in the report because of theneed for confidentiality, but it is their stories that this report seeks to tell.Steering group membersDavid Johnson (Chair)Babs EvansRoy KilpatrickJacqueline MokJacqui PollockAilsa SpindlerWaverley CareElton John AIDS FoundationHIV ScotlandRoyal Hospital for Sick Children, EdinburghHIV-AIDS Carers & Family Service Provider, ScotlandTerrence Higgins Trust, ScotlandGlossary of terms used in this reportAIDSART/ARVsBHIVACD4ECSGUMHAARTHIVHPAHPSICHNHSNSHPCSCIEHAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAnti Retroviral Therapy/ Antiretroviral drugs(combinationof drugs of different classes to inhibit viral replication)British Human Immunodeficiency Virus AssociationCluster of Differentiation 4 (a glycoprotein which isimportant in assessing the immune system of peoplewith HIV)European Collaborative StudyGenitourinary medicineHighly Active Anti Retroviral TherapyHuman Immunodeficiency VirusHealth Protection AgencyHealth Protection ScotlandInstitute of Child HealthNational Health ServiceNational Study of HIV in Pregnancy and ChildhoodScottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Healthiiii