family becomes disabled -- or if one of us has a child who is disabled there will be people we can look to for inspiration and guidance. Elite athletes, whether Paralympians or not, are all examples of hard work, determination and support: amazing examples to all of us, when looking forward to any goal! 5. It's a great opportunity to offer the #HomeAdvantage Even though I support all althetes in the Olympics and Paralympics, I love turning up to support the British team because this is their home turf, and it's important to give them the home advantage! British Airways have run a campaign to keep people at home to watch the Olympics and Paralympics because the home advantage means playing in your familiar surroundings but also being supported by more people. It doesn't take a sports psychologist to show the obvious benefits of competing at home. I support ParalympicsGB because of all these reasons, and also simply because I just love watching a good game of sport. 2 Comments so far We went to the Paralympics on Sunday and it was fantastic! The athletes are very talented and inspirational, and give a very positive message about the potential and worth of disabled people. My son is eight and has mild physical disabilities as well as Aspergers. We are bringing him up with a very positive attitude to disabilities. We had the upset last year of a member of staff at his school telling him bluntly that he has 'something