Offering support, laughs and rants through the journey of parenting two Autistic children
Thanks to Merlin’s Magic Wand we got tickets for Legoland and planned to go in half term (yes, yes, I know, not sure what I was thinking here…………) So, on Friday morning we set off……full of enthusiasm and smugness that we had left late enough to miss all the horrific traffic on the M25. Here …
The Christmas season is upon us! Everywhere you turn there are lights, decorations on the shelves, Cliff Richard crooning ‘Mistletoe and Wine’ in every shop you go to – and its only November. Whilst for many children and adults, Christmas is a hugely exciting and magical time. The thought of decorating the tree and eagerly …
Ever since I was about 14 I’ve worn some kind of make up product every day. I’ve realised as I get older was a stupid thing to do. If I want to go ‘au natural’ people assume I’m poorly and quite frankly, I do look quite the horror without a bit of slap. Now I …
I feel like I’m missing out. Do you know why? Baths. I can’t get on board with them. I have NEVER got the concept of a relaxing bath. I don’t get it. What does one DO in there? Apart from the obvious hygiene bits. I so want to be one of those people who are …
Theo is currently having Speech Therapy once a week for half an hour. He is 2.5 years old and is non-verbal, but also struggles in other area of communication, such as pointing to what he wants and eye contact. He also struggles with interaction with others during play which therapy can help with. Speech and …
Just a quick post tonight, but I thought this video was too good not to share! I am currently writing a blog post about Theo’s speech therapy, but in the meantime, I found this cracking video about playing with your Autistic child. I find it very hard to get Theo to play with me, he’d …
The time has come for us to pick Monty a new school! *silently weeps and wonders where the time has gone* He’s currently in Year 2 and will transfer Junior School next September. It’s flown by since this little fellow started in Reception – all wide eyed and nervous about going to school for the …
Many autistic people have intense and highly-focused interests, often from a fairly young age. For many younger children it’s Thomas the Tank Engine, dinosaurs or cartoon characters. Monty loves to collect the engines, look at them and put them in a line. He has so many of the blooming things that when he lines them up, …
We all know how difficult it is to access services these day (thanks Teresa May…………*cross face*), and how exhausting it is to fight constantly for help for your children. It’s a lonely and hellish place to be. So, I thought I’d offer a ray of sunshine! The Charity Earlier this year I got told about …
Welcome to my first blog post!! I must admit, I have thought about writing a blog for a while, but have been procrastinating! But today, I’m just going to do it. Getting my thoughts onto a page can only help this journey that I’m on – and if I connect with a few people out …