Now, I have plenty of experience in this arena. Meltdowns would definitely be my specialist subject in a Mastermind quiz as I think I’ve pretty much seen it all with Jude. Well, maybe not …
Thank you for the fantastic suggestion of a blog title! Here is a post about Jude’s comfort zone and stretching boundaries. If there’s ever anything you want me to witter on about then please just let …
You’ll probably remember from the last couple of years my battles with the council and professionals involved in special needs care. It wasn’t pretty and it certainly wasn’t fun. I had moments during that time …
Image from Lonely Planet Now, please don’t read this blog post expecting a scientifically based comparison of spontaneity vs stupidity. Actually thinking about it, there may be a slight irony in the title that …
Like many conditions, people with autism are often lumped together as sharing all the same traits and characteristics. We would never do this for any other assemblage of society so why is it deemed …
Jude, I guess like most children, knows what he does and doesn’t like when it comes to story time. And being my first child, I was one of those amazingly enthusiastic reading mums. Every evening, …
We are certainly not rich people and over the last year or so I have become a bit of a stickler for managing our home finances. We have to watch what we spend, rarely …
*This is a collaborative post Contrary to popular belief, it’s still possible to travel when you have a medical condition — as long as you take the right precautions. There’s no reason why you should …
The evening that Jude was born, I left the hospital dazed, exhausted but content. Content that I had survived a long labour but bewildered as to what to do with this little scrunched …
Jude’s birthday party on Saturday was lovely. It was tiny, just a few friends and family but perfect for the birthday boy himself. He did a lot better than I thought he would, engaging with …