Autism and Support Archive
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 …
The feelings and emotions of a special needs parent are pretty unique in life. Rather than witter on in writing, I thought for once I’d witter on in video form… Would love to …
Recently, we’ve been talking a lot about booking a holiday. We intend to go abroad in the summer before Jude breaks up as I don’t think he’d be happy with the plans. I feel content …
I’ve always mentioned how I dislike the whole Rain Man, “what’s Jude’s amazing skill?” kind of attitude because frankly, it’s ridiculous. He’s a human being and not a magician. BUT when it comes …
I must get asked this question on an almost weekly basis. When did I realise there was something slightly different with Jude? I know some people don’t like this sort of discussion and I …
Jude had a really lovely weekend at home but I’ve noticed (and I’m aware that I talk about this a lot) that his anxiety has got worst. Now when he’s going through his standard …
On first appearances, I think many people overlook Jude’s internal anxiety but it’s something I’ve been wary of and somewhat afraid of for the past couple of years. I’m also convinced it has got worse …
Today when I dropped Jude back to school, I was given this beautiful Christmas gift from his Support Worker. I wanted to share it with you. When you know you aren’t going to see …
It’s that time of year again when Christmas shopping dominates many conversations and we start to search our brains for ideas of what to get Jude. Jude isn’t your typical child who loves to receive …
So how many people does it take to maintain a Jude? This evening I was thinking of all the people we have in Jude’s “team” right now and I took a moment of pride …