Autism and Support Archive
It’s Friday evening, Jude and Elsa have gone to their dads for the weekend and peace is slowly starting to take over from the frazzled hazardous energy that Jude leaves in his wake. It’s amazing …
Jude as a four year old. What a cutie. In the midst of a thoroughly crap evening with Jude, I thought I’d embrace the happier side of living with a Jude and highlight his …
Jude’s first full day back at home and it hasn’t been too bad. To begin with, I had to take Emmeline to the fracture clinic for another check of her arm (cast off next …
It’s not easy entertaining an SEND child during the school holidays. I always laugh (to myself) when I hear parents of neuro-typical children lamenting how arduous and exhausting the holidays are, wondering what to …
So I have finished writing a second book that will be published next year sometime. But I realise that we live in the “now” and a lot of people regularly ask me how to …
I went to visit Jude on my own yesterday after he had finished school. When I arrived, I found him in his room, sitting on his bed playing with lego on his window ledge. …
This morning I felt so anxious. Anxious because I was excited, nervous and trying to remember everything I wanted to take with me for our journey up to Jude’s school. I had some more clothes …
Parenting is never easy but there are certain talents that parents of special needs children really need to hone to the level of a superhero. It’s not because they are a better mum …
So I’m having some pretty weird emotions right now. I’m not one to express myself very visually, some (Joe) even says I can be quite ice queen-esque, rarely showing my true feelings for …
I dropped Jude at school today for his last settling in session. He was SO excited to be there, leapt out the car and strode in confidently with a huge grin on his face. …