Autism and Support Archive
Elsa and Jude almost three years ago in their favourite cafe Jude is having a fantastic week, he’s settled and calm and one of his beloved Support Workers has today returned from a …
I went along to a GP appointment with Jude yesterday late afternoon and felt completely undermined. It’s the GP surgery used by Jude’s school for all of their pupils so a first time for …
So Elsa and I went to see Jude yesterday and to take him out for lunch. It went amazingly well, no issues with him leaving the house, no real anxiety and a fun time had …
I’ve mentioned it before but Jude has always loved and always been drawn to water. I don’t know exactly what it is, perhaps it’s the blurry sounds or the light reflecting movement or how …
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 …