Both my wife and I have written about meltdowns on this blog before. And while they do not happen every day, and do not completely define the autism in our daughter, they are incredibly stressful for all involved. They mainly
Sleep – a father’s view
The Look
They say that the eyes are windows to the soul and I do believe that your eyes never lie. No matter what emotion we are trying to hide, to fight, to keep in check, the eyes are the big giveaway. I
Puzzling
I know many people find the ‘puzzle piece’ analogy for Autism an irritating one as many use it to indicate that a piece of the puzzle is missing which in turn makes people think that all ASD girls/boys grown-ups have
BFF
Best Friends Forever or BFF – one of those bizarre acronyms that our little ASD daughter does not ‘get’. The social complexities attached to it, the strange fact that it seems to tie you to that person forever, is that
Emotional Tsunami
Recently, my emotions have not been my own, they seem to be controlled by some meddling, distant clone who has not yet mastered the controls. One day (or should that be hour or minute?) I feel calm and empowered and full
Touchy Touchy
Like many mothers, holding my little girl’s soft, ever-warm pudgy hand in mine has always been a wonderful moment of connection. Those little digits never far from mine, helped when the walk gets too long, the road gets too noisy
Control
Control. Some people lose it, some people need to be ‘in’ it all the time. Some people are pretty laid back and others are so uptight, their jaws quiver and teeth clench. It’s all to do with control, whether you obsessively have to
The Season of Hope
The greatest joy of springtime for me has always been looking out for the first baby lamb and seeing the snowdrops push though the winter soil to delicately hang their heads. I am a country girl at heart so Spring seems to
Mixed Emotions
So, we have done it, our beautiful little girl has her ‘diagnosis’. The wait to see CAHMS was too long, the whole family was suffering and the ripples were being felt every waking minute so, we decided to pay for
Awesome
Although our journey along the ASD road has been long, full of tight bends, blind summits, the occasion U turn and lots of red lights, our foray into sharing our experiences with others is only a few weeks old (and