I am normally a pacifist. I abhor violence in any form, cannot watch anything higher than a 12 certificate and yet last week I was preparing for a fight. A battle of epic proportions, a war that would change the face of
Ding, Ding…Round 3
The Meteorologist
The weather in Scotland is often described as four seasons in one day and I find it a perfect analogy for our Aspie/ADHD girl. Any given day can bring with it a mish-mash of temperature changes, sudden icy chills, heavy downpours, blissful
Fully Prepared
How does my BIG birthday impact on my Aspie girl’s future? Well apparently with age comes experience but I also think with age comes a resilience, a strength and a determination that can only truly be accessed when you have
Shiny Things
Glittery, sparkly, twinkling gems, fluttering, eye-catching, attention-grabbing flashes of brightness grab her focus every time. Whether it be a bubble floating up from the sink, a helium balloon sadly floating away from some crying child, a mirror reflection or anything
Cuddly Toy Conundrum
So, it all started with one little rabbit, a cute, cream coloured rabbit with soft ears and a velvety soft, brown blanket. ‘He’ was purchased when our daughter was merely a bump, when daddy-to-be’s eye spotted something so cute he just
Finding My Way
I’ve been to Limboland, I’ve been to Worryville, I’ve roamed Surreal Street on many occasions and the Disbelief District is a regular haunt. These are the many places that you visit as a parent of an ASD girl (Gorgeous Gardens,
Proud: An Understatement
I am always proud of my Aspie girl no matter what, but which words can you use when she does something so mind-blowingly brave that ‘proud’ just doesn’t cut it? I wracked my brain, I looked in a thesaurus, I
Sleep – a father’s view
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
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