When something catches you off-guard, I think it is more shocking, harder to deal with and more lengthy to come back from. When something is common to us, we have the strategies to hand, the tone-of-voice autopilot mode ready to
Are you sitting comfortably? OK, well I’m going to tell you a story… This story contains all the classic emotions, humour, suspense, drama, anguish, shock, fright, terror, upset, empathy, regret & exhaustion. It’s a real page-turner, you will be on the edge of
‘Crack’, I actually think I heard my heart break this time, not a shatter, not an implosion but the subtle warning sound that ice makes when it threatens to crack under the weight of the pressure above it. A hairline
Every once in a while, an article is published that really gets me thinking, discussing, debating and ruminating on (and sometimes fuming about). Last week, we were informed that ‘Super Parents’ can improve the lives of their autistic children… “WHAT”, I hear you cry, “Parenting
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
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
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
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
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
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,