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
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
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
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
No School Today Please
On Saturday and Sunday I could tell that our daughter was starting to dread going back to school today. She is never particularly concise with her feelings so it comes out as grumpiness, irrationality, manic chatter, sloth-like laziness and a very pale
Why Aren’t Sheep Green?
The way in which our ASD daughter’s brain works is fascinating, unfathomable and often frustrating but I love it when we get a glimpse into the workings of her strongest muscle, the brain. Every so often we get a sneak
Jelly is Evil
According to our lovely (suspected) #ASD girl, Jelly is evil. It should not be allowed to exist and must never, under any circumstances, appear in the house. So, birthday parties and international trifle conventions are quite tricky but we manage. As