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Homework = Hell for our ASD Daughter

Homework = Hell for our ASD Daughter

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

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Fully Prepared

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

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Sleep – a father’s view

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

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Puzzling

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

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Awesome

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

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No School Today Please

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

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Jelly is Evil

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

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Outside Looking In

Outside Looking In

Our daughter dislikes loud noises, sudden shouts, sirens, hand dryers, Morse code and any music with a repetitive bass beat (her dad is very proud of that fact because it means she loves Bowie and Lau!). To her, this hum

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A Father’s View – The Force Field

A Father’s View – The Force Field

We love our daughter unconditionally. But sometimes she makes it very difficult. When she is in the midst of a meltdown or overload, as she was last night, it is virtually impossible to communicate with her in any way. Reasoned

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The Meltdown

The Meltdown

By now, we know when it is coming. All the telltale signs are there and I feel a weird sense of impending doom mixed with a calm reassurance that it will be over soon (well, in about 90 minutes). When

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