‘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
“Don’t Leave Me Here”
Super Parents?
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
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
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
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
Perpetual Motion Machine
Whirling dervish, fidgety, ants in your pants, whatever way we refer to it, our daughter is always on the go. From the moment she wakes up, she is alert, there is no rubbing of eyes, stretching and lazily emerging from
Difficult Days
We all have them, we all survive them, we all feel a little bit of our hearts/souls/reserves deplete when they happen. But when you have very few people around you who really understand just how ‘difficult’ life with an ASD
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