Christmas 2022
We did things a little differently this year. Usually we have at least one guest over for Christmas that stays over for a few days. We have a big roast…
Ok time for a little honesty
Ok time for a little honesty. As you may have noticed there are big gaps between when blogs go up. When we returned from our cruise we all took a…
Weymouth Sealife centre
This was kind of a spur of the moment day trip. It got booked a day or two in advance before we went (yes this is spur of the moment…
How was Greece?
“It was great!” A knee jerk reaction. The same reaction I make when people ask me “How are you?” “Oh fine thanks”. “We had a really great time thanks” But…
Disclaimer
Although we should never feel like we have to explain ourselves, a little understanding sometimes goes a long way. These are our personal beliefs. Autism is individual to the person…
Pathological demand avoidance: Can’t not won’t.
I have described Samantha as having pathological demand avoidance in several blogs now without really going into any details (sorry), so here is that blog where I explain as best…
It’s not a label, it’s a diagnosis.
I often hear the phrase why would you want to label your child? Why do you want to label them with ADHD? Why would you want to have them labelled…
Being the grown up is hard
Your child is shouting, refusing to get dressed and is being defiant in every single way you/they can possibly think of. You shout back, you are sick of this. Why…
Weekend away
We spent the weekend away seeing family (grandparents). The children love their grandparents and had been really looking forward to seeing them given that due to many different circumstances it…
Worry worms
As a family we are no strangers to anxiety. The children have a huge amount of anxiety which is in part related to their autism. Many people do not realise…