How do you explain it?
I’m really bad at leaving jobs. I mean really bad. I feel like the worlds going to end, and I’m the worst person in the world. Ridiculous, I know. But a sea of anxiety stirs up inside me when I have to hand in my notice, and I feel like I’m going to be hated.…
Another great little tip
Another great little tip shown in ‘The A Word’ (The BBC 1 TV drama) is the use of non-verbal communication… I’m specifically referring to when Joe is listening to music using his headphones and his family tap their ears to prompt him to take the headphones off. Very simple, yet super effective. And he responds…
What really annoys me…
You know when you’re not in the mood to talk or do much, but you’ve planned to meet up with someone, and you think… I don’t want to go. But you’ll feel bad if you cancel. This is exactly why I like low maintenance people. One of my favourite times with my friend Georgia was…
The A Word
You might already have seen that ‘The A word’ is back on BBC 1. If you didn’t catch the first series, ‘The A word’ is a drama about a family who have a 5-year-old boy with autism and their journey to understand him and communicate better with him. As always, the show brought up many…
Typically developing children vs children with autism
“If you’re hungry, you’ll eat it.” Have you ever heard a parent or carer say this to their child? Maybe, someone said to you when you were a child? Or are you a parent or carer who says this to your own children? It’s something I see heaps of families say to their children. It…
Autistic children and unanswered questions
Children with autism often behave in a way that leaves us with a load of unanswered questions… Why did they do that? What are they feeling? Do they want this? Do they need that? Is something bothering them? Are they upset? What are they trying to tell me? Take Kieron, a child I once worked…
How to get away with murder
I’ve had a long time to think about it, And I now I know exactly how I’d do it. I know exactly how I’d get away with it. I know who’d I’d get to be my false alibi (this is harder than you’d think because not only do you need to find someone willing to…
You can do anything for a minute
Yesterday I was browsing the internet on the hunt for some inspiration. I came across the social media profile of a doula based in Australia. She was sharing positive birth photos and stories. After crying at various videos of beautiful water births, I stumbled upon a photo of a card that said… “You can do…
When life doesn’t go to plan!
Today marks 39 weeks into my pregnancy, a milestone I was SURE I wouldn’t make. You see, weeks ago I was getting a lot of the ‘tell-tale’ signs of pre labour. And I was even getting abdominal cramps for hours at a time. So you can understand why I was convinced my son would come…
What did you do this morning?
What did you do this morning?… I had a little personal celebration in my kitchen because for the first time in I can remember; I was up, showered, moisturised (pregnancy obsession), wearing proper clothes, making breakfast and feeling surprisingly well rested! * High fives myself! * I think it’s important to recognise and celebrate these…
