Out of ideas with your autistic child?
I recently had a difficult 1:1 session with one of my clients and since a lot of experts only talk about the positives I thought I would be different and share my experience… From the moment I arrived Tom wasn’t his usual self. His usual routine of meeting me at the door didn’t happen and…
Alice and the cheshire cat
When I was about 4 or 5, I had the story of Alice In Wonderland on a tape cassette (remember those?) and I’d listen to it almost every night before I went to bed… I’d ask to play it in the car during long journeys… In my walkman when my dad got sick of hearing…
Positive movements for autism
Something I’ve noticed recently is more and more positive articles popping up about education and autism. There is an increase of specialist schools and units opening, more fund raising happening and accessible training programmes for staff who work with children on the spectrum. But I understand that it can be hard at times to see…
Feeling rejected?
I’m ashamed to say that last night I sat down and watched the worst trash TV known to man… Big brother. There’s something about how mind numbing it is that pulls me back every year. After a long day when I want to just zone out for an hour, I find rubbish like Big Brother…
New year, new me!
Seeing as I’ve started with the theme of “new year” I thought I’d carry on with it. Something you see a lot of throughout January is the phrase “New year, new me!”… I generally see this phrase being used about diet, health or body image. And there’s nothing wrong with striving to have a healthier…
Facing the same challenges with your autistic child
I’ve always been a goal setting type of person, even from a young age, so setting goals at the beginning of a new year just feels like the right thing to do for me. Although I set goals for all areas of my life, my work goals always seem one of the most exciting. I…
Why I’m scrapping new years resolutions this year
Happy New Year! After taking some time off this year over Christmas I’m now feeling like one of those annoying “ready and rearing to go” people. It’s amazing what a break with your loved ones can do for you. (Even when you are in the third trimester and most days you feel like an exhausted…
Christmas gifts for your child with autism
Stuck on what to buy your child this Christmas? Perhaps they don’t have much interest in this time of year? Or maybe you want to find something a little different to get this year? A fantastic website was recommended to me this week by a parent who has a son with autism… She wanted to…
“Show me good looking!”
“Look at your book” “Look at Mummy.” “Show me good looking.” “You’re not looking.” “You need to look.” These are all things I must have heard parents and carers say to their children with ASD a million times. It’s quite commonly discussed that children with autism “don’t make eye contact with others.” And it’s something…
Who is the expert of your child?
I’ve read a lot of posts on social media from parents and carers that say things like…. “I don’t believe ‘autism experts’ anymore, I am the only expert of my child.” These type of posts have always been shared multiple times by fierce parents in agreement with the statement, sparking up quite a strong reaction…
