When I started on this journey to finding out if my kids have ASD and ADHD, I honestly felt I had failed as a parent, I didn’t know where to look, who to turn to for advice or support. When your child is diagnosed, you’re normally told that this is what they have got andContinue reading “Advice to Parents of Neurodiversity Children”
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Masking or not masking?
A few months ago, we had parent’s evening for both boys. I was expecting to be told that AJ was still behind as he had always struggled with certain learning. What I wasn’t expected was to be told that J was really struggling. He was displaying behaviours that questioned everyone. A little while ago, meContinue reading “Masking or not masking?”
End of School, Xmas coming!
19th December 2021 The boys finished school this week for the Christmas holidays. They are both excited for Xmas, but they are also both are finding it overwhelmed. The change in weather and temperature, decorations everywhere, for them in all daunting and sometimes, a bit much. Yesterday (Saturday), I went and did our weekly freshContinue reading “End of School, Xmas coming!”
Our Week Update
*** Please note this was written about an month ago and I forgot to upload it *** 14th November 2021 Hey! I thought I’d try and write a weekly up date on how our week has been as to be honest, this week especially, it’s been difficult to sit down and write what we’ve beenContinue reading “Our Week Update”
Our Experience of the Autism Diagnostic Process
If you had been following me on social media for a while, you will know that on 12th February 2021 our eldest was given his formal diagnosis of ASD. This is also known as Autism or Autism Spectrum Disorder. Along the process, I had many questions of how the process, how we got him referred,Continue reading “Our Experience of the Autism Diagnostic Process”
7th November
Bonfire Weekend This morning started at the usual early morning start, but thankfully this time, I managed to keep J quiet enough and not turn on any lights and wake his brother up. I felt I hadn’t slept a wink. That is something that a lot of people don’t know or not enough people talkContinue reading “7th November”
Life at No. 20 