18th June 2020 A couple of days ago I got a call from the Educational Psychologist, to assess J's needs for school. In fact, more and mor...

Friday 5th June 2020 My daughter is a sensory-seeker. She was one of the only babies who enjoyed the full 25-minute or so baby massage at...

Sunday, 31st May Last night J had quite a bad meltdown. It was longer than usual and there was no way you could speak into it. So I thoug...

Friday 29th May, 2020 One of the most frustrating things when you're parenting a child with autism is for another parent or adult to say ...

Wednesday, 27th May 2020 The extract below was written last August, in a cafe, when I'd finally decided to write about my journey with Au...

Wednesday, 27th May 2020 Sensory overload is a significant aspect of autism and too easily overlooked. When I think back, there were many...

Input from the Occupational Therapist Wednesday, 27th May 2020 Yesterday we had our first 'appointment' with the Occupational Therapist, ...