The October sun swaggered defiantly through the smeared church hall window making the mothers and toddlers squint and sweat. I drank my coffee and ate my biscuit ration quickly. It was that kind of a toddler group. “See you later,” I wiped my small son’s nose and hoisted him onto my hip. “I’m taking him […]
A fresh look at autism with Chris Packham
Did you see it? Chris Packham’s documentary Autism and Me. I think you should. You can catch it on iPlayer before it’s too late. He made it because he wants every autistic person to know that they aren’t alone. But I think it’s more important than that. It’s about everyone else learning that autism is […]
Things I’ve learned from being an Aspie’s mum
Guest post: Mark, an man with Asperger’s Syndrome, tells his story
148/365 feeding picky kids is mince
Another month, another campaign to get the boys to eat properly. This time I mean business. Boy One has some sensory issues associated with his Aspergers and he really can’t eat certain textures. He’s game though but you can see when something isn’t for him and there’s no point in making him eat stuff. Mainly […]