Boy Three loves a puddle – one of his favourite things is to leap two-footed into the deepest one he can find. He also loves playing out with his brothers, keeping up with them as best he can. The natural outcome of this ambition is that he spends much of […]
A cautionary tale about making assumptions
Review: Light Strike the interactive gaming system
Christmas with an Aspie: the present problem
It’s a nightmare to pick presents for someone with Asperger’s – or at least my someone with Asperger’s. I’ve spent hours and hundreds of pounds on the very, perfect, ideal thing for him. Something he would go “oh, mum, it’s lovely, what a surprise” then use/play/wear/read/watch the thing for at least a day or so. […]
Review: Blott Shop stationery – pencil case envy resolved
When is a 44-year-old woman not a 44-year-old woman? When she’s presented with a package of amazing cute and funky stationery. When I was at school I had serious bouts of pencil case envy. There were other girls who had sweet smelling, beautiful stuff theirs while I had a few chewed pencils that said HB […]
In the Twilight zone and wondering why it took me so long
The laddie is a vamp Admittedly not first with the latest, but his weekend I watched the first of the Twilight movies… just to see what the fuss is all about, you understand. The Twilight films are a series of supernatural romances based on the books by Stephenie Mayer. They involve a vampire, played by Robert […]
The pitfalls of my new exercise regime
Should Aspie kids be made to join in?
Does your child join in? Do you have to make them take part or do they go willingly?My son is 12 and over the years we’ve been to drama (until the teacher moved), Beavers and Cubs (some reluctance), Scouts (until he refused point-blank), swimming (happily), yoga (happy at first), and one our two other short- […]