Aspie

A fresh look at autism with Chris Packham

October 20, 2017 By Ellen

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

April 5, 2014 By Ellen

Late, I know, but this week saw World Autism Awareness Day.Autism is in our lives as Boy One has Asperger’s Syndrome, or high functioning autism if that’s how you want to look at it. However, even though it’s as much a part of him has his red hair, it’s not something we take out and […]

148/365 feeding picky kids is mince

May 28, 2013 By Ellen

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 […]

Bye bye baking boy – when Aspies move on

March 5, 2013 By Ellen

For a year or so, we’ve been in the grip of a baking obsession. Or at least Boy One has. It started – like so many of his fixations – with some adverts for a part work magazine. This one was about baking, and along with the recipes you got biscuit cutters, icing guns and […]

19/365 Dilated to meet you

January 20, 2013 By Ellen

Boy Three made his first trip to the optician today. He’s only three and a half but the staff at nursery suggested it would be a good idea. He’s a clumsy little chap, but I’d put it down to his habit of hurtling everywhere at top speed.But stopping to consider it, Boy Two wears specs […]