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If you read my blog regularly, you’ll know that my 9 year old son, Sam is Autistic. In fact, I have blogged our Autism journey in depth on the blog. From my first post, which outlined my toddler Autism concerns, … Continue reading Why Trikes Are Great For Those With Disabilities
If you read my blog regularly, you’ll already know I’m a single Mum. Sam is 9 now and has, “Low functioning Autism”. He’s non verbal and still in pull ups, so finding childcare for him isn’t as straight forward as … Continue reading Finding Special Needs Childcare In My Area
If you read my blog regularly, you’ll already know I’m a special needs Mum. Sam is 9 now and Autistic. Life as a special needs parent can be messy and expensive. We moved into our new house in 7 months … Continue reading Flooring Options For A Special Needs Bedroom
Regular readers of my blog will already know my son has “low functioning” Autism. He’s 8 now and needs a lot of sensory input. Sam has always struggled to rest, and a full night’s sleep is only achieved with the … Continue reading Xalm Weighted Blanket Review
Life with Autism is tough. Life as an Autism parent is tough too. Most parents love to have fun days out with their kids, but it’s not that easy when Autism is involved. Personally, I like to find out as … Continue reading Is Monkey Forest Autism Friendly? We Found Out!
If you are a regular reader of my blog, you’ll know we are big Lego fans. So much so, we’ve owned annual passes for our local Legoland Discovery Centre in the past. When I heard about the new Autism friendly … Continue reading Autism Friendly Sessions At Legoland Discovery Manchester
Sam is coming up for 8 years old now, and he has what has been labelled with, “Low functioning Autism, and challenging behaviour”. He can’t talk yet and has profound learning difficulties. Sam gets really anxious around medical professionals. People … Continue reading Visiting the GP with an Autistic Child
Last night, I appeared on BBC Radio Manchester, on the Dead Good Show with Simone Riley. Amongst various topics, we discussed the recent news that Katie Price is looking at placing her 16 year old son, Harvey into residential care. … Continue reading Why I Agree With Katie Price (for once)
If you read my blog regularly, you’ll know that my son, Sam has Autism and severe learning difficulties. He has very little danger awareness, and regularly refuses to walk when we are out and about. While on paper he is … Continue reading Getting Around With A Special Needs Child
Today, I thought I’d share how our Christmas went. I can’t believe it’s New Year’s Eve already! This year seems to have flown by. (Don’t they all, though). My Mum used to say “Some days go on forever, but the years … Continue reading Our Christmas 2018
