Archive for Autism

My #SpecialSaturday

My #SpecialSaturday

June 11, 2011  |  Autism, Blog, Special Saturday  |  5 Comments

#Specialsaturday is all about celebrating the achievements of disabled, autistic,special needs . This is an issue very close to my heart as I have been blessed with 3 children that have special needs/autism. One thing that appears again and again is the ignorance of other people around the children. There is a lot of unfounded and bias stigma attached to

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How Understanding Are You?

How Understanding Are You?

April 15, 2011  |  Autism, Blog  |  8 Comments

Most of you will know that it is autism awareness month, but are people really listening. We all go about our every day life and most don’t realise the impact autism has on families. Read More

Autism Awareness

Autism Awareness

April 2, 2011  |  Autism, Blog  |  5 Comments

Today is autism awareness day, which is our chance to tell the rest of the world all about autism and the affect it has on our children’s lives as well as our own.

This awareness needs to be on going so people get to know all about the quirks of autism etc. I wouldn’t say it was easy living with an autistic child but it does make you sit and think. You see the world from a different perspective almost like they do. Read More

Learning Through Play

Learning Through Play

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March 28, 2011  |  Autism, Blog  |  Comments Off

For my family play has a bit of a different meaning, you see I have 2 children with autism. Their definition of play is very different from yours and mine. For a start they haven’t got the imagination to do pretend play, that’s OK because we have found another way to instigate play. Read More

Autistic Traits

Autistic Traits

March 23, 2011  |  Autism, Blog  |  3 Comments

Everyone seems to think they know what autism is but do we really know, because I think autism means different things to different people.

Autism to me is not something that goes away when you shut the door. It cannot be cured by a tablet. It can go from a calm to a wild tempest in seconds and Read More