Spinning in Circles

Another new word attempt! Not sure I could be more excited right now! I really have to stop myself giving him 30 bags of haribo every day due to my own excitement at hearing him say ‘swee’!  School have been …

Franklin has been at his new school now for 6 weeks and after an initial settling in period, we’re really starting to see some progress, especially with his expanding vocabulary!   Whilst he cannot say any full words at this point, …

An unspoken bond  Thunda doesn’t see autism or difference, he just sees a little boy who needs his love and comfort more than most.  He is the best therapist 🐕🥰

Today is Autism Awareness Day.  A day dedicated to raising autism awareness and acceptance. I set Spinning in Circles up for this exact reason, to give Franklin a better chance of living in a world that accepts him. Franklin was …

After the success of the sensory den I hired for Franklin’s birthday, I wanted to try and recreate this for him. He’s had a huge amount of change to cope with recently, a calming space at home could be exactly …

As each year passes I’m learning to let go of everything I’ve always been conditioned to believe about celebrating a birthday.  Franklin doesn’t need what everyone else might need on their birthday and that’s ok. We celebrate it his way. …

Definitely feeling the extent of starting a new school and adjusting to the new routine.  He has such a delicate sensory system and can so easily be overloaded, the sensory information becomes too overwhelming to tolerate. He is having to …

Happy birthday Thunda!! Thunda is 3 today and we’re celebrating it in style!  I think you can tell we have become “dog people” now.  It might be a bit odd to celebrate your dogs birthday as he has no idea what’s …

What a way to end his first week, with a smile.  It’s been a positive start for Franklin in his new school. Aside from a few brief displays of anxiety and a few tears shed, all of which are to …