Hello i’m Jo, wife and mother to two amazing children. Tabitha 7 - chatterbox, lover of little mix, dancing and watching bakeoff and Franklin 4 - non verbal, lover of spinning, jumping and holding something in each hand...
An unspoken bond
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 🐕🥰
Autism Awareness Day
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 …
Dark Den (attempt 3!)
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 …
Franklin is growing (as am I)
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. …
Freeze
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!
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 …
Week 1 ✅
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 …
Dress Rehearsal
Franklin starts at his new school on Monday! We started the transition a few months ago and have been working hard with school on this, in order to help Franklin cope with all the huge changes that come with moving …
Last day 😭
I keep trying to type something but I’m an emotional wreck so I can’t 😭😭😭 I hope he enjoys his last day tomorrow ❤️❤️ Watch the video..
First visit!
First visit to new school! I was the nervous one, not knowing how he would cope with this visit, but he did so brilliantly and it was a very positive start. One step at a time 💙
