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...
Dark Den.. attempt 2
Well the Dark Den is up and ready for another try! We bought it the Christmas before last, beyond excited thinking Franklin would love it. Having spent the majority of the December in a box (a colour-in nativity house), it …
Life is a balancing act
Tip-toe walking is quite common in toddlers up to age 3, but toe walking that persists beyond the first 3 years is far more common among children with autism. Franklin walks on his tip-toes. He tends to do it more …
Just like everyone else…
An amazing day today. We headed into Padstow and Franklin coped soooo well. I’d go as far as saying he actually enjoyed it! He had his ear defenders on for comfort and his reins on for safety (but also to …
Move up Day!
It was a big day today. A huge deal. Move up day at school! With that comes a huge amount of change and unfamiliarity which affects Franklin significantly. Myself and school had prepared way in advance for this and as …
Huge thanks
Huge thanks to Autism Teaching Tool for the lovely review ☺️
Autism and Play
Children with autism (ASD) find some types of play difficult. It’s common for them to have very limited play, isolated play, or play in a repetitive way. Repetitive movement of objects is among the first signs of autism to emerge in toddlers …
Spinning in Circles
Franklin’s sensory needs have gone through the roof recently, with no obvious reason. There hasn’t been any change to his routine, diet (still appalling) or sleep pattern. He quite literally bounces around the house, climbing on anything he possibly can, …
