Huge thanks to Autism Parenting Magazine for featuring my blog and PECS article in their latest issue. Autism Parenting Magazine is America’s leading magazine for parents of autistic children as well as professionals who work with children on the spectrum. The …
Happy Holidays! (kind of)
I love holidays. Who doesn’t?! The anticipation, the excitement, the memories you’re going to make as a family. When Tabitha was born my husband and I used to spend hours dreaming of all the amazing holidays we hoped to take as …
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, …
Mainstream School!
Franklin is now in his final term of Reception (sob!!) at his mainstream school and we are starting to plan the transition into Year 1, and all the changes that come with it. I wrote this blog post shortly after …
Spinning in Circles 