My boy does not fit easily onto the spectrum that most people imagine. He speaks and so is labelled ‘high-functioning’ by most – though that is not accurate. He was diagnosed early, at just two – way before the average child with Asperger’s. He needs full-time one-to-one support at nursery and will at school. He… Read More
Autism is hidden. It does not matter if awareness grows. It does not matter how much support or how many services are available to autistic people. It does not matter, even, if an autistic person has behaviours that set them apart, if those who are dealing with them know that they have autism, if it… Read More
The summer holidays are hard. The morning routine is different. Daddy is home all the time and the signals that tell my gorgeous boy what will happen next are all mixed up. We might go to the shops in the afternoon – or the morning. A nursery day does not begin with daddy in a… Read More