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Category Archives: Autism

2ndApril20199th April 2019
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12 Things I have learned since my first Autism Awareness Day

Infinity Symbol for Autism Awareness

The first time I experienced Autism Awareness Month, as the parent of a newly diagnosed child, was in April 2016. It is hard to fully convey how far we have come since then. The way I think and feel has totally transformed. Back then, I was just starting on the road that led to where… Read More

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12thMarch201912th March 2019
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On Telling You that You are Autistic

Boy looking out of a window at NT Croome

Gorgeous boy, you are sitting on the stairs, tears running down your face. As you heave and splutter, you try to begin a word – over and over – but you cannot make it come. “Shhhh sweetheart. Everything is ok. Think about breathing in and out. I am here.” I am sitting at the bottom… Read More

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5thMarch201912th June 2019
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Driving Me Up the Wall – The DVLA, Driving Tests and Me

I passed my driving test on the ninth attempt. Yes – ninth. Some of my best anecdotes came out of those tests. I once made Sarah Turner (of The Unmumsy Mum fame) properly laugh out loud with one of my driving test stories. I am quite proud of that. On one test, I drove into… Read More

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25thFebruary201927th November 2019
6

Stuttering and Autism – How are they linked?

Small boy, mid speech.

My son stutters. The way he speaks can vary massively – and does so from hour to hour, from sentence to sentence. Sometimes he will speak fluently and extensively, for several minutes in a row. Stuttering and Autism are inextricably linked for him. Sometimes it will take him several minutes to get a single word… Read More

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8thFebruary20198th February 2019
4

The Balancing Act

Close-up of Biggest smiling

There are so many things hanging in the balance. I must push my son to achieve his potential, to leave his comfort zone, to be the best he can be – but I must also never force him to change, never make him do anything against his will. Always, his choice must be paramount. I… Read More

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27thDecember201814th June 2019
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The Picture Does Not Show it

A small girl and boy holding in front of a christmas tree

A boy and a girl stand in front of a Christmas tree, holding hands, smiles beaming. They are dressed smartly, in tartan and check. The boy is in blue and the girl in red. Behind them, the lights of the tree twinkle and glow. Red and gold baubles glint against the green. A perfect scene.… Read More

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15thDecember20189th November 2019
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I can’t just say “I’m autistic.”

me in black and white

I can’t just say “I’m autistic”. I have no diagnosis (I am.) (Update: diagnosis received April 2019) but even if I did, I could not just say it. When I upset people, I can’t just say it. When people react in ways that I do not understand, I cannot just say it. When I am… Read More

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10thDecember201810th December 2018
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A Note on Why I do This

Me, my son and my daughter, lying on my bed.

In January 2016, just under three years ago, I started this blog. My son had been diagnosed with autism a few months earlier, I was struggling to cope with an autistic three year-old and a nearly one year-old with severe reflux, and I was in a teaching job that was slowly eating away at my… Read More

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6thDecember2018
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The Evolution of My Parenting with Johnson’s

Mother and small children

Motherhood changed me fundamentally. Almost from the moment my tiny son was placed in my arms, I knew the world would never be the same again. My purpose, my reason for being, shifted. Instantly, the world was more terrifying and more amazing. Joy was exquisite. Pain and fear were all-encompassing. When I fell pregnant with… Read More

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29thNovember201829th November 2018
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The things you did not see

A boy in a red coat at a park

At the school Christmas Fair, on benches decorated with red and green, a boy is howling and screaming at his little sister. You may see his mother, whispering into his ear, holding him tight, as he flinches and kicks out and wails. The small girl beside him is sobbing. The mother and father try to… Read More

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8thNovember20188th November 2018
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When the School Letter Comes

When the School Letter comes feature - small girl in red top lying on top of snowflake duvet

Yesterday, we got the letter asking us to register Littlest for school in September. How can that be? It was a heartbeat ago that she was in my arms, just a breath since the letter came for her brother. It is strange – Preschool seemed to stretch out for him, to take forever and yet… Read More

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22ndOctober201827th November 2019
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Minecraft Gifts and Clothing for Kids UK

Please note, this post contains affiliate links. This means if you click-through and buy anything, we earn a small commission at no cost to you. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. For more information, see our Disclosure Policy We often struggle to find things to get our son at Christmas and on his… Read More

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I am Danielle and I am an ex-English teacher living on the border between Gloucestershire and Worcestershire. I have two children, a boy, aged seven, who is on the autistic spectrum, and a daughter, aged five… read more

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