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Category Archives: Autism

20thSeptember2018
2

How can I balance my children’s needs?

Biggets and Littlest looking through the window of the rotunda at Croome

My children are not quite six and not quite four – and they are respectively autistic and neurotypical. Littlest knows that her brother is different – she has said as much to me. She knows he plays differently, reacts differently, that he is not like “the other boys and girls.” She sees that he is… Read More

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13thSeptember201816th September 2018
12

When Schools are Punished for Succeeding – The Broken EHCP System

Small boy in uniform on one side, rubber stamp of bureaucracy on the other

Over a year ago, when we first met with the headteacher of my son’s future primary school, she made some promises. Many people told me that she would not keep those promises, that schools these days care little for the provision of their SEN pupils, that I would see, in time, that her assurances were… Read More

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4thSeptember20184th September 2018
0

Three Years and Four Septembers

Collages - four pictures of edward over the last four Septembers

At this time, exactly three years ago, someone I had just met told me that you may never do the things that other children do. They watched you play and wrote things down on clipboards. They asked me questions about when you walked, when you talked, about what you like and dislike. They watched videos… Read More

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22ndAugust201817th January 2019
1

On sleeping and not sleeping

Small boy looking down

At 3.08 am, I hear your first scream. The fluorescent light from the cabin bathroom is flickering unpleasantly, giving the cramped room a strange, nightmarish quality – but we cannot turn off the lights or you will not sleep at all. “Sweetheart – everything is okay. You are safe. We are on the big boat.”… Read More

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1stAugust2018
2

The Faceless Unexpected Things

Feature - boy staring out to river beyond railings

Sometimes, when we need shopping mid-week, we tie it in with tea time and the children pick a meal in the supermarket café. For them, it is a dizzying experience, provoking jumps of joy and jubilant chanting. In the last six months, we have been three times. The first time, in the winter, they did… Read More

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3rdJuly20183rd July 2018
2

Some requests for those who interact with my autistic son

Small boy looking down, surrounded by pink, purple and white delphinium flowers

Over the course of our first year in school, many people have been charged with the care, education and welfare of my son. There are his classroom teachers, of course, and his permanent one-to-one TA, and other members of staff who deal with him frequently. These people know him well and the vast majority know… Read More

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26thJune2018
1

A Year of Mainstream School

A boy with his arms spread wide, looking up at the ceiling of the Rotunda at Croome

This time last year, we were frantically collecting evidence for an EHCP assessment. We were buying uniform, arranging visits, trying to liaise with school and nursery. We needed to arrange a transition that would make things as smooth as they could be. September was looming, a great immovable block – I could not see past… Read More

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5thJune20185th June 2018
1

The Electricity of Every Living Thing Review

Katherine May - The Electricity of Every Living Thing Review

I usually read quite quickly. As a child, I devoured books. They were friends, an escape. One summer I read eighty-six books in the six-week Summer break. And I loved every minute of the time I spent with them. These days, I read much, much less. With a busy work schedule and two small children,… Read More

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8thMay2018
1

Tips for Planning Day Trips with Autistic Children

A collage of a small boy out on different trips - sometimes covering his ears or wearing ear-defenders.

I have written about how hard it can be for neurodiverse families to get out of the house quite a bit over the years. Both Biggest and I are homebodies. We love our comforts, hate crowded places and love having the time and space to indulge our passions in peace and safety. However, we both… Read More

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2ndMay20182nd May 2018
32

Adult ASD Diagnosis is Still Taboo

Lonely boat on an empty sea

If I were to tell you that I was suffering from post-natal depression, you may feel a little awkward about what to say. Some subjects in our society are still taboo and another person’s suffering is always hard to navigate. When I lost a baby at 10 weeks, the people I told had mixed reactions.… Read More

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27thApril201827th April 2018
2

You Can Write Your Name

You can write your name - pencils with one yellow and the rest blue.

Every morning, the boys and girls in your class write their names on the lunch lists. There are dozens of names, with mismatched letters, curling around the edges of the paper. The letters are uneven. Some are huge, some small. ‘D’s and ‘B’s are back to front. Lower case and capitals dance on the page,… Read More

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12thApril201825th September 2018
7

Crying at Soft Play

A boy and a girl playing at soft play and moving giant balls.

Little boy, few weeks ago, your teachers suggested that we could do some extra things to help you develop your gross motor skills. Perhaps, we could try soft play, take you to more adventure parks. Even a little may help. PE, you see, is such a difficult part of your week. More often than not,… 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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