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18thJuly201610th June 2017
87

No Apologies – you don’t have to say sorry for autism

Boy with autism in a field

You ask me “Does your eldest child have autism?” “Yes.” I reply. “I’m so sorry.” My stomach lurches. No. Please.  Don’t say you are sorry. I know you mean well. I was once like you. But don’t apologise for the gift that is my boy – for any part of him. I know that the… Read More

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4thJuly20167th July 2017
66

Not Less

Not less by Someone's Mum

Sweet boy, you’re different. Not to mummy. Not to daddy. Not to Little Bean. You are our whole world and everything in it. Each eccentricity, each little quirk and trait – they are the rich and joyful substance of our lives. We know no ‘normal’ but the world we inhabit with you. And, to us,… Read More

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22ndJune20167th July 2017
5

Short But Sweet Three

Close up of a sad boy's face

I am sorry that, too often, the world is a confusing and frightening place. I am sorry that a word out of place can make you sob till you shake. I am sorry that every day, a million tiny things break your heart. I am sorry that sometimes, the world will not understand why something… Read More

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20thJune201614th March 2019
38

My Heart on the Page

flashcard that says 'What shape is this?' with a heart shape on it

You wear your heart on your sleeve. You need to hold back a little, develop a thicker skin. Don’t let it get to you so much. I’ve heard it so many times. Am I a natural victim? I am walking down a crowded high street pushing my little boy in his trike. He is nearly… Read More

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6thJune201621st April 2017
28

Short But Sweet One

You are chasing your sister around the Rotunda at Croome. The echoes of your childish laugher flit around the space, like startled birds.  There is something strangely tranquil here, despite your sudden and boisterous intrusions – a sense of something ancient in the atmosphere; things happened here once, it seems to say. Your sister’s attention… Read More

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30thMay201615th June 2017
17

Autism parents: how do I make my child’s teacher understand?

Autism parents : How do I make my child's teacher understand?

I was a teacher for over twelve years before my son was diagnosed with autism. Before he was born, I had taught countless pupils on the autistic spectrum, but it was not until my son’s diagnosis that I was able to fully appreciate the gaps in my knowledge. I hope the tips I am going… Read More

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23rdMay201618th February 2017
61

The Things I Know

Close-up of Biggest's eyes - Things I know feature

Nearly one year ago, I sat in a cramped room with unpleasant, flickering lights, while a doctor I barely knew told me you were autistic. The me sitting in that room is a half a million minutes away; a great gulf of time and experience separates us. I hardly know the path I took to… Read More

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9thMay20167th July 2017
24

A Plea to My MPs

Blue sky autism

Dear Sir and Madam, I am writing to you in order to inform you of the current situation regarding my son. I write the blog, Someone’s Mum, which has chronicled the ups and downs of our diagnosis, and I will be publishing this letter there. With your permission, I would be happy to publish your… Read More

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4thMay20167th July 2017
25

Undo Days

Little girl in pushchair next to little boy. Photo by Someone's Mum

It’s 7.35 pm and thunder is echoing across the dark and cheerless M5. Rain is hammering down and all I can make out in front of me are the angry water-colour spots of the lights of the cars in front.  Melancholy country music is spilling into my car from Radio 2, and I am crying.… Read More

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25thApril201615th June 2017
117

Teaching: a break-up letter

Teaching: a break-up letter

Dear Teaching, We’ve been together such a long time; I hardly know where I end and you begin. My body beats to the rhythm of terms and bells – the long, cold slog to the end of the winter and the inevitable Christmas cold, the summer term that should be easier, but somehow never is,… Read More

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13thApril20167th July 2017
26

When We are Lost

We have had a few difficult days. If I’m honest, they’ve turned into difficult weeks. My Instagram feed doesn’t show it, because my phone isn’t the first thing I reach for, in those moments of despair. I reach for you. Even if you’re kicking and screaming, even if you beg me not to, even if… Read More

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2ndApril20167th July 2017
32

Autism Awareness – A Confession

boy autism

April the 2nd is World Autism Awareness Day and marks the beginning of Autism Awareness Week. Despite what Klout claims, I am not an expert on autism. I am not an expert at being a mum or parenting either – my children are three and one and I have so much further to go on… 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, 9, who is on the autistic spectrum, and a daughter, 7… read more

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