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13th May 2019

When I was seven, I had a ruptured appendix that resulted in peritonitis and gangrene. I was in the hospital for a month, had weeks

12th March 2019

Gorgeous boy, you are sitting on the stairs, tears running down your face. As you heave and splutter, you try to begin a word –

5th March 2019

I passed my driving test on the ninth attempt. Yes – ninth. Some of my best anecdotes came out of those tests. I once made

25th February 2019

My son stutters. The way he speaks can vary massively – and does so from hour to hour, from sentence to sentence. Sometimes he will

8th February 2019

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

27th December 2018

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

15th December 2018

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

29th November 2018

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

8th November 2018

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

18th October 2018

Birthdays are for cake. Of course, the cake does not have to be pretty, or expensive, or huge. Just made or given with love, just

20th September 2018

My children are not quite six and not quite four – and they are respectively autistic and neurotypical. Littlest knows that her brother is different

13th September 2018

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