Autism Acceptance MonthDay 2 SMILING INSTEAD OF STARING For many parents, simply leaving the house can feel daunting. There’s always that underlying worry—what if something happens? what will people think? […]
Autism Acceptance MonthDay 1 NOT JUDGING A CHILD FOR HAVING A MELTDOWN IN PUBLIC A meltdown is an intense reaction to feeling overwhelmed, not bad behaviour or a tantrum. It […]
Autism Acceptance Month Autism Acceptance Month always brings mixed emotions for me. It feels strange that we need a specific month to highlight something as simple as accepting differences. Acceptance […]
Wonderful RoTARY CLUB BREAKFAST TALK This morning we had the pleasure of being guest speakers at the Darlington Rotary Club breakfast meeting. I truly love every opportunity to talk […]
Learning to Let Go of the “What Ifs” For the longest time, I was terrible for it — the constant, exhausting fixation.Will he talk?Will he have friends?Will he fit in?The […]
Same but different On this journey, we often find ourselves looking for someone who understands — another parent walking a similar path, perhaps one whose child is a little older […]
Love doesn’t need words, but we still yearn to hear them
Love doesn’t need words, but we still yearn to hear them For me, this is probably the most painful part of this journey. The additional needs, the extreme behaviours, […]
Hidden disabilities A term many families know intimately, yet the wider world still often gets wrong or misunderstands. Recently, at one of our Kane’s World Foundation swimming sessions, a young boy […]
It Doesn’t Matter, I’ll Do It Myself The title says it all, really.Even when the smallest smidgen of help is offered, we still refuse it. Why? Because we’ve already risk […]
