What a successful Easter Family Fun Day🐣 Considering just how busy we were, the children navigated it amazingly — and I truly believe that comes down to the atmosphere and […]
Marvelous magnet! 🐣 Yesterday I went to collect a very generous donation of Easter eggs from Magnet Kitchens and their employees, kindly gathered to gift to us for our Easter […]
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 […]
Christmas, BUT NOT AS WE KNOW IT 1st of December hits and instead of excitement, it’s mixed emotions, anxiety, apprehension, and a whole lot of uncertainty. Doesn’t really sound like […]
Our Morning Routine (If You Can Call It That) By Kane’s Skivvy Where do I even start?Probably around 2:30 a.m., when Kane decides this is his 9 a.m. and the […]
Karens & Kane: A Love Story (Sort Of) By: Kane’s Ride or Die There’s one thing guaranteed in life: we all die. Simple as that. And when you’re raising a neurodiverse child, […]
From Neurotypical to Neurodiverse Parenting Parenting is supposed to get easier with experience, right? You raise one child, then another, and by the time you get to the next, you’ve […]
🌟 We’ve Been Nominated — Twice! 🌟 Wow — what can we say? You’ve only gone and nominated us for two incredible awards at the SENDsational Gala! ✨ Inclusion […]
Pouring Into Our Own Cup: Finding Moments of Rest in the Chaos Parenting a neurodiverse child is one of the most profound, demanding, and emotional journeys we can walk. The […]
Being Enough I doubt myself most days.Am I doing enough for Kane?Am I supporting him in the right ways?Should I have understood his needs quicker, reacted differently, or done more? […]
Navigating Family Dynamics with Love and Patience Family life isn’t always neat or predictable — it’s layered, emotional, and ever-changing. In our home, those layers are shaped by the incredible […]
When You Realise Your Child Is “Different” There’s no single moment, no exact point in time, when you suddenly know. For some parents, the realisation that their child is “different” comes […]
Why I Founded Kane’s World Kane’s World was born out of my life — the daily experiences, struggles, and small victories that come with being the parent of a neurodiverse […]
