Sunday 30 April 2017
The security of a bedtime routine
Thursday 27 April 2017
Making a tiny bit of time mummy's
I was reading an interesting post from Lucy at Home about how, as a mum, it's easy to be the bottom priority in the family. I love my children and they are the world to me, but it can seem like there isn't a second to rest. There are things I simply feel I must do. I must get to their various appointments, make sure they are safe, teach them how they can function in a world not built for them. Perhaps having kids with additional needs has highlighted just how much support they need.
Wednesday 26 April 2017
WonderfulWednesday: oktosay via @heads_together
This week's wonderful Wednesday share was found on Heads Together through their twitter feed. It's a fantastic video staring some members of the Royal Family chatting about the normalcy of mental health and how talking about it helps.
Labels:
mentalhealth,
oktosay,
princess,
wetalkmakaton,
WonderfulWednesday
Tuesday 25 April 2017
Siblings, lies and untruths
"That's a lie."
"No, it's not."
I can not even hazard a guess at how many times I've heard this exchange in our house over the last few weeks. Part of this is due to Anthony, our eight year old autistic son who has never told me a lie in his life. Never. And he also has difficulty in understanding when someone is lying, and someone is playing or joking around.
Labels:
Autism,
imaginative play,
lies,
siblings,
truth
Thursday 20 April 2017
He is perfect.. and he has a disability
Labels:
disability,
going out,
public
Wednesday 19 April 2017
WonderfulWednesday: Celebrating the runner via @brightvibes_com
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wetalkmakaton,
WonderfulWednesday
Tuesday 18 April 2017
Do you have Magic Fairy Wings?
Jane just loves dressing up and role play. Put a foil pencil in her hand and she is a magical fairy or a prince with a sword. A pirate hat makes her pink beard(!?), pirate of the rainbow seas and when she flips it around she's an astronaut in a rocket and 5, 4, 3, 2, 1..... she's blasted off the back of the sofa and landed on cushion moon. But it's not that easy for all my kids.
Labels:
activity,
Autism,
imagination,
imaginative play,
review,
siblings
Thursday 13 April 2017
MadeUpMilestones: Finally holding my daughter by @TrishaKatkin
This month's #madeupmilestones is a little different. Sensory Processing Disorder is complex. The term itself encompasses so many various types of people. From the ones that like to be hugged, to the ones that run away at every cost, SPD affect everyone differently. While some love the smell of dirty laundry, others begin to gag.
Here Trisha answers our three questions; who has achieved their #madeupmilestone, when and where did the #madeupmilestone happen, and the fab part... what happened, as she tells us about her glorious and wonderful eldest daughter, who is Tactile Defensive.
Labels:
madeupmilestones,
SPD
Monday 10 April 2017
When your three year old daughter plays the mother
No one plans to be the mother to autistic children. It's almost impossible to do so. But no one plans to have a daughter playing the role of mother when she is just three years old either. I've been trying to work out if this is a happy post or a sad post.. and I'm still not sure.
Labels:
Autism,
autism parenting,
meltdowns,
siblings
Thursday 6 April 2017
My son's Transport of the Future
Labels:
Formula1,
review,
special interests
Wednesday 5 April 2017
WonderfulWednesday: Practice going to the cinema via @cuddlefairy
I've come across so much to share over the last week. It's World Autism Awareness Week and that means I've been inundated with fantastic posts, videos etc. So perhaps I feel a bit weird by having this week's wonderful Wednesday post as nothing to do with autism or even special educational needs. It's just something that could make some lives a bit easier when out and about and that's a wonderful idea so here's a post from Cuddle Fairy on making a cinema at home.
Labels:
cinema,
WonderfulWednesday
Tuesday 4 April 2017
Easter Rabbit Toast activity recipe & printable
Labels:
activity,
motorskills,
recipe,
review,
wetalkmakaton
Sunday 2 April 2017
Spectrum & SEND Sunday #46 - #WAAD2017
Labels:
linky,
SpectrumSunday
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