Friday 28 December 2018
Looking back at 2018 with our autistic and neurotypical family
Another year passed and what has happened. Here I remind myself of the top posts and parts of our lives with our autistic and neurotypical family from the last twelve months. I hope it's been a good year for you, here's ours.
Labels:
Autism,
autism parenting,
diagnoses,
summary
Monday 24 December 2018
Why George Michael's heart couldn't be sold on eBay
Since last week Anthony has been singing a song he’s heard from other kids at school. On a walk the other day he blared out:
“Last Christmas, I gave you my heart,
But the very next day, you sold it on eBay.”
Friday 21 December 2018
Four last minute gift ideas for autistic kids
If you've just left it a bit late for your kids or think you may be visiting some as a last minute arrangement here's some quick gift ideas we've grabbed that are still next day delivery or collections (at least at time of posting!)
Tuesday 18 December 2018
Helping my autistic children communicate over Christmas
Christmas brings with it a change of routine, sensory explosions and a whole host of other things that can be overwhelming for any kids but particularly those with autism. Perhaps more than other times, it's really important that I'm able to understand my kids, so I need to make it easy for them to communicate.
Labels:
Autism,
autistic,
Christmas,
communication,
Makaton,
PECS,
wetalkmakaton
Wednesday 12 December 2018
The pressure of inclusion in Christmas shows
Today was Jane's Christmas show. She's in Year 1 now and I've settled into a relaxed routine. Jane beams with pride at every song, action and line. She waves at me when she thinks no one is looking. Secretly I know she's eyeing up the lead rolls the Year 2 kids get. It's a stark contrast to what I'm used to. Jane's siblings are autistic and having kids with autism in a Christmas show is far more nerve wrecking.
Friday 7 December 2018
How will we cope with an Elf on the Shelf
This post has been updated. Read the post here>>
Wednesday 5 December 2018
Guest Post: The importance of enjoying play via @theautismpage
Hi, my name is Jade and I am delighted to be able to guest post here. I found Rainbows are too Beautiful through its linky series #spectrumsunday. I really love the mix of activity posts, opinions and information shared. It is great when you can really relate to a blog post and recent post from Rainbows are too Beautiful about restrictive diets and iPad use are certainly close to home for me.
Labels:
Autism,
guest post,
play
Sunday 2 December 2018
SEND & SpectrumSunday 78
Labels:
linky,
SEND,
SpectrumSunday
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