Monday 30 January 2017
#CapturetheKindness photo round-up
It's been two months since my #capturethekindness photo competition finished. This competition, in collaboration with The Clangers and their #clangersforkindness campaign, was about capturing those special moments of kindness and sharing them. After the mess of Christmas and the New Year back to school chaos, I've had some time and gone back through all the photos to pick out some to share in a round up. Here are just a few of my favourites.
Labels:
clangersforkindess,
photos
Saturday 28 January 2017
Using motor skills to make lanterns
Labels:
activity,
ChineseNewYear,
motor skills
Friday 27 January 2017
My son is losing weight so he can concentrate at school
Labels:
ADHD,
Autism,
eating,
health,
medication
Wednesday 25 January 2017
WonderfulWednesday: @presenterwayne made me Happy
Sometimes I just want to share something that makes me smile on my wonderful Wednesday posts. This week certainly counts. I've recently found Wayne Barrow's Facebook page. Wayne has become a bit of an internet sensation for his signing performances of popular songs. Recently this has included Whitney Houston's 'I wanna dance with somebody' and 'Happy' by Pharrell Williams (above). It had me dancing in the kitchen.
Labels:
BSL,
Makaton,
signing,
singing,
WonderfulWednesday
Tuesday 24 January 2017
My Liebster Award (it's not an award)
The Liebster Award is not an award but is a way of finding out about others. ‘Liebster’ is Germanic in origin and can mean sweet, kind, lovely, and other various affectionate adjectives. So I guess it's a way of getting to know some things about each other. Knowledge is power people, the more I know about, the better I understand. That's why I blog about autism all the time. So it can be better understood and my family and others may be accepted and loved. Celebrating our differences is part of what I'm all about so I'm happy to share and learn.
Monday 23 January 2017
A sleep clinic with a small autistic boy
Wednesday 18 January 2017
WonderfulWednesday: ADHD is not the fault of me @jodiemarieeaton
This week's wonderful Wednesday share is from Jodie who writes at Autism with Lots of Love and Affection and is about the difficulties in getting and having an ADHD diagnosis accepted. It was published on the Huffington Post.
Labels:
ADHD,
diagnosis,
WonderfulWednesday
A wonderful weekend, finding peace in the forest
There are a few times when I honestly feel at peace outside our own home. When the world of worries disappears just enough to let me see the delights that surrounds us. When I'm not worried about or relying on my thick skin to push aside the way the world that so often feels like an ill fit for our family. But on our last weekend away, I, we, found some peace.
Labels:
autism parenting,
bikes,
holidays,
review,
wetalkmakaton
Monday 16 January 2017
Having fun motor skills practice making penguin cupcakes
"There hasn't been much snow!" Jane moaned. With all the Christmas films and cards having snow everywhere it's hardly surprising she and the other kids have been disappointed with the lack of white stuff. A few flakes over the weekend went down well so I tried to capitalise on it by making penguin cupcakes using a recipe kit. Kit's are great for as as they give instant access to baking and that's good when your autistic boys either get upset when waiting or will lose interest in an activity before it's begun. And we can talk about where it does snow and some penguin facts too.
Labels:
cooking,
motor skills,
recipe
Thursday 12 January 2017
Madeupmilestones: The party with @2ndtimemama
I'm proud of so many of my kids achievements. My boys often don't hit the same milestones as listed in the 'little red book' milestone chart and I've learned that creating our own milestone charts celebrating their own achievements is more valuable to me. This series celebrates the #madeupmilestones of those we care about. This month it's from Mummy Times Two who shares a milestone about a birthday party.
Labels:
Autism,
birthday,
friends,
madeupmilestones
Wednesday 11 January 2017
WonderfulWednesday: My son communicates with @googlemaps via @gwynnemiriam
This week's wonderful Wednesday share comes to us via Autism Speaks and is an article from Miriam Gwynne who writes at Faith Mummy. She shares a wonderful moment when she realised her son was using google maps to communicate.
Labels:
autismspeaks,
communication,
WonderfulWednesday
Tuesday 10 January 2017
To the parents who thought my child was a genius
Labels:
Autism,
eating out,
iPad,
sleep issues,
sleeping
Sunday 8 January 2017
Spectrum and SEND Sunday #40
Tuesday 3 January 2017
Baubles & Babbles: Aiming High
Monday 2 January 2017
Our best moments from 2016
As always our lives have been filled with the unexpected and 2016 was no different. Our beautiful, wonderful and unique children have grown and our family have both tired and flourished. Along with my favourite Instagram photos (above) I'm sharing my top five best moments from the blog this year here, in reverse order.
Labels:
autism parenting,
Disney,
New Year,
Roundup
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