Thursday 27 July 2017
Parents with autistic kids need the right support
Becoming a parent can be easy for some, more difficult for others. Being a parent can be the same. Some take to it like a fish to water and for others it can be a daily struggle. What must be really difficult is when your child’s autistic behaviour is misunderstood and as a result you are considered a bad parent.
Labels:
autism parenting,
bbc,
sleep
Wednesday 26 July 2017
WonderfulWednesday: SEND30DayChallenge via @mumsmissions
This month's wonderful Wednesday share isn't really a single post I found online. It's a series I've found, all thanks to this idea of a Special Needs Bloggers 30 Day Challenge from Mum On A Mission.
Labels:
diagnoses,
SEND30DayChallenge,
WonderfulWednesday
Monday 24 July 2017
Helping siblings with different abilities play together - Crouching Tigers
Sometimes it's difficult for the kids to play together - what am I talking about, a lot of the time it's difficult. The holidays are upon us and this means less school mates and resorting to playing with siblings. Two of our boys are autistic. David is pre-verbal and thinks like a child half his age and Anthony also has ADHD. Jane on the other hand is highly social and imaginative and desperate to play with her brothers. This means we need to help them play and recently this means adapting games. So we've created Crouching Tigers to help them play together.
Labels:
play,
siblings,
wetalkmakaton
Thursday 20 July 2017
Medal craft activity for the World @ParaAthletics Championship
Labels:
activity,
craft,
motor-skills,
school,
sports
Tuesday 18 July 2017
Our favourite online educational resources for the holidays
Anthony really struggles with homework. David is only interested in what he is interested in when he's interested in it and Jane is interested in learning about everything! Over the last school year we've found being able to access ideas for homework or about topics at a level my kids get and understand has been really helpful. And we are heading for the holidays and summer projects.
Thursday 13 July 2017
What SEND families find most difficult about the holidays
Labels:
activity,
autism parenting,
holidays,
SEND,
special needs parenting
Tuesday 11 July 2017
Sleeping in a sauna
Ahhh.. the British and our heatwaves. We do love to complain about a lack of summer and then melt and moan when the temperature rises above 30 degrees. Mostly I hear moaning about the nights and about how windows are opened and everyone has bought fans turned. But not in our house - it's just not safe. We have to think about our autistic kids and what works for them. Read more here.
Labels:
autism parenting,
heat,
sensory processing,
sleep
Sunday 9 July 2017
SEND & SpectrumSunday #52
Welcome back for Spectrum and SEND Sunday #52! Summer is upon us and we are struggling a bit with the heat in our home.
Labels:
linky,
mentalhealth,
SEND,
SpectrumSunday
Wednesday 5 July 2017
Saved by a pack of M&S Dark Chocolate Lemon & Lime Jaffa Cakes
One of my girl friends loves the M&S Dark Chocolate Lemon & Lime Jaffa Cakes. They are her go-to treat - worth their weight in gold. And though I'm not so sure that financially makes sense, she bought a pack over to my house the other day when she and her little boy came round for a play date with Jane. And they were delicious. Today I was going to drop some to her as a treat in return, but I couldn't. Because yesterday I had to use them to save my son from himself.
Labels:
autism parenting,
iPad,
Makaton,
meltdown
Monday 3 July 2017
Why we may always be part of the latest craze
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