Monday 30 December 2019
Looking back over the year of our autistic, ADHD and neurotypical family
Labels:
2020,
activites,
autism_parenting,
diagnoses,
newyear
Monday 23 December 2019
Helping my kids 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:
Christmas,
communicate
Tuesday 17 December 2019
Computer games for our kids, suitable for ages 3 to 16+
My kids and I both enjoy gaming. We enjoy, relax and learn from it. But not all the games I play are suitable for all our kids. If you are thinking of getting a new computer game for your children, here's some of the latest we are considering, what they are about and what you might like to know about them, from a mum of autistic and neurotypical kids.
Labels:
autism_parenting,
Christmas,
games,
MummaGames,
PS4,
technology
Wednesday 11 December 2019
Why we will be extra excited about the Strictly final and sorry to see it end
It's been years since I followed Strictly Come Dancing properly. I watched a few series but there's so much on TV nowadays and we honestly usually only make time to watch sports live. That was until about a month ago, and since then we've seen something special happen in our autistic and neurotypical family.
Labels:
Autism,
bbc,
Strictly,
StrictlyComeDancing
Tuesday 10 December 2019
Getting our autistic home ready for Christmas
Christmas brings with it many changes. Despite being a very exciting time of year the upheaval and appearances around the home can cause some stress. So how do we prepare our autistic and neurotypical kids for the big things like decorations and make a success of the arrival of our real Christmas Tree?
Labels:
autism_parenting,
autistic,
Christmas,
ChristmasTree,
review
Sunday 1 December 2019
SEND and SpectrumSunday 89
It's advent - you can tell in our house because there's been excessive excitement about taking a small chocolate out of a calendar! The house will slowly change over the next month as we help our lot cope with the change around their home but still enjoy the festive season.
Labels:
Autism,
linky,
SEND,
SpectrumSunday
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