The new Education for All bill, referred to in The King's speech, sets out some big ideas for world of education in the UK.  If you ha...

As my eldest heads towards the end of his time in secondary school, I'm running a few posts to support kids in the run up to their exams...

Being the parent of children with additional needs can be a rollercoaster ride; ask any parent in this situation. It can be the most unique ...

None of our children sleep great. Estimates say between 50% and 90% of autistic people have some sleeping difficulties , whether that's ...

Imagine your child reaches three years and still doesn't say a word. They don't point to anything, comment or smile. They sit and...

A laugh, a 'spontaneous sound and movement of the face and body that are an instinctive expression of lively amusement'.  Surely ...

No one wants to have to medicate their child. No one wants to medicate their child if they could do something else.  And certainly no one...

Anthony has the type of autism and ADHD that's often not noticed until it's too late.  Anthony speaks, has good eye contact and u...

This week's wonderful Wednesday share starts with a facebook post from  Dinky and Me and was inspired by this image from Aspergers E...

I'm delighted that the most popular post last week was one shared via Life with ASD and the Rest , and is called ' PDA Awareness Day...

This week's wonderful Wednesday share is from Life with ASD and the Rest , and is called ' PDA Awareness Day '.  No prizes for g...

Sometimes it can seem as if a child with autism is stuck in their own world. Our son, David, can cut himself off from those around him and e...

This morning started off like any other. In fact it was going quite well, everyone had was dressed, had breakfast and we're ready to go ...

There are some things you never expect your children to say. Anthony is crushing his forehead with his hands.  He's making a haunt...

David is five years old and attends a specialist autism education unit.  Being five and having ASD means school activities are still base...

My Wonderful Wednesday share this week is from 'Random Thoughts from a Random Woman' called 'The one with the A word'  abou...

Some kids with autism can be sensitive to wet textures or not like mixing dry and wet textures together but still enjoy being creative.  ...

Jane and I were walking through a nearby park.  The sun was shining and if you stepped off the shady path into the sun you could almost forg...

A quarter of people with autism are non-verbal. They don't talk at all and may use other methods of communication. Our eldest son Anthon...

This week's #WonderfulWednesday share is a quote from Stuart Duncan (founder of www.autcraft.com ) that I saw via  Stories About Autism...