Spectrum and SEND Sunday #32

Hello, and welcome to Spectrum and SEND Sunday #32,  the place to share your autism, special educational needs and disabilities posts. If you are new to linkies, you can look at my guide on what they are and what to do to join the #SpectrumSunday linky in a bit more detail.  If you are unsure about all this adding badges and commenting malarkey then have a look here for further explanations.

An apology to those disturbed by my autistic kids in public

This post was written is response to an article by Tess Stimson on Femail "After a woman was vilified for telling a disabled girl to be quiet, one FEMAIL writer told off a noisy disabled boy - and wasn't ashamed of her actions."  The writer responds in the comments.

What would you ask of the school your SEND child attends?

Ever wanted to tell the school your #SEN child attends something but been too busy with the paperwork to do it?  Have a #SEND story of praise? What have you learned about what you want the school or LA to understand?

WonderfulWednesday: The 10 important things you learn when you're an autism parent

This week's wonderful Wednesday share comes from my #SpectrumSunday linky co-host, Danielle at Someone's Mum.  Danielle has written a piece for Good to Know Essentials called 'The 10 important things you learn when you're an autism parent'.

Books in the summer

Summer.  Are you lounging by the pool with a good book?  Are your kids?  No?  Well don't worry if they are. Books can be escapism for kids too. Read this post

WonderfulWednesday: Dance like nobody's watching

This week's wonderful Wednesday share is from Joseph and his Amazing Spectrum Coat and is about an autistic boy called Joseph who likes to dance.  I found it on our #SpectrumSunday linky.

At the beach for my son with autism

He turns away from the sunlight. It's bright... it's soo white. His eyes crease, his nose crinkles and his big brown eyes become little slits on a chubby looking face. He looks down, seeks the shade and seeks shelter from the wind behind me. But this isn't a bleak desert or an isolated part of the 'mid-west', this is simply our son David, at the beach.

5 ways watching the Olympics is good for my autistic kids

Last week saw the closing ceremony for the Olympics Games 2016 in Rio.  I've been glued to parts of the games, commiserated, applauded and stayed up too late to watch finals. And I'm not the only one.

A cycle through the woods: A Thorpe Forest review

Our stay at Thorpe Forest was wonderful.  A true break away that left us relaxed and ready for.. well the rest of the summer holidays.  One of the activities we took part in was cycling through the forest and it was a lovely activity that we did everyday.