Part One: The Silence “Eventually, something had to give. It was me.”
People often ask why we stopped writing. The simple answer is that life got in the way. The truthful answer is that life completely overwhelmed us. For years, I'd always…
We’re Back. Stronger. Reflective. Healing “I thought we’d reached rock bottom. It turned out rock bottom had a basement.”
And... We're back. Three years. Just like that. Looking back at my last blogs, I can still feel the emotion and rawness in every word. At the time, I genuinely…
Blog 7: Anxiety awareness
How could something so lovely and familiar be interpreted as a danger to avoid? Every child will experience some level of anticipation when the summer holidays commence and change is…
Blog 6: Swimming lessons
As told by G’s coffee-deprived dad. “We regularly see G held back in many situations”. Today we went swimming: new teacher + new class = new people and change. Read…
Blog 5: How to advocate well.
What is advocacy? Taking action to create a change. This could be a change in attitude - the hardest thing, which often happens through first hand experiences! A change in…
Blog 4: A holiday breakthrough?
February half term saw meltdown after meltdown with G, whilst at Easter in the same place, we saw a much calmer G. Therefore all the family had a more enjoyable…
Blog 2: Sensory struggles
“A chainsaw is about to chase after me and cut me in half.” This was nothing out of the ordinary G was walking along holding my hand in his usual…
Blog 1: The Trigger
“It’s only with a bit of distance I can fully articulate my fury…” I'm working from home, the phone goes, it’s ‘The Academy’. G’s main Learning Support Assistant (LSA), a…
Blog 3: Siblings & society
H is 4. He has an older brother G who is 7. G is H's hero. G is autistic. H has to navigate this. But, how? The first thing you…