This blog is written with permission from my daughter, we have written this together as our way of raising awareness of the journey in getting her diagnosis, to raise awareness of the challenges a teenage girl faces but also to break down some of the stigmas surrounding young people with autism. She was 11 years … Continue reading Our Journey To An ASD Diagnosis.
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A New Day
Every day is a new day, a day to start with a fresh pair of eyes. I can’t even imagine how many people just rolled their eyes and thought ‘easier said than done’. It is easy to say, but let’s think about it for a while. If you started each day with the worries from … Continue reading A New Day
It isn’t easy.
When you hear on repeat ‘why didn’t you’ and ‘why don’t you just’ questions. Constantly going over in your own head questioning yourself about about how easy things are to do. Why doesn’t anyone understand that it isn’t that easy after all. ‘Why didn’t you see what was happening years ago?’ Well I did, I … Continue reading It isn’t easy.
On the edge.
Sometimes, despite all of our best efforts, circumstances can just push us. However knowing where to look, how to balance that moment when you’re feeling ‘on the edge’ can be an important way of managing everything that life throws at us. It isn’t easy, but you can do it! Standing still, very very still, trying … Continue reading On the edge.
Slow Down
Do you ever feel like everything is rushing around you and you just want to scream “STOP” at the top of your voice? Yet it seems like no one else sees this hustle and bustle of total chaos? Me too! That chaos around you may seem completely unbearable but for every time you have experienced … Continue reading Slow Down
Butterflies With Rainbows 