House Keeping

It’s been a while since this blog was particularly active and, in the meantime, the theme I was using has … More

“You have Enriched My Life”

A guest post in response to A letter to … my son, who has autism, for whom I’ll always do my … More

Well, it’s been ages, hasn’t it? A combination of busyness and laziness has meant that I’ve neglected this blog for … More

It’s almost the middle of the Easter holidays and I have my hands very full with a very lively Pwd. … More

A guest post by a foster carer on the attempted murder of Issy Stapleton. It is a plea to parents … More

Perhaps the half-term holidays and Summer may be a rain and hail soaked wash out here in Wales but many … More

Autism Awareness Day 2014 started like this in our house:

Taken, with permission, from What is Autism? by Nick Walker of Neurocosmopolitinism.com. All hyperlinks are my own addition.

80% of all marriages where the couple have an autistic child end in divorce…or so the story goes. The truth … More

A huge part of why I haven’t had two minutes to blog is the upheaval in our house. That and … More

The Pwd is a little man of very few words. Of those very few words, this one is my favourite:

The day will come when I am no longer able to care for the Pwd. I know that. What I … More

No, I haven’t tried any potion, lotion, juice, procedure, diet or milk from exotic beast to try to rid the … More

The weather here in Wales has been glorious these last few days which made me think it’s about time I … More

Apologies for the gaps in posting. We’ve been doing a bit of building work and decorating here and the half term … More

I try very hard to be careful with the language I use to talk about autistic people and autism.

When a study is submitted to a scientific journal, it goes through a number of stages, at any of which, … More

This is a story like ones that thousands upon thousands of mothers with autistic children could tell about what happened … More