Monday thought

Truth.

I took my family to a con today! First time we've been to one and it was A-mazing! I cannot believe how friendly and enthusiastic everyone was! Some of the 'celebs' were bored out of their minds but on

Tonight my almost 11 year old swam 100 metres and was able to stay afloat for 5 minutes. He's never had a swimming lessons because he's never wanted instruction! He passed his Sea Scouts swimming level

The value of fantasy in education.

A.S. Neill - Summerhill School

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So, as I am sure many of you know, a large number of Aspies seem to arrive with an inbuilt love of technology and all things digital. My oldest son is no exception! I have found that above all else, gaming

Those of you with children on the Autistic Spectrum are all well aware of the concept of unravelling I am sure, but I wanted to tell you a little my daughter Lily who is 5, going on 15 (and soon to be

Who do people think they are? To look at someone else's actions/words/life and to pass judgement is wrong I think. "Judge not lest ye be judged." - Matthew 7:1-3 Is that the essence of why we

Teaching by stealth is something many of you have heard me refer to before I am sure but it is something that has been invaluable to me so I thought I would expand on the idea a little more and turn it

I read many stories from other parents (mostly mums) about the abuse they suffer at the hands of their highly resistant Pathologically Demand Avoidant children and to be completely truthful, I tend to

We (my household) have honestly, cross my heart found, that the fewer the demands (ie, respectful living, few rules, free rein to roam in the early days), the higher the level of cooperation we can expect

Tonight, (Monday 6th October 2014)I was lucky enough to attend an excellent presentation about the sensory issues often faced by children on the Autistic Spectrum. It was delivered by Jo Dorasamy (whose

Last night I was kept awake by a series of persistent thoughts focussing on the concept of respect. The thoughts consisted mostly of questions and I thought I'd share them here, if only to stop them nagging

So, how did I come to be writing a public blog?! At the beginning of 2014 I was introduced to a (somewhat) local charity which focussed on providing parenting courses and offering support services for