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Moments from Suburbia: In which Small Sprog goes dress shopping
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Wednesday, May 27, 2015. In which Small Sprog goes dress shopping. I'm meeting friends' he says nonchalantly 'can you give me a lift to town - we're going dress shopping' he throws in as he wanders off up the hall. Hang on a minute' I call as he disappears ' you don't like shopping - and' I suddenly thought ' I've never seen you in a dress! Though to be honest, nothing would shock me with that boy! He smiles his winning smile and waltzes off into Broadmead without a care in the world. 27 May 2015 at 13:37.
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Bright Side of Life!: January 2015
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Tuesday, January 27, 2015. The world of a special needs mother. I sit on the peripheral, glancing at the time displayed on my phone. It all comes down to time. Every precious second of it. Time is dictated by my child. Time revolves around him. It's not his fault. It is not mine. My personal window of time is limited. I can make a plan for extra time. A little pocket of an extra hour, or two, or three. But time always pulls me back in. Back to my child. It's not his fault. It is not mine. It is not mine.
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Planet Autism: April 2013
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Monday, April 8, 2013. Assistance Dogs, Magic and Autism. Last November I got a phone call that I was anticipating for a few years. It was the lovely Aileen from Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind. Telling me that an assistance dog had been matched to our family, and that I would need to go to Cork for a week for training in all things canine. It was like winning the lottery, losing a stone and finding the cure for cellulite all in one go. She would not cure my son's Autism. That other *cough* normal. Like n...
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Planet Autism: Autism and The Wall
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Sunday, March 1, 2015. Autism and The Wall. A long time ago, in a land far, far away, two adventurers found themselves at the business end of enemy swords in a foreign land. A court hearing was hastily scrambled together, but soon fell into disarray as nobody spoke each other's language. Even the adventurers used different dialects to each other. It became a political embarrassment, and the judge needed to rule quickly to save his career and his reputation. The words stopped, and hope stuttered. To his a...
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Planet Autism: February 2015
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Friday, February 27, 2015. Follow my blog with Bloglovin. Links to this post. Wednesday, February 25, 2015. There is a well established link between having a special needs child and Depression. I always loved a bargain, but in this case I really could have foregone the 'two for the price of one' offer, forcing me to hot step a crazy balancing act with two uncooperative dance partners. It's like trying to boogie with two bags of cats. When I gave birth to a bouncing baby boy. Who continued to bounce.
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In Our World: Windows and Curtains
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In our world our twin sons have autism and severe learning disabilities. We are always trying to find ideas to entertain, educate, survive and enjoy life with them. This blog is about sharing the ideas we have and the things we get up to! Friday, 2 December 2011. We are really pleased with this but I would point out if you are reading this and thinking of doing it, shortly after the work was finished we received the latest Tough Furniture. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile.
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JuliesMum: Will She Make It?
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Teenagers and mental illness: a mum's experience. Monday, 2 February 2015. Will She Make It? After weeks and weeks of crisis, and countless hospital admissions, today Julie took one shaky step forwards. She might step back again tomorrow, but that's not the point. The important thing is that she took that one step forwards today. Today Julie did not. We edged cautiously through the evening. It came and went in waves - waves of doubt, and regret, and anxiety. What had she done? It's easy to tell someone n...
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JuliesMum: November 2014
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Teenagers and mental illness: a mum's experience. Thursday, 27 November 2014. One of the most difficult aspects of Julie's illnesses is the chaos. Some of that chaos comes from the illness itself, but much of it comes from weaknesses and failures in the system: long queues, missing information, conflicts between staff. And some problems arise from well meant but flawed attempts to intervene in Julie ’. During that time she ’. Nobody could tell me who would support her financially. It would make it ha...
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