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Today’s mystery object

I think, once again, my daughter has invented her own version of a game. Twice a week, her grandparents pick her up from school, so twice a week she requests (read demands) that I drop off a toy at their house, for use in the evening’s activities. Think of it as a side quest: youContinue reading “Today’s mystery object”

I don’t care what it says

My daughter is officially diagnosed with autism. She was diagnosed in a time before levels, but having read them, I’d say she bounces somewhere between level 2 and 3. I don’t know if this is actually possible, but I feel it should be, as it is a condition that changes with age and therefore theContinue reading “I don’t care what it says”

They just won’t get it.

We had some family come to visit. This one statement always makes the bottom fall out of my stomach. Don’t get me wrong: we have relatives who live close by who I don’t think we could cope without – they have gone out of their way to make our lives easier, and I am soContinue reading “They just won’t get it.”

The no-win situation

My daughter needs a reset switch. I say this while loving her to bits, but sometimes she does just need some way of being able to reset her brain. Especially when she is tired, or ill, or out of spoons. So about 90% of the time. She will put us in situations where there isContinue reading “The no-win situation”

The myth of Socialisation

There are many myths surrounding spicy kids. My favourites are that all ASD children behave in set patterns. E.g. ALL of them will avoid eye contact – I know of some pediatricians that are guilty of this one and have denied diagnosis on the grounds of ‘they made eye contact with me’. Let me tellContinue reading “The myth of Socialisation”

Parents evening

So, last night, I attended my daughter’s parents’ evening. This was an experience. I used to attend parent’s evenings all the time, but as the teacher – so it used to be an exercise in tactfully explaining to parents that the reason that their little urchin wasn’t getting the top grades in my subject (Science)Continue reading “Parents evening”

Backseat driving

Our daughter loves numbers. I have mentioned this on more than one occasion. Her love of numbers and sheer boredom in the back of the car has meant that she started taking note of road numbers. She then started taking note of the GPS in the front of the car. This child only has aContinue reading “Backseat driving”

Books and butterflies

So, this week has been a little stressful. We had foolishly assumed with the recommencement of the school term things would settle down a bit. After all, I can drive again after healing from surgery (thank all the Gods I don’t believe in), half term is officially behind us, and routine can restart, right? Wrong.Continue reading “Books and butterflies”

It’s a hamster!

This week is, much to my dismay, half term. This is not normally something I dread, but right now, I am still very much in recovery (who knew having an organ removed was such a big deal?) and our direct payment support person has suffered three bereavements and so is unable to help. If itContinue reading “It’s a hamster!”

Shh, I’m huntin’ shops.

My fae has an unquenchable need to run. It doesn’t matter where we are, or where we are going, she needs, Needs, NEEDS to run there. If we are going nowhere, she will run in circles. Recently, she has announced that she is not running but hunting. I asked her what she was hunting, andContinue reading “Shh, I’m huntin’ shops.”