I sometimes feel I’m forever stuck in a storm of autism statistics. Raining down are brutal truths that affect all about bullying, exclusion, lack of provision, low educational achievement,
I would predict that the universal desire to protect one’s child is particularly pronounced in parents in (or circling) the autism universe. My inner voice certainly announces with cut
Puzzling over Isaac’s future is a hazardous pursuit. It’s not just envisioning him in a socialised yet unforgiving world, a contradictory place of competition and compassion, which can set
I rarely reminisce about Isaac’s pre-school years. In fact, in my more subdued moments I feel robbed of having fond memories, a victim of autism’s indiscriminate nature. Where there
What are we doing wrong? It’s a common cry from parents like us about our screaming children. Particularly around the time of diagnosis. A blurry, murky time that seems
In the year before diagnosis, appointments with a plethora of professionals came thick and fast. But any revealing results were slow in coming and thin on the ground. The
This blog will try to be truthful. There will be painful episodes. That are tinged with regret and envy, frustration and the need to forget. Equally posts will talk
This article originally appeared on Enable Magazine Family days out should be dreamy affairs, not the stuff of nightmares. But with the autism-unfriendly attributes of spontaneity, crowds, noise and the unexpected staples of any
This article originally appeared on www.enablemagazine.com This year we took a holiday from holidays, so to speak. It was at times arduous (mainly for my wife Eliza), relentless
