When you think of Autism, what comes into your mind first? Rainman as portrayed by Dustin Hoffman or a child flapping their hands around, struggling to communicate? Both have autism, both are indiv…

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30.11.2022

Ticking the box in my autistic daughter’s school (just for the sake of it!!) « AutismMumma

I had hoped, with D being in an SN school, that the box-ticking wouldn’t be so prevalent, that “need” to “tick” just for the sake of it, irrespective of the angst it m…

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30.11.2022

Autism With Lola – A Special Offer « AutismMumma

When D was diagnosed with autism at age 4.5, I had an immense need to find out as much as I could about autism, I still do, I don’t think I will ever stop learning. It felt quite a lonely tim…

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30.11.2022

One Year On – 26/3/2021 « AutismMumma

26th March…I’ve been dreading this day, this anniversary of a year since I last saw my father-in-law, the day he was moved forcibly into a care home. He’d been in hospital for a month and, as…

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30.11.2022

Crafting helps – Day 87 « AutismMumma

The one disadvantage to D having her weekly flute lesson on a Saturday is that her weekend is shorter and, when her anxieties start about the return to school on a Monday, it gets even shorter. Poo…

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30.11.2022

Anxiety, PTSD and Me « AutismMumma

Anxiety sucks. A little bit of day-to-day anxiety is natural, the “oh sh*t, I’m going to be late…” or something similar, but what if that anxiety stays with you all day, burbling away like a …

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30.11.2022

S is for.. you! « AutismMumma

You are loved, you are many things and so are the initials in your name. S….You are: My SOULMATE, quite often we’ll finish each other’s sentences, phone each other at the same time and know exactly…

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30.11.2022

19…. Where has the time gone? « AutismMumma

Goodness me, our T is 19 today. We are so proud of what he’s achieved and how he’s coped with the disruption of the last couple of years. His A levels were disrupted by Covid, as were so many pupil…

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30.11.2022

An Overview of Phonological Errors « AutismMumma

D and T are now 15 and nearly 17 years old respectively, one of the aspects that made me wonder “could it be autism” was their speech – or lack of it – in their early years.…

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30.11.2022

Getting back into it – #WellbeingWednesday « AutismMumma

I haven’t written one of these for a while, have I? Truth be known, events of last year took their toll on me emotionally (if you don’t know, sepsis in November and the prospect of anot…

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I’m proud to be the Mumma to an Autistic Daughter #autism #autisticpride « AutismMumma

Ticking the box in my autistic daughter’s school (just for the sake of it!!) « AutismMumma

Autism With Lola – A Special Offer « AutismMumma

One Year On – 26/3/2021 « AutismMumma

Crafting helps – Day 87 « AutismMumma

Anxiety, PTSD and Me « AutismMumma

S is for.. you! « AutismMumma

19…. Where has the time gone? « AutismMumma

An Overview of Phonological Errors « AutismMumma

Getting back into it – #WellbeingWednesday « AutismMumma

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