By Mya, Aged 8You are the smell of a rosethat tickles my senses every dayYou are the energetic labradorthat loves to play.You are the bouncy castlethat I love to watch every eveningYou are the soul o...
Mum, you know that award thats in the downstairs loo, the one you got for blogging,Yes, LylaWell, that proves that youve tried very hard to understand me- some people dont, you know?Really? Yes, some...
As I mentioned in my last post, I was sent a copy of the Secret Agent Society Computer game, which teaches emotions and social skills to children aged 8-12.One of the clever features of the game is t...
A fellow autism mum recently drew my attention to some research which has shown that mothers of autistic children demonstrate similar stress levels to soldiers in combat. Im sure there wont be ...
Im sitting in a packed, airy lecture theatre, waiting for motivational speaker and erstwhile autistic Raun Kaufman to appear.The atmosphere is fidgety- it feels like were waiting for a gig at the Rou...
Just when you think youre getting your life back together something always happens to knock you off your perch- or so my Scottish granny never tired of saying... When life is stressful, theres nothin...
Collage from Wordle CloudFollowing on from my last post where I talked about how I dealt with feelings of exhaustion, I wanted to share a few plans I have for 2011.Having decided to stop battling wit...
So, its the last day of the year. How will you remember 2010? Was it a rollercoaster of fun and frolics or really just a bit blah?I have to confess that for me, its been an odd one. Ive not really to...
..... a little person comes along, holding up their hand with a sticker on it, and everything is OK again:Whilst I dont want my kids to be responsible for my moods, Im glad that theyre thoughtful eno...
Some of you may have noticed that this blog is being updated at a more, shall I say, leisurely pace than usual.Ive been finding it hard to keep on top of the blog as well as grapple with existential ...
Lyla come out with lots of random words and phrases, some bizarre, some uncannily revealing.Here are some from the last day or two:Autistic children x-ray you when they blinkMummy likes dancing to th...
Readers of this blog will know that Lylas violent behaviour is something I have to deal with frequently.Thankfully the episodes have become less frequent and intense, over the past three years. But t...
Its the first anniversary of Strange & Beautiful and I find myself in Butlins, Bognor Regis, attending the inaugural MAD Awards ceremony.Its a bit odd being in a complex dedicated to family fun a...
The Horse Boy a story of a familys travels to help their autistic son, has become an international phenomenon.Rupert Isaccsons book, and soon to be film, is an inspirational look at how he capi...
I LOVE MUM by Lyla & Mya. Thats the question I was left mulling over as I left the hospital dentistry department this afternoon.I would say that I was shocked, but actually I wasnt.Mai...
I found this helpful video recently. Its useful if youre worried about a child or baby of yours having autism (and benefits from being fairly short!) Its also very instructive for those of us w...
Since Its Twins, Triplets & More Week 2010 and Im the (sometimes!) proud mother of a pair of fraternal, non-identical, 7 year-old twin girls, I thought Id try and shed some light on the subject o...
I was meant to be writing about our first forays into Equine Therapy for autism- suppress your snorts please!- but instead, the last twenty-four hours have been consumed by that most autistic of phen...
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