A Mum's Journey of Supporting her Autistic Son This is how my day starts. When I first noticed my eldest son was different, he was 4.He received an #autism diagnosis at 8. He’s now 17. Today, for the first time, he went out with friends—on a day trip to Cardiff.We live in Swansea. Cardiff is […]
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'Not Every Closed Door is Locked. Push!' Almost on a daily basis I am speaking to mum’s struggling with their children’s or adults mental health, autism and the system. It requires an enormous amount of resilience to parent a child who is experiencing mental health difficulties and diagnosed autistic. It is important that parents take
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Three Tips On How To Help Out Those With Autism In The Classroom by Kadin McElwain: Picture this: You are an English teacher, and you teach the first-grade class at a local elementary school in Illinois. You just found out you have a new transfer student from New York City and you are informed that
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Andi's Top Tips for a Sensory Aware Christmass Make your own festive traditions For many families with children or adults with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, the festive period can be a very overwhelming time of the year. It can be a beautiful time of the year, but your child’s sensory issues don’t suddenly disappear
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Launch of the Children and Families Truth Commission first report. On Friday 15th of November, both Mandy Aulak and I were invited to the launch hosted by Baroness Tanni-Grey Thompson for the Children and Families Truth Commission’s first report, which looks at the state of child protection in the UK.  We were not surprised
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Tips for enjoying Bonfire Night for families of autistic children Bonfire Night is just around the corner and that means fireworks, bonfires and sparklers! However, for some children and adults diagnosed with autism, the loud bangs and flashes can be pretty stressful. Some people diagnosed autistic can experience sights, sounds, smells, touch and taste a
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This week is National Adoption Week 2024. There are so many children in the care system that need that new beginning, a new chapter, that future could be you. No Adoption journey is the same, you will have highs , lows and everything in-between but that is the world of parenting no matter how you
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The importance of 'Taking 5' It is hard to ‘Take 5’ for parents of children who have a disability. I know it’s never easy, especially if you are a one parent family. As parents, we all have days when the pressure of the week can get too much.I have spoken to parents and carers for many
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Question: 'Is it discrimination under Equality Act 2010? and is this considered a safeguarding issue? Son is a full time wheelchair user (unable to stand or crawl) year 3 at mainstream village school. There were adaptions needed to access the top playground (keystage 2) and a ramp was put in last year.On the 17th May,