Category: Autism
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Bonfire Night and Autism
Today is Guy Fawkes Night here in the UK. The day we celebrate the foiled gunpowder plot to take down parliament. Or as it tends to be thought of these days: Bonfire night. Here in our little town, it’s celebrated with a HUGE bonfire, and a big display of fireworks, which Zack adores! Unfortunately for…
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Why I’m over the moon that Max likes McDonald’s
There are parents who never let their child see the inside of a McDonald’s, and there are the parents who’s kids beg for a happy meal at any given opportunity. I’m definitely in the latter of the two camps. Wanna know why? Because it’s somewhere Max’s shrieks, flapping and loudness don’t stand out. It’s one…
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Autism and Haircuts
Five years ago, Max used to freak out if anyone touched his head. He hated it with a passion and would dodge any attempts at having his hair brushed (or washed), his teeth brushed, his face washed, a pat on the head, a kiss, even a hug had to be a certain distance from his…
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The B&W Photography Project | Week #14
Damn I love these eyes! These eyes that 4 years ago were glazed over, looking but not really seeing. These eyes now dance with joy, with happiness, with laughter. They show me that he knows when he’s been naughty, and is upset, but mostly they show the sly cheeky looks he gives me with a…
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Living Arrows #2
Max has never really been that interested in animals until this weekend. He saw us feeding the horses in the field just along from our house and for some reason decided it was time to start joining in with his family. To say I’m happy about this is an understatement! My beautiful locked in boy…
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My Beautiful Locked In Boy
My beautiful locked-in boy. I wonder every day what goes on in that wonderful head of yours. How do you see the world? What are you thinking? How can I help? That’s the thing with having a non-verbal child with autism: you never really know what’s going on in that head of theirs. What…
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My Non-verbal Son Can Write!
I mean, I’ve seen him write “Max”, and even “Mummy”, but to write this, from memory, with no spelling mistakes, when he’s never been taught *how* to write it? MY BOY CAN WRITE!!! There are no words that can even remotely describe how this makes me feel! This could open up a whole new world…
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Autism and The Dentist
Ever since Max was very small, never liked me to touch his mouth, or his face in general. He used to point blank not let me near it without wrestling himself away and crying. Bathtime just wasn’t fun. Neither was attempting to get him to brush his teeth. Now at least he’ll brush relatively well with the…
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Bouncing in the rain
It was raining today, but the monthly market was on up the high street, so we dutifully got on our rain coats and out we went! There wasn’t much there. It seems to be getting quieter and quieter there these days, which is such a shame. The market used to be teeming with people…
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Misconceptions I had about Max’s autism.
It’s so easy to get sucked down into that spiral of what if’s. Here is a list of the misconceptions I had about how life would be with my little man with autism, and how things have genuinely turned out: I thought he would never look me in the eye Or call me Mum I…