How to cope with summer holidays with neurodivergent children
It's that time of year when some parents realise how fast the end of the school term is approaching and begin to feel a bit panicked abo...
Tuesday 25 June 2024
The Teen’s Guide to PDA {Book Review}
June 25, 2024
review
I am always thrilled when there is another addition to the growing library of books about PDA ( Pathological Demand Avoidance ) and The Teen...
Thursday 6 June 2024
Play Therapy with Minecraft
June 06, 2024
therapy
Have you heard about Play Therapy? Play therapy is a way of supporting a child to express themselves, something that was first used to help...
Monday 3 June 2024
What is Declarative Language? {Book Review}
June 03, 2024
speech and language
The Declarative Language Handbook is a best-selling book that I've been meaning to read for a while. Written by Linda Murphy, a speech ...
Tuesday 28 May 2024
So, I'm Autistic {Book Review}
May 28, 2024
Book review
'So, I'm Autistic' is an introduction to Autism for young adults and late teens. Written by Sarah O'Brien, a young autistic ...
Wednesday 8 May 2024
PDA Day 2024 - more about Pathological Demand Avoidance
May 08, 2024
PDA info
Hello, and happy PDA Day! Whether you've just found my blog recently and you are new to PDA, hoping to understand a little more about th...
Wednesday 17 April 2024
A Different Sort of Normal {Autism Book Review}
April 17, 2024
review
A Different Sort of Normal by Abigail Balfe was published a couple of years ago and I feel like I need to apologise for not reviewing it so...
Monday 15 April 2024
MindJam Support for young people
April 15, 2024
tutor
MindJam is an organisation I first heard about a few years ago, when our PDA daughter was unable to attend school and was struggling to enga...
Saturday 6 April 2024
Top Tips for visiting Summit Skyscraper New York {review}
April 06, 2024
NYC
This year I took a trip up the amazing Summit One Vanderbilt building, the latest destination skyscraper to visit in New York City. The view...
