New ADHD diagnosis and sudden onset Tics/Tourettes
Titles for this blog post ranged from 'it never rains but it pours' to 'PDA and ADHD' or 'the SEN life' before I ori...
Monday, 19 April 2021
Tuesday, 2 March 2021
Back to School: Behaviour is Communication
March 02, 2021
SEND
For some time I've been feeling overwhelmed with everything I need to get on top of. This morning I'd decided that I should finally ...
Monday, 22 February 2021
Autism, Masking and Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)
February 22, 2021
PDA
Over the past eleven years I've published many posts on this blog, sharing some of our experiences of living with the Pathological Deman...
Monday, 8 February 2021
The Spectrum Girl's Survival Guide Book Review
February 08, 2021
spectrum girls
This post was updated in April 2024 When I heard the news that Siena Castellon was writing a book called The Spectrum Girl's Survival Gu...
Wednesday, 27 January 2021
Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) Characteristics
January 27, 2021
PDA info
Eleven years ago our youngest daughter was diagnosed with autism , and a few months later we stumbled across descriptions of Pathological De...
Tuesday, 5 January 2021
How to homeschool and stay sane
January 05, 2021
PDA
At this point in any school year, but especially after the news last night of a return to full national lockdown, I'm not sure many peop...
Monday, 23 November 2020
38 helpful sleep solutions for children
November 23, 2020
sleep solutions
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Monday, 16 November 2020
All Cats are on the Autism Spectrum {Book Review}
November 16, 2020
review
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Wednesday, 21 October 2020
The Best Mum
October 21, 2020
tribute
My mum was the best Mum in the whole wide world... ever. I would tell her that regularly. In fact at some point it became a kind of 'in ...
Monday, 28 September 2020
Easy Chocolate Pudding Cake recipe for Microwave
September 28, 2020
Christmas Pudding
OK, so there's no surprise here, this post definitely is what it says on the label - the recipe for an easy pudding shaped chocolate cak...
