Is praise good for everyone?
So today was the first Sweetherts dance class back in the New Year (to see how this went for us before Christmas, please read my previous po...
Wednesday, 20 January 2016
Thursday, 14 January 2016
Six years on; still talking about autism
January 14, 2016
social rules
Six years ago, after an initial speech therapy assessment, I took our youngest girl to be seen by a paediatrician. My first blog post was wr...
Tuesday, 12 January 2016
Can autistic people be sociable?
January 12, 2016
sociable
It's a common myth that children with autism are not sociable. Autistic children can be keen to make and keep friends, but may struggle ...
Sunday, 3 January 2016
What does testing achieve?
January 03, 2016
times tables
Today, this post about new plans unveiled by education secretary Nicky Morgan has flashed up in my timeline; in short, she has decided we s...
Wednesday, 30 December 2015
Top 8 New Year Ideas (NOT Resolutions)
December 30, 2015
Shopkins
I've never been a fan of the word 'Resolutions' - it sets far too much of a challenge, and I'm old and wise enough to know t...
Thursday, 24 December 2015
A special Santa message for your child - Portable North Pole (PNP)
December 24, 2015
Santa
It's not too late to create a special video message from Santa for your children, via the wonderful PNP Portable North Pole ( www.porta...
Wednesday, 16 December 2015
Festive Christmas Cupcakes
December 16, 2015
Wayfair
So this week I took some Christmas gifts in for the teachers: festive cupcakes. Ta-dah! I try not to blow my own trumpet on a regular b...
Wednesday, 9 December 2015
The chance to dance
December 09, 2015
PDA
Seriously, THE best way to spend half an hour. Watching your children dance freely, just enjoying themselves to the music and laughing ou...
Tuesday, 8 December 2015
Reasons To Be Cheerful; December Achievements
December 08, 2015
Small Steps Amazing Achievements
Even in a tough week, there are always Reasons To Be Cheerful , and Small Steps Amazing Achievements (non-bloggers please excuse the strang...
Wednesday, 2 December 2015
Nintendo New Style Boutique 2: Fashion Forward for the 3DS
December 02, 2015
review
New Style Boutique 2: Fashion Forward is the latest fantastic release for the Nintendo 3DS. We honestly can't rave about this one enoug...
