Blackpool Sandcastle Waterpark: Leading the way in disabled access (including autism)
We visited the Sandcastle Waterpark in Blackpool earlier this year and were extremely impressed with their attitude towards adults and chil...
Saturday, 17 August 2019
Monday, 5 August 2019
When someone you love has Cancer
August 05, 2019
Macmillan Cancer
Two weeks ago, my mum was given the awful, heartbreaking news that she has cancer in her spine. Our family has all been stunned. I've fo...
Sunday, 21 July 2019
Everyday challenges with PDA
July 21, 2019
tooth brushing
Last week, I posted this picture of me on my blog Facebook page . It was a very spur of the moment thing which seemed to grab a lot of atten...
Tuesday, 9 July 2019
The challenges of building friendships
July 09, 2019
trampolining
Today was Trampoline Tuesday and so we headed back to the session for home educated children which we were at last week (and a year ago, wh...
Wednesday, 3 July 2019
Can't, not Won't. Not school refusal.
July 03, 2019
school refusal
The events of this morning have jolted me into writing this post, because I felt they were good examples of how our life with PDA ( Patholog...
Sunday, 9 June 2019
When life isn't easy
June 09, 2019
skating
Back at the beginning of this year, Sasha decided she would like to take up roller skating as a hobby. This came off the back of some ice s...
Tuesday, 14 May 2019
Books about the Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) profile of autism
May 14, 2019
review
There are now several published books on Pathological Demand Avoidance , a profile of autism often referred to as PDA. Many of these have p...
Sunday, 12 May 2019
VonHaus Garden Banana Parasol Review
May 12, 2019
VonHaus
We were sent this garden parasol to review a couple of weeks ago, but thanks to the British weather being typically changeable we've had...
Friday, 10 May 2019
Can girls have autism?
May 10, 2019
PDA
I've seen and heard the question 'can girls have autism?' asked a few times and of course the answer is YES; yes, girls can be a...
Monday, 6 May 2019
Easter holiday fun
May 06, 2019
St.Annes
Lately I've been finding it difficult to summon much motivation for blogging. There's so much I'd like to say and write about, b...
