Thinking about Exam Results Days and mental health
Every year in England, in the middle of August, there are two all-important days when children are given results from either their A-Level e...
Friday, 23 August 2024
Thursday, 15 August 2024
Black Rainbow {Book Review}
August 15, 2024
review
Have you heard about this fab new book called Black Rainbow ?! (*Some of the underlined text and the pictures in this post are affiliate lin...
Thursday, 18 July 2024
How to cope with summer holidays with neurodivergent children
July 18, 2024
Summer holidays
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 know has helped many families in the PDA community. Written by Linda Murphy...
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 has jumped straight into my list of AWESOME books about autism! (*Underlined text and the pictu...
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...
