Our Halloween Day of Fun 2017

Well our Halloween went slightly different to my original plan. J became poorly yesterday and still poorly today. So trick or treating was out the question. Instead we had fun indoors from the sofa! I had made a ‘Halloween Box’ full of bits to do over the day. Despite J being under the weather we…

Our Halloween Sensory Tub Ideas…

Woohoo, Halloween is not far away now and I am excited to explore it with J. This year J is not far from his 3rd birthday so he’s been getting a bit more into the Halloween spirit when seeing things in the shops, TV shows with Halloween theme etc. I don’t think he quite ‘gets…

How we will be dealing with the ‘fall back’ time change…daylight savings & Autism.

I like my sleep. A lot! Having J meant giving this up. He was an AWFUL sleeper right from day 1. We tried everything but nothing seemed to help. We then changed to his allergy formula and things improved. But only from unbearable to manageable. J still didn’t sleep through and at 9 months we…

My ‘Uncommon’ Christmas list…

Todays #blogtober17 prompt is ‘Christmas’. I love present giving. I love thinking about the person I’m buying for and what will make them say ‘wow’. If I can find unusual gifts then that’s even better… I was introduced to a company called ‘Uncommon Goods’. At first I thought ‘eurgh, expensive American company’ but actually there’s…

Halloween with speech and communication difficulties…

Last year J went trick or treating for the first time (with family). He loved knocking on doors as he was REALLY into doors at that stage. He would knock on them, then want to shut the door as soon as it was opened. His cousin did all the talking. Luckily J was 1 and…

My top 5 responses to ‘my son has Autism’…

J was officially diagnosed as being Autistic on Thursday. It was expected but I admit, not this soon! I thought we had months of assessments and meetings to battle through but it’s only been a year since first time entering Child Development Centre and getting our diagnosis.  We have told friends and family, we posted…

A BIG update! The wait is finally over…our Autism diagnosis.

Hello, well we have some news. J has officially been diagnosed as having Autistic Spectrum Disorder (‘Autism’). It’s been emotional writing todays post and it’s taken a lot to get my thoughts out in a way that makes sense. But here goes… For those who are new to our blog you can read about our…

Blogtober 17: Kitchen – reducing our food wastage (with a fussy/sensory based eater).

Since giving up work to look after J and allow us to go to more therapies and group we have had to tighten our money belt strings. This has ranged from using apps such as Top Cashback and reward based ones such as Costa and Greggs to collect points (hubby enjoyed his free coffee this week). …

Blogtober 2017: Goals – J’s gymnastics.

Today’s Blogtober prompt is ‘goals’ so I thought I’d talk about J’s gymnastic sessions. I started J at a gymnastics toddler group as soon as he was stable on his feet. The goal is simple…develop his gross motor skills (so all the big movements and muscles in his body). J has always been a ‘clumsy’…

Autumn fun: exploring the woodlands (home learning)

I am usually starting to get grumpy now as the sun disappears and the cold sets in. I refuse to turn my heating on yet as that would be me admitting that summer has truelly gone. But I will say that Autumn has its advantages. I wrote a blog with all the adventures we plan…

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month.

I have thought long and hard about this blog entry. In fact, I’m pretty sure I might not press the ‘publish’ button…we’ll see. My husband and I have had a miscarriage. We’ve been trying for baby 2 for a few months and I was so excited to see the 2 lines. I did three tests…

Blogtober 2017: All About Us…

Hi, welcome to October. How fast is this year going?! This month we have linked with some amazing blogs to share all about our lives throughout October. I will be doing a Blogtober post every Friday throughout October so I hope you’ll check back.  Today is All About Us… I always feel like I’m either…