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…
Category: Family life
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…
Hi, apologies that I’ve been quiet the last couple of days but we have had some unexpected (kinda) news that I wasn’t quite prepared for. For those who are new to our blog you can read about our journey by following the links at the bottom of this blog. The basic story is… J was…
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…
Blogtober 2017: day 2-‘Babies’…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…
Advice for claiming Disability Living Allowance…
After our meeting in June where J was diagnosed with Social Communication difficulties we were advised to claim for DLA. I was torn about whether I should claim as I never really saw J as ‘disabled’. But when I spoke to our specialist team they all said that I had to think about all the…
My favourite things: September 2017-Disney Cars
J has always had an obsession with vehicles and can get very ‘one track minded’. This means that I have to get creative if I want to extend his play or his world outside of this. He has a habit of picking a ‘favourite’ vehicle for the day and that will come everywhere…and pity the…
Milkshake Live: The Magic Story…
Milkshake TV has been in our lives for a loooooong time. When J was little(r) and would be awake at 6am I would bring him in bed with me, put on Channel 5 and snooze a bit longer. Current favourites are: Blaze and the Monsters Machines, Fireman Sam, Whispa and Paw Patrol. However, his most…
There’s more to books than ‘just reading’ this Autumn…
J loves books but with a short attention span and a need for routine he doesn’t always finish a book or he gets stuck in a loop where we have to read over and over and over. So this Autumn I am planning to do more with our books. By more I mean we are…
