I loved lego as a child and when I knew we were having a boy I imagined all of the lego sets we could build together. So duplo was where I knew we needed to start. I brought Ethan his first set when he was one and a half. It was a Winnie The Pooh […]
It was a big decision for us to extend our family. It’s a big decision for anyone, can we afford another baby, do we have enough room, will I be able to love two children at the same time etc. But we have the added worry of autism, a one in five chance that our
To the bully at soft play, you are young, five or six, it’s very typical behaviour for you to not let an unknown child in to the ‘den’ that you have made at soft play. Pushing and pinning my son to the wall is not! Our little boy is non-verbal, you may have thought he
We have been a family of four for ten weeks now and it has been an adjustment for all of us. My biggest fear at the beginning of our ‘four’ journey was would Ethan accept Little E and thankfully Ethan adores his little sister. There is still a long way to go on their sibling
Before I had children I was positive that when my children started school they would be toilet trained, to name just a few things. Then we entered the world of Autism and I realised our goals would have to be adjusted. Not being toilet trained has been a tough pill to swallow. I never dreamed
