This year must have been one of the worst we have had on our autism journey. We reached breaking point on a few occasions but thankfully the summer holidays have brought with them a calmness. For some reason this was the year that Ethan decided he would start continuous throwing. This new habit started in January. One day Ethan just started to throw things. We can only think that he liked the sound the objects made when they hit the floor. He has always loved cause and effect and this was his new way of fulfilling his need. The problem was his iPad was one of the main objects he…

Today marks another Autism Awareness Day and reminds me that autism wasn’t something we were aware of just a few short years ago. I wasn’t planning on writing a blog post today but looking back at my previous posts I realised I didn’t mark this day last year. I also didn’t mark Ethan’s diagnosis day for the past two years like I used to. I think this could be a good thing, that perhaps autism isn’t such the shock that it once was but I think the truth of it is we are just so busy. Busy juggling autism, our very active son, a very active toddler and life in…