When we were going through Ethan’s autism diagnosis we were asked if he showed an interest in the washing machine. I thought this was a weird question and didn’t understand it at the time. It turns out that an autistic trait can be an intense interest in washing machines. Ethan’s interest at that time was …
Last December we booked a weekend at Elveden Forest Center Parcs to visit their Winter Wonderland. We booked a few festive activities for the children to take part in, including a visit to the Elf Academy, pony rides and a Festive Teddy Bears’ Picnic for Little E. However, no Winter Wonderland break would be complete …
This week our word of the week is Relief that Christmas is over and we can start to get back into our routine. Relief that we got through the Christmas holidays with only two meltdowns. Two quite big meltdowns but only two. Relief that both children were happy to go back to school and nursery. …
On Friday we decided to take Ethan to Colchester Zoo. Partly because he needed to get out of the house and partly because he had been asking to go there. Being that we didn’t have Little E with us we decided to let Ethan pick our route around the zoo. He had energy to burn …
On Friday Ethan’s school showed its support for Children in Need by inviting the children to take part in a non-uniform day. They were given the option of going into school as Superheros if they wished. As Ethan doesn’t really do fancy dress we opted for a Superman top instead. I did wonder how going …
