This half term has felt hard work. I’m on a really short fuse and struggling to reign it in. I’m irritable and I’m shouty, and I don’t like it and I’m sure the kids don’t like it. People talk about the importance of self care and how you can’t look after other people if youContinue reading “These are a few of my favourite things”
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Sensory observations
In the last year or so Katie’s sensory sensitivities have really come to the fore. When she was younger I don’t think they were very noticeable. I’m not sure if that’s just because we weren’t looking, or if she was masking, or if she used to be able to cope with them more easily whenContinue reading “Sensory observations”
You’ve got this
There is a common theme doing the rounds on my social media pages these days of “We’ve got this” or “You’ve got this.” It picked up momentum in the third lockdown given that a lot of people were struggling. In one sense it’s comforting and gives a sense of we’re all in this together. ButContinue reading “You’ve got this”
Getting an assessment
Having been advised that to get a referral to CAMHS I would need input from school or the GP, I went to the GP. I did a ‘brain dump’ of Katie when she was at her best and Katie when she was struggling, wrote it all down and asked him to read it, because IContinue reading “Getting an assessment”
I’m sure it’s nothing, but….
This really isn’t intended to be a blog about autism or about me being an ‘autism mum’ – because I’m not autistic and I’m Katie’s mum not an autism mum. I also have a long way to go in learning more about autism and supporting Katie. This is literally just to document some of theContinue reading “I’m sure it’s nothing, but….”
The Start!
When I was younger I used to write in a diary, from when I was 11 right up until I was 28 and about to give birth to my first baby. I’ve always been a bit of a talker and like to get things off my chest, but after I became a mum I neverContinue reading “The Start!”
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