*This post contains affiliate links and I may receive a small commission if you visit a link and go on to buy anything. It won’t cost you any extra* When I heard about an update to the classic ‘All Cats have Asperger Syndrome’ book, and that with the update, the…

Twelve years ago today, I hadn’t ever heard the words Pathological Demand Avoidance. I went to a paediatrician’s appointment with our younger daughter and was told she was probably autistic. She was just two and a half years old. (Photo by Luke Southern on Unsplash) That same day, I started…

Our younger daughter is autistic. She was diagnosed with Autism at the age of two and a half. This blog began the day autism was suggested to us by a paediatrician. Around a year later we stumbled across the description of Pathological Demand Avoidance on the internet and went on…

Not Fine in School is a phrase far too many families currently relate to. Is it children or parents at fault, or is it perhaps the education system that needs an overhaul? Many parents are told that their children are fine once they are in school. But it is often…

The phrase ‘Not Fine In School’ describes the current situation for too many children in this country. Of course it is widely understood that the unimaginable and catastrophic events of the past couple of years have led to an increase in the numbers of children struggling, but I think it’s…

Buying any kind of gift or presents for autistic children can sometimes seem like an impossible task. Even parents who know their child really well can break out in a sweat at the thought of trying to find something, anything, which will bring joy at Christmas or Birthday time. We’ve…

It’s somewhat ironic that I finally got around to starting my blog series ‘Not Fine In School’ when my own daughter appeared to be ‘fine’, enjoying a new setting, but that after a few weeks, it turned out that she was in fact not fine at all. …

Do you know any children who are not ‘fine’ in school? Welcome to Week 5 of sharing experiences from families whose children have NOT been fine in school. So many people have contacted me, keen to tell their stories, but we all know there are so many more who simply…

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