by admin | Dec 13, 2016 | Albinism, Autism, Special Needs
I’m exhausted at the moment. Life is always busy but at the end of the year the sense of busyness goes off the chart. It’s right now that I need to practise self-care the most. It’s at times like these that I need to find time for me and time to look...
by admin | Nov 29, 2016 | Autism, Education, Special Needs
With less than three weeks left of Term 4, the end of the year is truly nigh. Which means Gilbert only has a few more weeks left of primary school and only a couple of months before he moves to high school. I really wish I could still be in denial about this. However,...
by admin | Nov 22, 2016 | Autism, Special Needs
With Christmas approaching with force, it’s time for us all to turn our minds to what we’ll be giving as gifts to the ones we love this year. I know I personally find it very difficult to come up with the perfect gift solution for friends and family. Even...
by admin | Nov 15, 2016 | Autism, Special Needs
Post in collaboration with Box Hill Speech Pathology Clinic When Gilbert was first diagnosed with autism, speech therapy (also known as speech pathology), was suggested as a necessary therapy for him. I’ve shared before how I was first confused when occupational...
by admin | Nov 4, 2016 | Albinism, Autism, Special Needs
We are finally nearing the end of our transition to high school process. After nearly two years of preparing, organising, liaising and managing, there are only two supported transition visits left and then the main orientation day to come. High school is now a mere 3...
by admin | Oct 23, 2016 | Autism, Special Needs
Matilda, my eldest daughter, turned 11 this weekend. So I guess it was no surprise when she pulled me aside recently to ask me a very important question: “Is Santa Claus real, Mum?” As much as I suspected this question was coming, I was still taken by...
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