NAS SEN-report-branded-280815 As always, the NAS have produced an excellent report unpicking the SEN changes – A health check on how well the new Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) system is meeting the needs of children and young people on the autism spectrum by The National Autistic Society
Regression Stages in Autism – Parent Blog Extract
Our Eight Year Old ‘Puzzle.’ There have been a lot of changes lately with Boy Wonder’s presentation, so much so that we are feeling that we need to get to know him all over again. Boy Wonder’s usual pattern was one of hyperactivity, giddiness and impulsivity with quick fire anger thrown in when he didn’t […]

How I learned to communicate my inner life with Asperger’s
Alix Generous is a young woman with a million and one ideas — she’s done award-winning science, helped develop new technology and tells a darn good joke (you’ll see). She has Asperger’s, a form of autistic spectrum disorder that can impair the basic social skills required for communication, and she’s worked hard for years to […]
Puberty Blog – What’s it all about?!
I train sex and relationship education on a regular basis and often have discussions with parents, carers and professionals alike about the subject of ‘puberty.’ I always said that when Boy Wonder starts with this, I will blog about it as one of those subjects that until you ‘live it’ you cannot do it justice, […]
Little Hacker!!
As parents of a child with autism, namely Boy Wonder, we often find ourselves in situations where he needs to be taught that his actions are not appropriate, but secretly we are highly impressed and secretly proud of his ‘abilities!’ Daddy was woken early, not by Boy Wonder but by a barrage of emails that had […]
Sensory Overload – Extract from a Parent Blog
It is always very interesting how certain activities can exacerbate a condition such as autism / ADHD when senses are triggered. It’s a bit like someone with a dairy intolerance having milk and getting stomach ache or someone with hay fever reacting to pollen. What am I rambling on about?! Well, today we went off […]