When your child doesn’t speak, all you dream of is to hear their voice. To listen to what they have to say. To have them answer a question you so desperately want to ask. When Rhys was three he had ten words. Those words were one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine and ten. Numbers were his world, and still are. He loved flashcards, and would pile them up, holding them in his
“Rhys look” I say pulling one of the baskets forward. All his number toys are in one place, where he can just help himself. The other baskets have been categorised into different groups of cars, puzzles, art supplies and movement toys. Rhys places his hands into the basket, taking out his skittles. Placing them on the surface in front of him, he lines them up from one to ten in ascending order. “Ten green bottles,
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the housea creature was stirring, a lot louder than a mouse.The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,But instantly pulled down, cause they don’t belong there! Other’s children were nestled, all snug in their bed,while mine had numbers and overload consuming his head.And Mama was tired she felt really crap,She wanted a Christmas like those other people had When out in the corridor there rose such
After the day I had today, I am officially getting the key to the City. A blue key that will open doors for us. Literally! We are in tier 4, also known as, absolutely-no-where-to-go zone. We had to get out, so realising that every park was going to be heaving I just said “stuff it”, pulled on my mask and hoped the outdoor air would blow any new covid mutations in the opposite direction. It
Autism is … … your child never naturally engaging or joining in. It is when you try everything to get them involved, but realise you need to set your expectations lower. Set them at basement level, because then, the only way is up! “Let’s do face painting” shouts my little girl, bringing me a old box of face-paint she has found in the toy box.I open the box, it is slightly hardened, but after a