I remember a little girl looking up at her mum with sad eyes and saying, “Mummy, I have a headache in my tummy” her hands hugging her belly in pain.She didn’t have the words or knowledge to express her pain, so she did it in the only way she knew how.Fifteen years ago, I lay curled up on a hospital bed in pain, a doctor came up to me and asked me my symptoms. Looking

We are at that stage in my son’s life. That phase where he looks more like a cage fighter than my little blonde haired cutie. He parts his lips to smile at me, but I am met with a gappy mouth. The loss of his top and bottom two teeth in the space of two weeks, has left him looking like (well if he was ten years older) someone you would not want to meet

The chore that every parent undertakes daily – the timely execution of the evening meal. Bring it on! It always starts with excitement and the feeling of pride. The dream of it only taking fifteen minutes, in line with Jamie’s expectations, but really ending up with a few f’ing hells and fist throwing, in line with Gordon. Either way, all the legitimate research has clearly demonstrated that the amount of effort and time you contribute

Getting your child toilet trained is one of the hardest tasks for any parent, but when your child is autisitc and non-verbal, it provides even greater challenges. But it can be done, you just need to gather a lot of patience, a support network and realise you are in it for the long haul. Here are my top tips for toilet training when there is an autistic twist: Follow the advice and steps from any

Rhys sat on the floor, his balance bike in front of him, on its side, the wheels spinning. I looked at the bike, with an image in my mind, of him sitting on the seat, his legs pushing off the ground as he glided down the small path at the top of our road. An image I had seen of other children his age, while out with their family. High pitch screams of excitement as