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This and that
I had another fall earlier this evening. Annoying. I mean, REALLY annoying. I was trying to help Kevin by going into the porch area or the cats area.
Can you win by not engaging with a child?
By not? If you have laid down rules in the house, every one of your children MUST obey them 100% of the time, surely? Of COURSE we have to respond every time, don’t we?
Johnathan’s Games
There are what I think of as a few types of games in Johnathan’s life – ones that he found on the internet and was extremely careful about what he chose, even as a young child.
Wedding dresses and other things
Ok, yes, If you’ve read anything in the past about the subject you will know I am a sucker for them – well, most of them.
Brace yourself - we’re in it for the long haul
And that is the simple truth - you have to realise that as a parent, carer or guardian of someone with special needs their need does NOT end once they have the diagnosis.
Disabled adapted properties abroad
As you know if you’ve read anything of mine over some time, I enjoy seeing all sorts of housing programmes - both at home and abroad.
Looking at life
Looking at life as a child, You tend to believe what you’re told, And even when you are grown up, The life you live reflects that.
How my disability can affect the family life
I wasn’t sure how to tackle this post actually. But all disabilities affect us and our family live in one way.
Clothes and clothing with autism
You’ve probably read my last posts with me the telling you about Sensory Processing Disorder (or SPD in shortened form). You see it can impact people.
Negative into positive
Earlier the week I had a medical appointment that had been rebooked from a few weeks ago. I was not able to do the procedure the first time because I was on antibiotics.
My brain’s fried
Do you ever get to the stage you just can’t simply make ANOTHER decision because there are just far too many to make?
Feel the fear
I actually was just thinking about this. One year I read a book all about feeling the fear but going on and doing it. Now, I have been considering the fact that we don’t tend to mention the differences in simple fears and actual long held anxiety.
Being prepared for autism
Although I had read a lot of books and talked to different people and had some knowledge of autism myself, nothing prepares you for the sheer effort and consideration.
Unexpected things and anxiety
It can be quite hard to live with sudden events happening. But life throws them up and suddenly glitches are part of life and there is nothing we can do to prevent them occurring in life.
The Longevity of Marriage
Kevin and I got married in 2009, so I can’t say from experience about a 30 or 40 year marriage from personal experience.
Have I got some news for you?
So, what is this exciting news? Well, I AM ON ETSY! Goodness, there’s something so exciting on opening something new up and seeing what happens.
Life Can Be Interesting
Do you know, I’ve been thinking of different things today. Well, I guess we all do, but it’s been quite a day already.
Thoughts on why I love etching
Well, as you have read in a previous post or can check up, I got to wondering and contemplating exactly WHY I love etching so much.