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Stumped

Have you ever had a situation where you simply just don’t know what to do? That there really isn’t any answer for you?

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Homework and autism

That dreaded word for many parents, not just myself in this world. And not people with special education needs either. I remember the challenges I had doing homework, myself.

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Have you thought?

Have you ever looked at someone or something and thought you could be like that or that you were like that? I know it can happen – well, it’s happened to me so I’m sure it’s happened to you.

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I Want a Child

I know if you’ve read my previous blogs, Johnathan is not my first child. Four of his siblings are enjoying the pleasures of heaven

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Routine and autism

Well you’ve probably heard that autistic people like routine, And I want to express to you the importance of it. I have tried to be routine conscious.

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Feelings

Today I woke up happy. No reason in particular, I just did. It’s been quite some days since I’ve felt this happy but I am glad that I am.

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Observations

I was wondering if you have ever noticed that you change as you grow older? Not in like years, or anything like that but I am talking about your tastes.

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Packing Up Christmas

Today we finally had Christmas in our house packed up. I know we are after Epiphany or 6th Jan as it is in most of the UK, but we couldn’t, so it was today for us.

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Understanding and Autism

Well, well, well. Why am I going to talk about this? The problem starts when the child is born and the things they have to do to help their children before their autism diagnosis.

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So Relieved!

When it comes around to Christmas, you don’t want problems or difficulties, or okay maybe minor ones that you could only get single cream and not double cream.

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Amazing!

I was just looking at the stats, and wondering what they were like. Amazingly it’s been about three months since I lost wrote about them and quite honestly.

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