Showing posts with label Autism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Autism. Show all posts
Wednesday, 11 January 2023

The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

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A friend lent this book to me last year.  As it's a paperbook, I had it on pause for a long while.  I tend to read kindle books, as I fi...
Thursday, 23 September 2021

And another month goes by...

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So, I'm still seeing my PT twice a week.  My weight was still going up, and I almost hit 100kilos, which I've never been before.  Bu...
Tuesday, 14 January 2020

Depression doesn't just go away

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I've written about my depression a few times, and mention it more often. Depression and Me Feeling Like Shit Why don't I like mys...
Wednesday, 4 September 2019

And she's off!

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DD1 is no longer home educated and has sailed off to school for the very first time! Of course I had to take the obligatory Front Door Pho...
Friday, 14 June 2019

A Bigger Confidence Boost

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Following on from my previous post , DD1 finished the third of the maths SATS papers this morning. She had been putting this off because s...
Monday, 25 February 2019

Weekly Update No8

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This week, as we’ve been travelling back and forth to the dance festival, having to stop in the same crap services every time (it only h...
Wednesday, 30 January 2019

Bloom: 50 Things by Lynne Kenney and Wendy Young

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The full title of this book is Bloom: 50 Things to Say, Think, and Do with Anxious, Angry and Over-the-Top Kids  and anyone who knows DD1 kn...
Tuesday, 29 January 2019

Bright and Quirky Summit 2019

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A friend recommended the Bright and Quirky Summit 2019 to be because, in short, that phrase accurately describes DD1.  It is free to join,...
Monday, 26 November 2018

Musings about Autistic Women

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While the girls were at their Home Ed science class this morning, us mums were waiting and chatting, as usual.  A couple of us were disc...
Sunday, 18 November 2018

Difficult decisions

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I've been very quiet this past week, because we have had a lot going on, and it has been quite stressful. My husband's dad has vario...
Tuesday, 13 November 2018

"You better hope I don't die, then"

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Last night, it was my turn to take the girls to bed.  DD2 can't sleep unless someone is nearby.  As she has bunkbeds, it used to be the ...
Wednesday, 3 October 2018

God is God!

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So we looked around two more schools today.  One this morning and another this afternoon. The one this morning seemed like a good school (...
Friday, 28 September 2018

A bit about Me

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I'm going to start with a confession - I'm not middle-aged.  At least, I hope I'm not, as I'm only 36yo.  But, it sounded go...