When we first received the news that my angel boy was autistic, it took the oxygen from lungs.  It made my heart stop.  It made my stomach drop.  With the word autism came so much grief, worry and ...

Parenting an autistic child takes the word challenging and puts a neon sign around it and gives it a loudspeaker. No one can prepare you for the journey you will go through when your child has been di ...

How many times have you listened to advice from people who aren’t in your shoes or who haven’t walked your journey? For me, that number would be very, very high.  Let me take you back to the earl ...

Mums in general, we’re hard on ourselves.  Harder than any other group I’ve ever witnessed.  Mum guilt.  Mum shame.  Mum burnout.  We tear shreds off ourselves for not having done something t ...

I was talking with someone on the weekend, and he was telling me about how his niece, currently 15 years old and non speaking, is giving his sister a hard time.  He went on to give me some examples o ...

I’ve been nominated for an award.  Not just any award.  It’s the Global Women of Influence awards, 2024. When I first got the email to say that I had been nominated I had to read it twice.  Me? ...