Dear Diary…
**This is a page out of my diary from 2017. Some things have been changed for privacy reasons.** Dear Diary… Yesterday was Mother’s Day. A day that I should be celebrating. A day that should ...
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Battling Carer Burnout: Recognising, Overcoming, and Reflecting
As a caregiver, the journey can be both very rewarding and downright challenging. One of the most common challenges faced by caregivers is burnout. Carer Gateway shared that there are 2.65 million c ...
Learning by Doing: Raising an Autistic Child
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Stop Letting Other People’s Opinions Steal Your Joy
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Sibling Support: 7 Strategies for Sibling Validation in Autism
Being a brother or sister to an autistic sibling can be frustrating, exhausting, overwhelming and heartwarming all at once. Young siblings don’t quite understand what is happening and why their br ...