Little Star presents…Street Smarts App
Our charts, and printables are designed to help those that need visual cues to understand situations, anyone from younger children to those on the autistic spectrum. In addition, we have …
Reading, D’s way
Reading is something we all take for granted, I can remember immersing myself in the bookshelves at my grandparents and really looking forward to staying with them because it meant …
Tips for preparing your special needs child for school
Now that we’ve successfully received a place for T after going through the appeal process, it’s time to think about September and preparing for secondary school. It’s taken me …
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Stop The World, I Want……A Cuddle
I’ve been feeling a little (ok, well rather a lot!) “aaaaaargh!” this week. Not only due we have a series of meetings in a few weeks regarding appealing T’s secondary …
Battling the inner demons and trying to put them to rest
We all have our inner demons, happenings that have shaped the way we are, the way we interact, the way we allow others to see ourselves. It’s whether we …
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It’s the little things: D’s Buggy Buddy
Sometimes T and D amaze me. My pair of (autistic) pickles who remind me of Tom and Jerry, they will frequently spar and get on each others’ nerves, partly due …
Managing Aspergers – 8 top tips to help your child cope with new situations
New situations are difficult for all children, let alone those who are on the Autistic spectrum. I have come up with some tips that I hope will benefit parents …
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Changes to a T
I don’t often write in detail about T, our 11 year old high functioning autistic son. Not that I don’t love him as much as D, of course I do …
The small things: Unexpected Item In Bagging Area – please remove this item…
Sometimes the small things can turn our day from a potentially “bad” one into a good one. I try to remember these little snippets whenever the metaphorical cloak of autism …
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Letting the Mask Slip – Dealing with #specialneeds
From the age of about 12 years old, I’ve worn a “mask”, initially influenced by peer pressure, music and people in the public eye. Every day, without fail, the mask …
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Preparing for Christmas – the Big Build Up
I love this time of year, the build up to Christmas. Mid November and the shops aren’t too busy (yet) and there’s a chance that I’ll be able to get …
Playing The Guessing Game
Because there is no known cause or cure for autism, you receive your child’s diagnosis and wonder …. how did it happen and why? I blogged about this in my …
SEN Meetings and getting that Boy Scout feeling…
One thing I didn’t anticipate with parenting special needs children was the amount of form-filling and meetings, meetings with professionals who will make big decisions around the children, based on …
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Time for me: A cup of coffee….
I mention my favourite coffee chain drink in my twitter profile, much to my husband’s amusement (it’s a massimo decaf skinny mocha by the way), its come to represent more …
Tips for potty training special needs children and starting nursery: From a mum who knows
One of the big milestones in a young child’s life is commencing nursery classes; you have the initial visit to the setting, the child has a nursery visit and then …