by Guest | Jan 17, 2019 | Mental Health, Parenting, Points Of View
You can’t see Autism, and you certainly can’t see pathological demand avoidance (PDA). But I’m starting to think that I can…maybe. As I reach the final day of parenting alone during my husbands’ work trip to NYC, I’m feeling somewhat...
by Guest | Aug 23, 2018 | Mental Health, Parenting, Points Of View
If you know us, you probably didn’t even realise that there was an issue. There have been numerous things that haven’t added up over the years, delayed speech, terrible tantrums, obsessive behaviour and so much more. But the real problems were family...
by Guest | Feb 27, 2018 | Mental Health, Parenting, Points Of View
It’s been three months since the behavioural & speech therapist suspected that Grayson was on the Autism Spectrum. Since receiving the news, there have been several steps before we got a full diagnosis. Next on the list was meeting with the paediatrics team....
by Guest | Jan 5, 2018 | Mental Health, Points Of View
Autism … such a big word, but what does it actually mean? Six months ago, when a family friend pointed out that she thought our son Grayson was autistic and had thought so since he was a baby I was livid. I didn’t sleep for two days, I cried until I had no...