This morning I was browsing twitter in the early hours and came across this beautiful quote... I thought how perfectly it was written, and how it applies so much to so many of my friends and family who often confide in me that they fear they are failing at this parenting game. My response has [...]
This sight used to bring me so much upset and emotional turmoil. I felt I was being rejected as a mother. My own son didn't want me. It took over a year for me to truly understand that acts such as this, even by a two year old, were not a personal attack on me. [...]
Today I attended the most beautiful baby shower. Mum to be was glowing, the smiles and laughs were flowing. Everything was as it should be. I took such pleasure in seeing the excitement (and a little apprehension) flicker in the first time mummy's eyes. It took me back, almost four years exactly. I can't say [...]
Everyone says that as a mum you automatically know what your child is thinking. You can predict their next move, their troubles and what will make them smile. I've always struggled with this concept. Because as a mum of a child with autism my psychic abilities only stretch as far as "I know something isn't [...]
The Autism & ADHD Diaries 