autism awareness
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How Do Fireworks Work?
I was surprised it had taken this long for him to ask. We’d had seven firework/bonfire nights in his lifetime and for every single one of them, he’d loved it yet he had never asked how fireworks work. Out of all the events that children go to or are part of, this was the one Continue reading
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A Poem – I See You!!!
It’s that time again, time for a poem. These poems (A Poem – He’s Fine!!! and A Poem – I’m Bored!!!) are written from the bottom of my heart and I hope someday to publish them but most of all, most of all I hope that one day way off in the future when my Continue reading
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What is a daydream?
It had been a long, long day (aren’t most of them nowadays) and I knew I had a long way to go. I had been playing headers with my son where I throw a small ball and he heads it. This was the new version of goalkeepers that he liked to play. He then wanted Continue reading
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Does Science Matter?
It was 8:10 p.m. on a school night, and I was battling to get my son to bed. Every step of our bedtime routine felt like climbing a mountain. He was distracted, frustrated, and constantly delayed. I still clung to the idea of a 7 p.m. bedtime, though he was older now, and the summer Continue reading
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What happens when the year turns to 3?
We were on holiday in London (more on that later) and sat in The Natural History Museum having dinner. Things had been fairly tense all morning and sat in a restaurant is always tense due to the noise and food and smells. So when my son asked… “What happens when the year turns to 3?” Continue reading
The Questions of My Child 