neurodivergent child
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The Elastic Band Ball Obsession: Parenting a Child with Intense Interests
A funny and heartfelt look at parenting a child with intense fascinations, from packets of tissues to giant elastic band balls. What started as a simple pack of elastic bands quickly became counting, researching world records, and late-night trips to B&M until I realised I had become just as invested in the obsession as my… Continue reading
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What’s your mileage?
The mileage on my car became more than just a number. This is a quiet reflection on my son’s love of numbers, and how something so simple can bring comfort, connection, and joy. Continue reading
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Am I a Christian?
My son asked me something on Saturday morning that I wasn’t quite expecting. He wanted to know if he was a Christian. What followed was one of the most fascinating conversations we’ve ever had — including the discovery that he prays every single day at exactly 20:18. Because he was born in 2018. Continue reading
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PDA Teeth Brushing- Is it a Vampire Tooth?
This one’s for the parents of neurodivergent kids who battle the toothbrush like it’s a wild animal. PDA teeth brushing is one of those battles that nobody warns you about. Sensory sensitivities coupled with the demand of the brushing and having to do it twice a day is nothing short of a military operation!! This… Continue reading
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Does my sister love her friends more than her family?
“Does my sister love her friends more than her family?” My 7-year-old son asked me this question recently, and it made me realise he wasn’t really asking about his sister at all. He was trying to understand something much bigger — how love works, and whether it can exist for more than one person at… Continue reading
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Are there actually dead people in the ground?
A tired parent reflects on a child’s blunt question about death, cemeteries, and how children understand dying — with exhaustion, honesty, and dark humour. Continue reading
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Why does the day feel like it lasts for hours but night only feels like an hour?
After one of our worst nights in a long time, my son asked me a question that stopped me in my tracks. This post reflects on sleep, safety, neurodivergence, and how two people can live the same hours but experience them entirely differently. Continue reading
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The Boy Who Changed Everything
At the end of the year, reflection comes naturally. This isn’t a post about the challenges — though they matter. It’s about how one little boy can come into your life and quietly change everything you thought you knew about the world, and how that change, despite everything, is pretty special. Continue reading
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What is half of 16?
Our World of Numbers It’s been a while since I’ve shared a maths-related moment — not because they’ve stopped happening, but because they’ve simply become part of our everyday life. Numbers are woven into almost every conversation we have. They’re no longer “maths questions” to us; they’re just how we talk. If you want to… Continue reading
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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