Neurodivergent children
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Can I have pasta?
We were heading for the trenches. I couldn’t tell you what week of school we were on, but we had survived so far. And by “survived,” I mean my son had been attending. Does that count as doing well? According to the government, yes. But were we doing well? I was hanging on by a Continue reading
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Can I go back to school after dinner?
We started a reduced timetable at school w/c 17th March (so 4 weeks ago). The plan was for my son to do half days at school where I picked him up at 12. I wasn’t sure whether this would help or not but of course I was willing to give it a try. So on Continue reading
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Do you think I should go to school?
This week is School Avoidance Week, and the topic couldn’t be more relevant to us right now. Do you think I should go to school is asked a lot in our house from both me to my husband, and from my son to me. Historically, school avoidance, often labeled as “school refusal,” has been misunderstood Continue reading
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Why do you look like a skeleton?
It was 5pm on a Saturday and my son asked me… “Why do you look like a skeleton?” And when he asked me this I could do nothing but laugh because my son was absolutely right. I did look like a skeleton. I was absolutely dead on my feet. Dead. On. My. Feet. And I Continue reading
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Can we look through my photo book?
All families have their traditions and its usually an activity or pattern of behaviour that reflects a family’s values, interests, or beliefs. It can be as simple as hanging the Christmas stocking up together at Christmas, or having a caterpillar cake every year on your birthday or getting a photo book every year!! We have Continue reading
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When was the Earth first made?
It was the school holidays and I had settled in for some relaxing time in the house with my son. I was so used to going out and about all day with my daughter that getting my head around this type of activity was hard. But I went with the classic in house activities of Continue reading
The Questions of My Child 