Neurodivergent Thinking
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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. We count everything.We time 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
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How many blood vessels are in your body?
We were travelling to the swimming baths in the school holidays, all 5 of us. This was somewhat of a miracle. Lately a day out with all of us had seemed out of reach and what usually happened was I stayed with my son and my husband went out with the girls. This was disappointing Continue reading
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Is God real?
Over the last couple of weeks the questions have been back. We have had some great questions and it didn’t surprise me when my son asked me the biggest question he had ever asked me, a question which is one of the most frequently asked philosophical and religious questions in history. It is googled more Continue reading
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Who is the cleverest person in the world?
A brilliant question from my son. And one that happened while we were driving. We have our best questions and conversations while driving. Driving makes me feel happy, I love driving with the music on and I think my son is the same. My son now has his own playlist that comes on and the Continue reading
The Questions of My Child 