Understanding My Boy

I’m so thankful and grateful this week for the many people who understand and accept my boy. image source   I may be biased but he really is a special little boy.  He is funny and witty and clever and perceptive. He has an answer for everything and looks at...

I Support the NDIS – Do You?

Did you know that it can take up to 2 years to access a government funded wheelchair? Did you know that it took 12 months before the relevant agency organised for an accessible door to be fitted for someone without the strength to lift their arms to unlock their own...

Changing Tack

I am still vehemently opposed to the Every Student Every School policy and to the savage cuts made to education funding by the NSW Liberal O’Farrell Government. You can read more about my views on the policy in these previous posts:   Every Student Every...

What He Sees

I dubbed today “vision day” as it involved a trip to the opthalmologist for Gilbert’s regular check-up, followed by a visual scanning training session with Vision Australia. The day didn’t get off to a great start – we misplaced...

Dual Diagnosis Dilemma

I am acutely aware that I don’t talk much about Gilbert’s albinism on the blog. It’s not because I think it doesn’t merit more attention – it does, it deserves much more focus than it currently receives here. But it’s hard to...