by Kirsty | Feb 28, 2017 | Autism, Special Needs
Of all the challenges that come with autism, the restricted diet of our son has been one of the hardest to tackle. We’ve tried many different strategies over the years to encourage him to eat a wider variety of food but, so far, we haven’t been all that...
by Kirsty | Feb 23, 2017 | Special Needs
I’m going to be completely honest with you and you may not like what I’m going to share. I don’t think it’s possible to give equal attention to your children when one, or more of them have special needs. I’ll take a step further and...
by Kirsty | Feb 17, 2017 | News, Parents, Special Needs
One of my favourite things is showing others the positives in special needs parenting. People are so used to hearing the deficits, the negatives and the discrimination, when it comes to autism, in particular, that it can be hard to break through with a more positive...
by Kirsty | Feb 14, 2017 | Mental Health, Special Needs
I recently addressed a local group about overcoming adversity and finding the positives in special needs parenting. As I prepared for the speech, I looked back over my life and fully realised, for the first time, just how crazy my life has been over the last 15 years....
by Kirsty | Feb 7, 2017 | Albinism, Special Needs
Like everything, unless you are directly affected by something you just don’t have the time or energy to really think too much about it. Life is busy enough for all of us, as it is. I know I don’t have the time or energy to research things that have no direct bearing...