by Kirsty | Nov 11, 2016 | Albinism, Education, Special Needs, Vision
One of the things I love most about sharing our life as a special needs family is the opportunity to help others by sharing our experience and knowledge. I often get emails from parents of newly diagnosed kids seeking answers to common questions, especially about...
by Kirsty | Nov 4, 2016 | Albinism, Autism, Special Needs
We are finally nearing the end of our transition to high school process. After nearly two years of preparing, organising, liaising and managing, there are only two supported transition visits left and then the main orientation day to come. High school is now a mere 3...
by Kirsty | Jul 19, 2016 | Albinism
Over the weekend I watched a story highlighting the plight of people living with albinism in Tanzania. image – Sunday Night I have been aware of this issue for some time now but it was the first time I had seen a story broadcast on commercial TV, here in...
by Kirsty | Jul 15, 2016 | Albinism, Parents
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by Kirsty | Jun 23, 2016 | Albinism, Parents, Special Needs, Vision
As a first time parent I knew all about milestones. I didn’t know much else about parenting but after reading pregnancy and baby books for 9 months I was an expert on milestones. You know the ones – the first time your baby smiles, sleeps through the night,...
by Kirsty | Jun 17, 2016 | Albinism, Special Needs
In my first few years as a special needs parent I was not interested in building a community around me. I was overwhelmed with my son’s diagnoses and just wanted to concentrate on him and on what he needed. I didn’t have time for anything else. I...
