by Kirsty | Jul 8, 2016 | Autism, Sensory, Special Needs
I have shared before my sense of puzzlement when I first heard that occupational therapy, or OT, would be a big part of the autism early intervention process for our family. Initially I could not see what occupational therapy had to do with autism at all. And I bet...
by Kirsty | May 13, 2016 | Parents, Sensory, Special Needs
Post in collaboration with Po-Lice “Kirsty Russell here, reporting from the front lines of the ongoing battle with our long-time foes, head lice. After nearly 8 years of battle, we are tired and exhausted. Our troops are reluctant to continue to engage in combat...
by Kirsty | Mar 24, 2015 | Autism, Sensory, Special Needs
I vividly remember certain details after receiving the news of Gilbert’s autism diagnosis, just after his 4th birthday. Yet vaguely recall others. I know I sat there in the paediatrician’s office in a brown vinyl chair. I remember the colourful town scene...
by Kirsty | Feb 26, 2013 | Autism, Parents, Sensory, Special Needs
Life is a funny thing isn’t it? You have the perfect moments and the days where nothing can go wrong. Where sunshine pours out of places where it definitely shouldn’t. Days you imprint on your mind just because they were so damn good. Then, you have those...
by Kirsty | May 4, 2012 | Autism, Parents, Sensory, Special Needs
So we are in the new house. It has been 3 weeks now and we’re only just starting to feel at home. Most of the boxes are unpacked, my husband finally has his games room and the kids have their own separate bedrooms. The house is huge, so much larger than what we had...
by Kirsty | Jan 21, 2012 | Autism, Parents, Relationships, Sensory
Tonight we went out as a family to a friend’s birthday party. To be honest, these things are not normally occasions I look forward to as any social gathering for my kids can be fraught with difficulty. And, as a consequence, they are normally full of stress and...
