by Kirsty | Jul 9, 2018 | Parents, Special Needs
If there’s one piece of advice I have for fellow special needs parents, it’s this – we can’t place limits on our kids. Now, I don’t mean we shouldn’t have rules or set boundaries for them. All kids need boundaries and rules as they...
by Kirsty | Jun 29, 2018 | Disability, Parents, Relationships, Special Needs
One of the major conundrums facing special needs parents is whether to tell your child about their diagnosis. This is especially tricky in the early years when they are younger and less aware of what their diagnosis means. It can also be contentious as they get a...
by Kirsty | Oct 21, 2016 | Parents, Special Needs
It’s taken me many years to realise there is more than one level of acceptance when it comes to special needs parenting. Naively, I thought I had reached acceptance early on after the initial wave of grief abbated. After all, acceptance is the final phase in the...
by Kirsty | Sep 2, 2016 | Autism, Parents
Autism is a lifelong, pervasive, developmental disorder. Why then, do people sometimes seek a reassessment of the diagnosis? It’s not like the diagnosis is going to change over time, is it? Well, there are some cases where you may wish (or need) to seek an...
by Kirsty | Aug 2, 2016 | Autism, Special Needs
Many parents are scared of “labels.” So scared, they don’t pursue a diagnosis for their child because of the fear their child will forever be defined by their diagnosis. I understand this fear. I once shared it too. There is a reason we did not...
