by Kirsty | Sep 19, 2018 | News
This time last week, I presented a keynote and two workshops at the Getting tht Right Fit Conference in Adelaide. I was invited by Disability Policy & Programs (SA Department of Education), to share my education journey as a special needs parent. It was an honour...
by Kirsty | Mar 16, 2018 | Parents
For this week’s ‘5 Things’ post, I welcome Christina Keeble from Special Education Mum. Christina is a special education teacher, a mum of two autistic children and has recently found out she is on the autism spectrum herself. She has experience on all sides of the...
by Kirsty | Apr 24, 2017 | Disability, Education, Parents, Special Needs
What do you do when your child doesn’t fit neatly into a single educational setting? What do you do when your child has multiple disabilities? I have to say that decisions on schooling options have been the most challenging to make for our special...
by Kirsty | Dec 20, 2016 | Education, Parents, Providers, Special Needs
I was recently asked to provide my thoughts on autism parenting and my personal experiences as an ex-ASPECT parent to a group of new starters at Autism Spectrum Australia (ASPECT). Beyond sharing my personal successes and challenges over the years, I saw this as an...
by Kirsty | Aug 25, 2012 | Autism, Education, Parents
This term has been a big one for my school kids. There’s been so much on every week, culminating recently with their athletics carnival and education week concert. Both very important but inconveniently placed on consecutive days. It meant a lot of changes for...
