by Kirsty | Oct 25, 2011 | Education, Mental Health, Parents, Special Needs
I’m feeling for my boy at the moment. He is so very anxious and tense and scared. He is preparing to transition to his local mainstream school next year (check out Part 1 and Part 2 of my series on The Road to Mainstream) and it is really, really worrying him...
by Kirsty | Sep 17, 2011 | Autism, Parents
We’ve attended a few birthday parties lately – it is certainly birthday party season here at Chez Russell. I have written before about how problematic birthday parties can be for kids on the autism spectrum and the joy and relief I felt when we finally...
by Kirsty | Jun 22, 2011 | Autism
I have been expecting my son to have a major meltdown for some time now. Lately, he has been highly anxious, angry at school and uncooperative with his teachers – he has been quick to anger here at home too. He hasn’t had a major one for a while now, so,...
