by Kirsty | Mar 25, 2016 | Disability, Parents, Special Needs
Last week I took the girls to a local community day to celebrate Easter. There was craft and colouring in, lots of fun games, a petting zoo, ice cream and a fire engine to explore. I think the girls had a great day out! The day culminated in a huge Easter egg hunt...
by Kirsty | Jun 7, 2015 | Albinism
Welcome to my ongoing series on demystifying albinism. Before you get settled in I recommend you check out my previous posts on the following topics: Demystifying Albinism: The Power of Popular Perception Demystifying Albinism: Seeing Red Demystifying Albinism: Shades...
by Kirsty | Feb 5, 2015 | Albinism, Autism, Special Needs
For Gilbert, 2015 has started off with a bang so far. One week into the school year and we’ve already been advised of two camps that he’ll be able to attend this year – as long as I can convince him to give them a try… He’s not keen on...
by Kirsty | Oct 19, 2012 | Albinism, Vision
I dubbed today “vision day” as it involved a trip to the opthalmologist for Gilbert’s regular check-up, followed by a visual scanning training session with Vision Australia. The day didn’t get off to a great start – we misplaced...
by Kirsty | Oct 12, 2012 | Albinism, Autism, Special Needs, Vision
I am acutely aware that I don’t talk much about Gilbert’s albinism on the blog. It’s not because I think it doesn’t merit more attention – it does, it deserves much more focus than it currently receives here. But it’s hard to...
