Category: autism
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To Push Through or Withdraw? Managing Your Child’s Stress for Long-Term Success
Knowing when to push through and when to pull back is key to supporting neurodivergent children. In this post, I share how I’ve learned to read the difference between emotional venting and true distress in my autistic and ADHD kids—and how honouring those signs has helped them thrive at school without burning out.
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How Parenting My Neurodivergent Kids Helped Me Heal My Own Childhood Wounds
Parenting can be powerful and healing—especially for neurodivergent parents raising neurodivergent children. Here’s how one camping trip reminded me of how far we’ve come.
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How to Talk to Teachers About Your Neurodivergent Child (Without Getting Dismissed)
Is your child calm at school but melting down at home? You’re not alone. Many neurodivergent children “mask” during the day, only to unravel when they’re finally safe. This post explores why that happens and offers practical advice for talking to teachers when you feel dismissed or unheard. Learn how to advocate for your child…
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10 Signs Your Quiet Preschooler Might Be Autistic (and It’s Not Just Shyness)
Think your quiet preschooler is just shy? Here are 10 subtle signs they might be struggling—and why early support matters. Learn the red flags of autism in young children.
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I’m Not Being Difficult — I’m Autistic: Learning to Honour My Needs Without Guilt
Struggling to set boundaries as an autistic adult? Learn how recognising your sensory and emotional needs isn’t selfish — and why self-advocacy leads to healthier relationships.
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Finding Balance: Routine Strategies for Autistic ADHD Minds
If you’re both autistic and ADHD, chances are you know exactly what I’m talking about: the chaotic tug-of-war between craving routine and rejecting it entirely. I’ve never coped well with schedules. Free time is a minefield – too much to do, too little focus to do it, and I often end up frozen, doing absolutely…
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Buddy the School Transition Bear: Helping Autistic Children Cope with Big Changes
When my husband returned from a work trip with a couple of free teddy bears, I smiled politely. Cute, yes. But nothing groundbreaking—until I noticed something that made me stop in my tracks. The bears were wearing little yellow T-shirts… the exact same colour as the school uniform my four-year-old, E, will be wearing in…
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The Transition Glitch: When Autism Doesn’t Agree with Your Plans
We’d been looking forward to this change for weeks. The grown-up bedroom was moving downstairs, and the boys were upgrading to the bigger bedroom upstairs — more room for play, less noise for us, and shiny new “big boy” beds ready to be built and jumped on. It was a proper family project. Furniture was…
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Birthday Party Panic: Why Social Events Can Overwhelm Autistic Kids
A conversation over the weekend made me realise just how much misunderstanding still surrounds autistic kids and social events. As an autistic adult raising two neurodivergent boys, I often forget that what feels completely natural to us can be baffling to others. So, let me paint a picture. My 6-year-old, H, was thrilled to be…
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The Magic of Music: Easing School Transition for Neurodivergent Children
How a music session gave my anxious preschooler confidence and calm One Thursday afternoon, I arrived at preschool to collect my youngest, E. I already knew they’d had a music workshop that day with Boogie Mites, and I was fully expecting to hear that he had refused to join in—just like every other time. But…
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