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Niamh's Legacy

In the next few days I am going to write a long article about Niamh Cadogan. At the moment it hurts too much to think about it for too long. I have been looking at her emails she sent me, which included a lot of photos…
Things That Make Me Smile

Being presented with a packet of cheese and onion crisps for my consumption at 5am Saturday morning, despite there not being any crisps of that flavour in the house, then being told by Lid to "eat it Mummy. In your mou…
Trying to Build Bridges

Today, in an effort to build bridges with The Boy (whom I have spent the last few months arguing with more and more), it was decreed that we would have some Mummy and The Boy time.
Won't You Please Come Home Mrs Bear?

When The Boy was a month or so old, I bought him a bear. We were walking around Adams, me with £2.20 in my pocket, he asleep. We passed a basket full of sale items, and on top was a pink, flat bear. She was the…
Mrs Bear's Triumphant Return

Some of you will be aware that The Boy's long standing companion, Mrs Bear, went missing in January of this year. I wrote a post on the blog, and asked someone on Twitter to RT it. What followed, frankly, blew me awa…
Information about the Grace App

Well it has been a busy week as you may have heard....
The American Girl (and Boy)

“I have survived the American Girl store experience. I am bloodied but unbowed.” My husband’s Facebook status yesterday evening.
I Made Front Page News

Early Tuesday morning I’m awoken by an excited Little man. Oh, yes he knows what day it is… his been counting the days since Friday. We walked into our local newsagents a little after 6:30 am. Little man…
Update on the Autism Act 2009 in England

The Autism Act 2009 was the first ever disability-specific law in England. This Act did two main things. First to put a duty on the Government to produce a strategy for adults with autism, which was published on 2nd M…
Purpose-built autism unit opens at Skibbereen's Rossa College

The unit has a large main room divided into different sections for different activities. There is also a sensory room, a kitchen, a toilet and a utility room. There are three boys and one girl in the class, with one t…