I first knew anything about Autistic Spectrum Disorder when my younger brother was diagnosed. I remember he liked to play with electrics and plugs and my dad told me to watch Rain Man. Later my oldest son was also diagnosed as having Asperger’s Syndrome before The Sensory Seeker had his assessment. Then there’s the suspicion that our teen is on the spectrum and finally of course is the realisation that I may be on the Spectrum myself. On this page I have added links to the posts that are about myself and my children so that you can share our journeys – and either identify with them, or use them to give you hope. This are less information pages and more just personal.
Posts about Our Youngest -The Sensory Seeker
- In the beginning
- Starting (Mainstream) School
- Bad Days
- Parental Request for a Statement of Special Educational Needs
- The Day Before the Diagnosis Assessment
- Autism Assessment (Video/DISCO)
- Accepting that there is no Autism Diagnosis
- Blood Tests
- Unacceptable touching
- Helping with Fine Motor Development
- Name Recognition
- Encouraging Eating
- Struggling with Personal Pronouns
- Teacher Gifts (and progress)
- Repeating Reception Year or Not
- Accepting that he is Disabled
- School Holidays and The Sensory Seeker
- Using iPads in School
- Christmas Cards and The Sensory Seeker
- Our Little Angel – The First School Christmas Production
- Progress 5 years and 10 months
- Progress at Aged 6
- Sensory Processing Disorder and Mainstream School
- The School Christmas Performance
- What Mainstream Education was really like from The Sensory Seeker compared to my initial fears
- Changing from a Statement to an EHCP
- Alone at Playtime
- The only child not invited
- EHCP – and making him Independent
- Home Education and The Sensory Seeker
- Home Education and Sensory Processing Disorder
- Home Education – Re-Evaluating the Future
- Special Needs and The Eleven Plus
- First annual review as an EHCP
Posts about our Teen
- Frogs, Snails and Puppy Dogs Tails – Missing the signs that my son may have Autism
- Could a diagnosis saved our heartbreak
Posts about our Oldest with Asperger’s Syndrome
- Rubbish Parenting
- Benefits of a Teen with Asperger’s
- Driving Test Past
- University with a Disability
- Personal Experience of moving from DLA to PIP from my point of view.
- Applying for PIP from DLA
- Being turned down for PIP for Asperger’s Syndrome
My own Journey
