I was diagnosed with Autism in May 2015, at the age of 28. At first, I cried, I ran out of the room. I felt like I was sucker punched right in the gut and it left me gasping for air. So many thoughts popped up in my head while[…]
My son doesn’t talk but he still has a voice
Today’s Autism Awareness Month guest post, ‘Story About Autism’ comes from Ann who I’ve been following online for a while. I was lucky enough to meet up with her late last year at a blogging conference in London, where we realised how much our kids had in common. Ann is[…]
Brody – More than a diagnosis
Today’s ‘Story About Autism’ comes from Laura, mum to 5-year-old Brody, blogger at Brody me and GDD, and disabilities campaigner. I’ve been following Laura’s stories for a while, I see a lot of similarities between Brody and Jude, especially as they have both been diagnosed with GDD (Global Developmental Delay).[…]
Just different, not less
I’m kicking off my ‘Stories About Autism’ feature for Autism Awareness Month with a wonderful poem from Kelly, mum to Tink, who was diagnosed with autism at the age of 3. Kelly was inspired to write this one day whilst standing in the pouring rain, waiting for Tink to get[…]