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By Rachel M Posted on April 1, 2017April 1, 2017

Making friends at school and cycling in the rain

It’s tough when your kids don’t have any friends at school. That has been the case for Daniel until this year. He was put into the wrong year when we … Continue reading Making friends at school and cycling in the rain

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeen, autism, beach, Busby, cargo bike, children, cycling, daffodils, education, laser tag, rain, school
By Rachel M Posted on June 8, 2016

Repeating a year at school

We got some great news today about Daniel: it looks like they’re going to let him repeat year 5 next year at school. It might seem like a strange thing … Continue reading Repeating a year at school

Categories: JournalTags: autism, education, school
By Rachel M Posted on February 25, 2016February 25, 2016

Praise for the NHS

We’re all very healthy and haven’t had much need for the NHS since we moved here but the school asked us at the end of last year to organise an appointment … Continue reading Praise for the NHS

Categories: JournalTags: asd, autism, NHS, psychiatrist, psychologist, schools, special needs, tourette's, Tourette's Syndrome
By Rachel M Posted on September 21, 2015

Problems with BT and autism

We’re still having problems with BT and I’d by lying if I said it wasn’t stressful. I feel powerless and have no idea how to resolve the problem. Fortunately we … Continue reading Problems with BT and autism

Categories: JournalTags: autism, BT, customer service, support, utility companies
By Rachel M Posted on August 1, 2015

Pedal boats at Duthie Park

The kids have been nagging me to take them on the pedal boats at Duthie Park for some time now. We finally did it this afternoon and it was really … Continue reading Pedal boats at Duthie Park

Categories: Aberdeen, Journal, UncategorizedTags: autism, boats, Duthie Park, park, pedal boats, photos, socks
By Rachel M Posted on January 27, 2015January 27, 2015

Sometimes our kids surprise us

Daniel is an unusual child. When he was little he was terrified of small children even, on occasion, to the point of screaming whenever they were around. This made life rather lonely for … Continue reading Sometimes our kids surprise us

Categories: KidsTags: autism, autistic, Daniel, education, hydrogen, learning, oxygen, spelling, water
By Rachel M Posted on November 5, 2014November 5, 2014

A momentous week

It’s a momentous week for me. Both my babies are at school. I no longer have a child at home. Elizabeth started school for the first time on Monday and … Continue reading A momentous week

Categories: Aberdeen, CyclingTags: autism, bakfiets, cargo bike, cycling, Kids, school, tourette's
By Rachel M Posted on July 12, 2014July 12, 2014

The world needs all kinds of minds

Temple Grandin is an American autistic woman who, through her work as a consultant for the meat industry, has made significant improvements to conditions for animals at abattoirs. According to … Continue reading The world needs all kinds of minds

Categories: Ethics, JournalTags: animals, autism, autistic, ethics, Temple Grandin
By Rachel M Posted on April 8, 2013

Danielisms

Once a week, I spend an hour and a bit helping out in Daniel’s class at school. Daniel likes it, I like it and it helps his teacher who works … Continue reading Danielisms

Categories: UncategorizedTags: autism, autistic, education, school
By Rachel M Posted on September 17, 2012

Unique and eccentric = good

Daniel is better this week. The tics are still there but less pronounced and with longer periods of relaxation between them. I told him late last week that it was … Continue reading Unique and eccentric = good

Categories: UncategorizedTags: autism, children, tourette's, Tourette's Syndrome

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