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"Siblings carry a burden like no other. They experience things that are confusing and upsetting but often worry about talking about them as parents can be busy with their brother or sister." Read more
"Today's the day I realised that all along, it’s been an imperfectly perfect journey." Read more
"Having a space where they can have their own individual downtime is really important" Read more
I suppose he’s like; ‘This is my room, that’s the way I like it’. Read more
"Their bedrooms are a place where they can think, recover safely from a seizure or operation, read alone, have one to one time with mum or do whatever they need to do to restore their brain and body to calm." Read more
"Our son's bedroom is the smallest in the house and we keep it minimal for safety as well as sensory." Read more
"She has things in common with her older brother, they will play computer games together and he has shared some of his Manga (Comic books) with her." Read more
"The whole time we were in the hospital I was expecting a ticket when we got out. But no, no ticket!" Read more
"Straws. Who thought a simple plastic straw could have me crying?" Read more
"Every year around April and September, I am overcome with the urge to purge." Read more
"Spring feels like it’s finally arrived, but I’m not all together convinced just yet!" Read more
"I felt such a failure. I dreaded the phone ringing and his school once again saying he had caused more damage." Read more
"This man, with hands the size of shovels, learned and then delicately performed the nasogastric feeds for his baby." Read more
"Most people ask or comment ‘How do you do it?’ out of admiration and a realisation that parents like myself don’t have it easy." Read more
"It can also be hard to find friends that ’get it’, unless they have autistic children of their own." Read more