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Even an apparently positive change can make things worse if it interferes with his schedule.Read more
Routine is part of all our lives whether we are aware of it or not. For some of us it is simply the order in which we get dressed or what programmes we watch on TV on a certain night.Read more
The first ever BAPS (Bloody Awesome Parents) SEND Blog Awards are taking place on Thursday 18 May in Coventry.Read more
I was always very organised. Even my schoolbooks in my bag would be in height order so I could conveniently see which book I needed easily.Read more
Sometimes I find myself giving a verbal plan for the next seven days before I even know I've done itRead more
There's a type of happiness brought about by his world being in orderRead more
I've been reminiscing about Edward, my son who is on the autistic spectrum, when he was aged around five years old and trying to recall what things made him happy back then.Read more
Happiness is rejoicing in who they are not who I want them to be.Read more
There are many things that make Z happy – being outdoors, numbers and letters, and his iPad. He loves to listen to opening music on his iPad whilst spelling lots of words, or doing sums on the floor.Read more
Amber tends to ask for play dough every day, especially after school. She will hum to herself whilst she’s squeezing and manipulating the dough.Read more