The wonderful Eliza Fricker has very kindly put this illustration together for me. I was instantly drawn to her blog https://missingthemark.blog/ as everything she illustrates completely fits with our experiences. I was asked on BBC Radio Leeds by Stephanie Hirst if I felt lonely on our journey. I certainly did to start with but it’s… Continue reading Guest Illustration from Missing The Mark
Tag: Autism
A series of inadequate events
When I was young I loved the film Bedknobs and Broomsticks and would watch it over and over, even with the boxing day sale adverts on the recording. I knew every word. Sophia has enjoyed the film too and we have also journeyed together back into the land of Narnia. Even at three she knew… Continue reading A series of inadequate events
Can’t get no sleep
I look back to the weeks before our second beautiful daughter was born. It was all planned out meticulously. The birth pool was ready, the positive affirmations were up on the wall and hours of hypnobirthing tracks had been listened to. In reality though, shortly after each and every calming piece of music started, I… Continue reading Can’t get no sleep
She’s fine!
Richard and I have heard this said a lot about Sophia. "She was a little upset when you left but then she was fine", "Sophia was a little quiet today but she's been fine", "She's been fine all day, happy and smiley". That's wonderful to hear so we thought. That's all we've ever wanted but… Continue reading She’s fine!
PDA???? What’s that?
In the decade that I was born, the 1980's; a professor named Elizabeth Newson began using the term 'Pathological Demand Avoidance' to describe the presentations of children she assessed in her clinic at Nottingham University. Newson et al. (2003) listed a defining criteria for the diagnosis of PDA but like so many people I have… Continue reading PDA???? What’s that?