My charger… We all know that when we are tired, stressed, hungry or juggling too many things we start to become undone, we fray, our good intentions on how we parent our children slip away. I remember having those moments of parenting my four children when it all got too much and I just needed ..read more

My biggest fear when I found out that my son was on the autistic spectrum was that he would find it hard to fit in and be accepted by his peers. That he would go through life experiencing being misunderstood and that this would negatively impact his mental wellbeing. I read books about young people ..read more

Last summer I spent a few days at Autscape, an annual event run by autistic people for autistic people. I went with my son Edward as he was not old enough to attend without a parent. I’m not autistic and the latest word to describe people like me is allistic, with some people using it ..read more

I can hardly believe that the years have gone by at such a pace that Edward and I now have university open days dotting our calendar throughout June and July. There’s going to be a lot of criss crossing of the country over the next few months as we zip around trying to get a ..read more

What would a conference be like if it was set up by and for autistic people?  I had the chance to find out last summer when I went to Autscape with Edward.  Autscape is a conference organised by autistic people for autistic people.  Non autistic people can attend but the conference is not organised with ..read more