Educational & Informative
‘She Got on the Bus’
TW: Thoughts & feelings on parenting a high-masking Autistic teenager. This is MY lived experience. For those who have been following our journey, you know my mantra. ‘She got on the bus’. I first used this five years ago when my daughter went to her first school camp. A few weeks prior to camp, she…
Read MoreLiterally, My ADHD Story
In August, I marked my three year ADHD diagnosis anniversary. I’ve posted my story before, but I’ve updated it & sharing it again to provide an insight into the long term side effects, emotional heartache & residual trauma of living a life with undiagnosed ADHD in the hope that any parent avoiding or dismissing the…
Read MorePutting a feeling into words; Anticipatory Trauma.
[Disclaimer: The rules around things like this on social media focuses on ensuring that I respect my child’s privacy which I’ll do. I’m always worried I’ll offend my Autistic friends & or my biggest fear, be called abelist. Every time I write something like this, I need to make clear that this is about me…
Read MoreWe Literally don’t have it easier
For my ADHD friends, there’s a TL;DR at the bottom. Our parent’s generation is constantly telling us how much ‘easier we have it’ these days & how they ‘just got on with it’ when we were kids. The ‘easier we have it’ part makes me stabby. What is it about my generation that they think…
Read MoreIt’s literally a choice
Recently I was questioned by a parent if, & the follow up why, I don’t make an effort with extended family & call just to ‘check-in’ with them. When I say I was questioned recently, I mean when it was the Summer holidays where the only downtime I had was when the kids are in…
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