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‘I Will Die on This Hill’ By Meghan Ashburn (Not An Autism Mom) & Jules Edwards (Autistic, Typing)
Another Literally Ausome Book Review ‘This book felt like home’ ~ Literally Ausome. This isn’t quoted anywhere except here. Ergo, it’s now my quote. So this book felt like home. Allow me to explain what I mean by this. For the past few years this topic has been the subject of many discussions amongst myself…
Read More‘Your Child is Not Broken’ by Heidi Mavir
A Literally Ausome Book Review ‘Your Child is Not Broken’ by Heidi Mavir arrived last week. It arrived during what feels like week 1000 of the Summer holidays. Reading the title, I ironically managed to one-up it with a, ‘my child might not be broken, but fuck me, they’ve broken me’! BUT Yesterday I read…
Read MoreMy ADHD A-HA Moment
I recently experienced a genuinely mind-blowing ADHD a-ha moment during a conversation. As a later-in-life diagnosed with ADHD adult (at 41 years of age) these thoughts & realisations occur any number of times per day. It’s as though I’m in a constant cycle of (only one example): ‘Hey, that happened. That was harder than I…
Read MoreLiterally exploring Disability Inclusion in education
So the thing is & where life has led us….. I need a school. I’ve been saying for years now that ‘our high-masking Neurodiverse children need a school’. Now, I’ll admit I pushed it aside under the guise of schools convincing me that they could support my children & the thousands like them. I also…
Read MoreEmbracing Disability
It’s a long one. You’ve been warned. The area of ‘disability’, what it means, what constitutes ‘disability’ & how I view my children in relation to the word ‘disability’ has been playing on my mind lately. I’ve not had the mental capacity (perhaps in need of capacity building supports!?) to fully process this & to…
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