Uniquely UpCard (an autism app)

I was sent a message through Linkedin by Royden James. He asked me to have a look at his app which he designed with his son in the forefront of his mind. Roydens’ son is six years old and is nonverbal. I […]

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That all too Familiar Feeling

It sneaked up on me. My stomach churned into a lumpy knot which burned. My eyes stung as I limped out of the room. “Mam?” My middle son called. Beads of sweat rolled down my forehead. I tried to answer him. Nothing […]

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Hoping through a year

  It has almost been a year since. A year since we thought we were witnessing Ethan leaving us. A year since Ethan was so out of control that no doctor we turned to had an answer. I can remember doctors vividly […]

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Oh sweet toddler of mine

My toddler turns four soon. Lately he has become a bit of an untrustworthy little sh…spy. He is teaching me every day, that while two came before him, they were really just preparing me for him. He is not to be trusted […]

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Stevie …

There’s a plight in our country. This plight takes many shapes and forms but the one thing which is common within this plight is the love and role of the sibling(s). We all love our siblings, even though they may annoy us. […]

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International Day of Charity

  Charity. It can feel like a dirty word sometimes. I remember when we had a house fire back in 2007, there was talk of a collection for our little family. A charity event our friends and family began to call it. […]

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Ethan approved; accessible places to visit.

There are some great blogs and websites out there which can tell you of all the wonderful family friendly places to visit. As great as they are, for my family, I still have to ring the venue and find out for myself […]

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Meet Finn, Mia and of course Sirius

  The box arrived. This was my first time to have ever been sent something to review. I have been offered items before but often felt that they didn’t ‘fit’ in with what I tend to write about. I had explained briefly […]

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Ethan and Autism

  Yesterday is something I try not to linger over. Sometimes, however, I can’t help but recall the days gone by. For us, autism is mixed in with Hunter syndrome. Hunter syndrome takes everything away from my son until he has nothing […]

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Back to school…

  I will go into the bookstore hand over his school book list and pay the cashier a couple of hundred euro for his school books. I will then take him to the school wear store and repeat this except I will […]

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