autism – It's me & Ethan

Tagged #irish, #parenting, autism, barretstown, grief

Heaters & Hoovers

One of the many things I took away from our very first Bereavement Camp at Barretstown is that ‘Hoovers’ and ‘Heaters’ are in our lives. They’ve always been there.

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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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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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Tagged autism, Huntersyndrome, kindness, mpsawarenessday2015

Stranger ain’t ALWAYS danger…

Before Ethan’s diagnosis, there were plenty of other diagnoses…Sensory Processing Disorder was the most recent one, in the run up to Christmas 2007. It was Christmas week. The atmosphere in our City of Galway was magical. The boys were anticipating the arrival […]

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February 9, 2022

Quotes Of The Day

You're now in a secret world. You'll see things you never imagined; ignorance, rudeness and discrimination. But you'll also witness so many everyday miracles,and you'll know it! You won't think a milestone is just a milestone,you'll know it's a miracle and be present in that moment. You'll treasure things most wouldn't think twice about. You'll become an advocate,an educater,a specialist and a therapist but most of all you'll be a parent to the most wonderful child.;