Helping Jack overcome Anxiety
My 5 year old son Jack struggles daily with Anxiety. He needs constant reassurance and needs routine and structure to help him feel more at…
Most Loved Christmas Gifts
Every year I struggle to find gifts that Santa can bring that my sons with Special Needs will actually really like and will use. You…
Cover Stars
Conor and Jack became mini “Cover Stars” in our County paper, this past December thanks to the lovely and thoughtful people over at The Connaught…
Childhood Christmas Anxiety
Childhood Anxiety at Christmas “It’s the most wonderful time of the year”, well that is according to a very well-known Christmas song by Andy…
Where are the Little Puddins
Changes to Little Puddins are afoot! A huge ‘Hello’ to readers past and present. You may have been wondering of late, Where are the Little…
Little Puddins Conor and Jack
Conor and Jack : An Update If you are reading this post then you may have noticed that I haven’t been too active here…
Jack one year after diagnosis
One year after Autism Diagnosis They say that “time is a healer” and I think that maybe that is true. If you told me that…
Face the fear and do it anyway
Face the fear and do it anyway. Sometimes I wish I could go back in time to when I was young; somehow, back then things…
Orchard Toys make Learning Fun
Every family has their “go-to” toys, family favorites, much loved, worn out games, puzzles and toys that will hold a treasured place in the memories…
Living inside the Autism Bubble
Peering up into my eyes, my lovely Jack smiles and I smile back as we sit together while all are sleep. He turns away from…
We are back on the Autism Road
Starting Over This week a new chapter in Jack’s short life has begun. A step in the right direction for him and us as…
Starting over
You never really know what you have lost until you realize that it has gone. The thought that I could have two little boys with…
