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…
Autism and Christmas
“Christmas” in every house is different. Whether you have a child(ren) with Special Needs or not, the expectation to create a “perfect”Christmas for your family…
Sensory Gift Ideas
It can be so difficult trying to find the perfect Sensory Gift when you don’t know where to start. I have two sons with Autism…
Recommended Special Needs Online Stores
SPECIAL NEEDS TOYS/GIFTS/PRODUCTS WEBSITES Recently, I asked parents on my Facebook page and in a Special Needs forum, to recommend tried and trusted websites where…
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…
Santa Social Story
Santa is a man of mystery to us all but to some children, in particular children with Autism he can be a daunting, unknown figure.…
Santa Letter FREE Printable
A Free Printable Santa Letter, created for children with Special Needs so they can write/draw or glue in pictures of gifts from Santa they want.…
Christmas Social Story
Download the first in a series of FREE Festive Social Stories that will be available for parents of children with Special Needs in the run…
Snowman Christmas Countdown
Jack loves anything with a Snowman on it, so his Christmas Countdown was always going to be a Snowman. Every Christmas Jack’s anxieties go…
Children’s Christmas Apps
Christmas can be an exciting but overwhelming time for many children. I have always found with my kids that it is important to prepare them…
Christmas Heartache
I have always loved Christmas, loved Santa, loved the super cheesy but festive Christmas songs you hear in all the shops in November and December.…
A special Christmas List
Last Year was the first time I could tell Conor really understood what Christmas was all about. I will never forget his face on Christmas…
