Category: Autism

Loving with Autism Update: If you have heard me speak you may remember the story about the impact of Thomas’s primary school mates on his life with the way they have always been there for him. And still today, even though they at different schools they show up … This is his mate Jake who […]

Loving with Autism Update: Thomas said to me this morning… ‘Well, they have told me that I won’t need my support worker at Coffee Club for much longer!’ I say, ‘Thomas that is great news, you are doing such a good job’ He says, ‘Yep, so I guess I won’t be Autistic any more!’ And […]

  Well this happened today and I can’t begin to tell you how proud I am of this young man! Well, if I am honest… proud and scared!! Lol… And while I am being honest I also have a confession… because the truth is that if 10 years ago you had said to me that Thomas […]

No matter how big he gets, no matter how many times he calls me a big penis, cusses and swears… no matter how many times he throws shit or breaks a window or a wall… no matter how many times I have had to walk away and out the door to cope… no matter about […]

I have a son ‘Living with Autism’, and we accept that if there is a label it must be real and must come with challenges, but I get surprised sometimes by how many of us are ‘Living with Fear’. Not a recognised disorder, no medication prescribed, but can most certainly immobilize people and prevent them […]

Yesterday after my show at a luncheon a gentleman came up to me and shared some of his journey of having a son living with Autism… We talked about the maintaining your ‘sense of humour’ and finding the joy around the challenges… and how we wouldn’t have them any other way… But we also talked […]