Diagnosis Journey

The appointment ends. You walk back out into the world. And then it hits you. What do we do now? I remember that feeling so clearly. That weird mix of…

Nobody tells you how to feel when you’re waiting for your child’s diagnosis. There’s no handbook. No warning. Just you, a head full of worry, and a waiting list that…

For a lot of people, the moment it clicks doesn’t happen in a doctor’s office. It happens quietly. Alone. Maybe you’re scrolling through something online and you stumble across a…

There's a version of those early years that I've never really talked about properly. Not the meltdowns... I've mentioned those. Not the trips to the supermarket that ended with both…

When one child in the family is autistic, the whole family's world shifts — and that includes their brothers and sisters. It's only natural that so much of the focus…

Getting an autism diagnosis for your child is… a lot. There's really no other way to put it. For many parents, the first thing they feel is relief. And honestly?…

Following on from yesterday's post, I wanted to talk about diagnosis from a parent's point of view — because I think this is where a lot of us are sitting…

I want to talk about the word diagnosis for a minute. Because when you first hear it — really hear it, in the context of your own child — it…