Relief and Fear. Both at the Same Time.
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…
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July 1, 2026
The Emotional Rollercoaster Nobody Warns You About
Nobody hands you a manual when autism enters your world. And trust me... I looked for one. When you first hear that word, it doesn’t arrive neatly with a helpful…
June 29, 2026
The Amygdala: When the Brain’s Alarm System Won’t Switch Off
If you’ve ever watched your autistic child go from zero to completely overwhelmed in what feels like seconds... melting down, shutting down, bolting, or suddenly lashing out... and found yourself…
June 27, 2026
Realising I Was Autistic… Looking Back at the Girl I Used to Be
For a long time, whenever autism came up, I talked about it as a mum. A mum to two amazing autistic boys. That was my lens. That was my story.…
June 24, 2026
To Diagnose or Not Diagnose… That Is the Question
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…
June 22, 2026
The Wins Nobody Else Sees
I’ll be completely honest with you... I used to be absolutely terrible at celebrating the small stuff. When you’re in survival mode, which is a place a lot of us…
June 20, 2026
It Hurts, It Hurts… Understanding Sensory Sensitivities in Autism
Before Matthew was diagnosed, I had absolutely no idea what sensory sensitivities were. None. Zero. The concept had never even crossed my mind. So when I started reading about autism…
June 17, 2026
The Good Doctor — How One TV Show Changed the Way the World Sees Autism
When I tell people The Good Doctor is one of my all-time favourite shows, they sometimes assume it’s because I work in the TV industry. But honestly? It has nothing…
June 15, 2026
Raising Autistic Children Didn’t Just Change My Life… It Changed Me
What I've Learned About Myself Through Raising Autistic Children I used to think I was pretty good at knowing myself. And then I had kids. Autistic kids. And everything I…
June 7, 2026
What Fortnite Taught Me (And It Wasn’t How to Build a Wall)
There are things you do as a parent that you never, ever imagined yourself doing. For me, one of those things was learning to play Fortnite. Now, if you'd told…
June 5, 2026