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November | 2016 | autisticmotherland
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Writings from autistic motherhood. Anxiety, violence and school problems. Play and the autistic child. Image shows the text ‘Performing without a script’ against a background image showing a manual typewriter on a bleached wood plank desktop]. Performing without a script. Instead, I completely fell apart. What should I do next time? Book a hotel room:. Even though the interview was little more than 20 miles away, terrible weather disrupted my travel plans. I have an appalling sense of direction and g...
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My Sunday Photo - - Odd Socks and Lollipops
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My Sunday Photo 16th August 2015. By Jenni - Odd Socks. Laquo; Enchanted Forest Walk Cannock Chase. Fun Garden Activities for Toddlers. You may also like. 42 Comments on My Sunday Photo 16th August 2015. 16th August 2015 at 6:14 am. Gorgeous photo. She looks magical with the wings and the background of the tree. One to cherish! Catie recently posted… Photo of the week. 22nd August 2015 at 8:08 pm. Thank you, I really love it. 16th August 2015 at 6:27 am. What a beautiful photo! 22nd August 2015 at 8:09 pm.
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Silent Sunday 29/09/2013 - delightsome
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Leaving a little trail of icing sugar on my travels. Vegan Coffee, Raisin and Pecan Cake #GBBO week 6. Silent Sunday 13/10/2013 →. 7 Responses to “Silent Sunday 29/09/2013”. September 29, 2013 at 1:40 pm. September 29, 2013 at 3:20 pm. I saw something similar in a coffee shop saying unattended children would be served espresso! September 29, 2013 at 3:53 pm. Love it. I need one. September 29, 2013 at 4:54 pm. September 29, 2013 at 6:42 pm. Just as long as they don’t really really mean it).
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April | 2016 | autisticmotherland
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Writings from autistic motherhood. Anxiety, violence and school problems. Play and the autistic child. Making the world an easier place for our children. I looked to ways we could change the world around him and I looked for ways to help him develop the skills he would need to navigate the world. It was not about changing my son, it was more about making space in the world for him and equipping him for the journey. In our day to day lives we might have to make changes to our homes, our lifestyles and our...
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autisticmotherland | Writings from autistic motherhood | Page 2
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Writings from autistic motherhood. Anxiety, violence and school problems. Play and the autistic child. Masking and why it’s so hard to ask for help. Picture shows text on a cream background which reads ‘How are you? 8217; with ‘Not fine’ crossed out, followed by ‘Fine’]. A big problem has always been that my son’s verbal abilities and extensive vocabulary make it hard for many people to comprehend that he cannot verbally articulate his needs. Spoken language is just one element in effective com...It is t...
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Why can’t people be more like cars? | autisticmotherland
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Writings from autistic motherhood. Anxiety, violence and school problems. Play and the autistic child. Why can’t people be more like cars? Image shows a selection of toy cars representing traffic on a road]. This didn’t stop me from supplementing my practical driving lessons with book reading and spending a lot of time rehearsing and working through scenarios in my head. I had my partner repeatedly drive around tricky parts of likely driving test routes and I became a very observant passenger&#...I espec...
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May | 2016 | autisticmotherland
https://autisticmotherland.com/2016/05
Writings from autistic motherhood. Anxiety, violence and school problems. Play and the autistic child. Social imagination and judging the #JudgeyFace. The National Autistic Society’s recent Twitter campaign aims to highlight how autistic people often receive judgement and scorn from members of the public. An array of celebrities, autism advocates and ordinary people, some autistic, many not, have shared pictures of their own judgey faces. Struggling to read facial expressions is fairly central to the the...
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Anxiety, violence and school problems | autisticmotherland
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Writings from autistic motherhood. Anxiety, violence and school problems. Play and the autistic child. Anxiety, violence and school problems. Image: in white text ‘Anxiety, violence and school problems’ against a largely black background]. I considered changing it to ‘meltdowns’, ‘anger’ or ‘challenging behaviour’, but decided to stick with violence as that is what people see. If I had continued to use sanctions, rewards, and other inflexible approaches, I know, without a doubt, that my son would not hav...
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September | 2016 | autisticmotherland
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Writings from autistic motherhood. Anxiety, violence and school problems. Play and the autistic child. Play and the autistic child. Image: ‘Play and the autistic child’ in white text against a background of small logs, pine cones and a croquet set, arranged by a small child on faded wood decking]. Play is many things to many people, but we can help our children best if we consider what play means to us and, perhaps more importantly, what play means for our children. This makes sense if it’s a group...
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