My Guide to Autism

For the family who’s child has just been diagnosed: the things I would have loved to have known: Sean’s behaviour and the lack of language was his bodies way of telling me there was something else going on under the surface for him. When I helped him with what was going on underneath the surface, the tantrums disappeared , he began to speak and the boy we knew was there, was able to come out for everyone to see in all different situations. Read more

My story begins like so many others, with a perfect, beautiful baby boy. I used to call him my angel baby because we were both so happy, I loved my maternity leave with him, we enjoyed every minute and every bath time, every hug was just so joyous an experience for both of us. Sean was affectionate from the start and also very inquisitive. I used to marvel at how he approached the world with wonderment, trying to work it all out. Read more