Chromosomes and Coffee

**I wrote this last year but discovered it again this morning. I wanted to share it, even if it's somewhat out of date & a sli...

As an ex teacher (of many many years), I write these words from both the perspective of a parent and a teacher... This week has b...

Yesterday evening I had one of those awful moments where something happy led to a wave of sorrow. We'd had a great day - fab news ...

Dear Kindness  "No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted." Those words were written by Aesop, an Ancient...

This summer we were fortunate enough to visit family in Canada. We hopped a plane to Toronto from London...I'm not going to lie, the pro...

I came across this quote today and it instantly rang a chord. I've mentioned before that I'm part of a fab little group for p...

I'm  starting this post with a little dose of trepidation...I'm usually not one to worry about people's opinions but this su...

After all my talk last week about how I love bright colours, this week might seem a bit hypocritical. But my all time fave nail polish colou...

Last night I read a post celebrating the successes of a fellow blogger's family*. It was full of love and joy at her children complet...

What a gorgeous bank holiday weekend! We've been incredibly lucky & had mild, sunny weather over the last three days...it's...

So apparently "the purest and most thoughtful minds are those that love colour" (according to John Ruskin, an art critic f...

Today is the 4th #undiagnosedchildrensday. Often the word  SWAN   (Syndromes Without A Name) is u sed  - it is essentially an umbrella term ...

So, full disclosure...my child doesn't have an autism diagnosis. She has a genetic deletion, which presents a range of distinct tr...