The Christmas period is my favorite time of year. I love the music, the lights, and the possibility of snow. I love all the time you get to spend with family and friends. I love the food and drinks. I also love the scents (the White Company winter candle is my favorite). My older sonContinue reading “Autism and Christmas”
Category Archives: Motherhood
Why I don’t support Autism Speaks.
I want to learn how to support my son by listening and learning from autistic adults and older children. Their opinion, to me, is more important as they are able to give voice to situations that my son may find himself in. For an organization that claims to speak for autistic people, Autism Speaks hasContinue reading “Why I don’t support Autism Speaks.”
Brotherly Love
My sweet, sweet boy (my autistic 7 year old), who is so honest but is sometimes stronger then he realizes, broke the head off one of his brother’s bobble heads. He always asks ‘Mum can fix it?’ and always apologize for his mistakes- ‘I’m sorry I broke the head of your bobble head.’ And myContinue reading “Brotherly Love”
Why the name ‘The Pajama Gang’?
My son definitely sometimes sees clothing as optional. He really dislikes socks and shoes- even on the coldest days in winter, he would rather go barefoot than wear them. He is not keen on clothing tags, and he refuses to wear some of the hand-me-down t-shirts from his brother because he tells me the fabricContinue reading “Why the name ‘The Pajama Gang’?”
The Pajama Gang 