Life – Page 6 – The Pajama Gang

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A little look at our week in pictures:

Sensory overload and a mother’s guilt.

He loves being outside; he loves the beach and the forests. He loves playgrounds and water-related activities. He loves the Natural History Museum and the zoo. He loves rollercoaster rides, day trips and ball games. But sometimes all the stimulation around him gets a little too much and he has learnt to resort to coveringContinue reading “Sensory overload and a mother’s guilt.”

Is someone trying to tell me it’s time for Christmas???

So, I came down stairs to this scene the other night… My son told me these are Christmas stockings for Santa (they kind of looked like dirty socks from the washing basket to me)! So I could have either fought him over the display of ‘stockings’ for the next couple of weeks or do this…Continue reading “Is someone trying to tell me it’s time for Christmas???”

Increased autism acceptance in the workplace.

About 1 billion people (roughly 15% of the world’s population) possess a form of impairment that affects their daily lives. Currently, 1% of the world’s population has been diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Unfortunately, people with these impairments are almost twice as likely to be unemployed compared to the general population. According to Claire Barnett (ofContinue reading “Increased autism acceptance in the workplace.”

Sleep, who needs sleep!!

It can often take my son a long time on an evening to calm his mind enough to be able to settle and sleep. It is like his imagination is on overload. Some evenings and he will tell me stories about yetis, wolves, dragons and visiting the Himalayas. There will be at least 2 tripsContinue reading “Sleep, who needs sleep!!”

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’?”

My son has never had a birthday party………

In new places, my son will often spend the first 10 minutes running around, desperately trying to take in all the sounds, smells and visuals of a new place to help him understand where he is. He is small, nimble and fast, so this often turns into an obstacle course for me to negotiate asContinue reading “My son has never had a birthday party………”