So you're on the railway, it's been a tough journey and you've finally got there then you see the lights coming towards you at the rate of naughts and 'bang' you're hit..... Reality has just slapped you across the face.... Your child (Angel), that you have sought mainstream interaction for has just reinforced her difference!…
Heartbreaking loneliness no more – for the kindness of a friend…
Was not so long ago I posted about how heartbreaking it is for Angel who would love friends to be in an environment where that wasn't possible. A friend I made since coming across to Edinburgh messaged me on the back of that post and offered a play date with her daughter who is the…
Your kids must be so excited about Christmas…..
It's that magical time of year when children all over the world are getting excited about whether they have been good enough for Father Christmas to come to their house and bring them the latest toy or gadget they've seen on the TV or been talking to their friends about. Yes Christmas is definitely a…
Soldier, my inspiration!
After 2 broken iPad covers Soldier inspires me to design an iPad cover that is easy to hold and bounces if dropped! Where do you start? - it's been quite a journey! Design, IP protection, prototype, manufacture, stock storage, fulfilment and so it goes on.... So 18 months later on what feels like a really…
Living with danger fortunately most parent’s don’t understand…..
My heart sank this morning when I woke and did my usual check of my facebook news feed. Another 5 year old autistic boy wandered off and being hunted for.... Then further down my feed another young lad with autism wandered off and drowned... An all too familiar situation when you arw living in an…
Lack of safety awareness = stress!
For most families it must feel such a simple thing, heading out a few blocks walk to the local shops to run an errand. In fact in such beautiful sunny weather like today it should be a pleasure...,2 children with learning disability, no safety awareness and sensory issues it's not that simple!As there was only…
Rainbows week 3…
Was a trip to the local Pizza Hut. Angel has been very excited about going to eat pizza with rainbows! Mummy was more nervous about leaving her... Will she sit still? Will she make a bolt for the door? Will she cope with the noise? Well 15 little girls and all the noise and she…
A step into mainstream
What a lovely phone call to receive this evening. Angel has a place at one of our local rainbow packs! Max 15 girls in a local school 10 minutes walk from our home, I couldn't be more delighted! Our first experience of a local pack wasn't great - a 'closed shop' so Angel wasn't welcome,…
No blue badge for a learning disabled child is like taking away their freedom….
I have to admit to shedding a tear in front of Angel today.. Mummy's upset she says....why? We were sitting in the SMART (SouthEast mobility and rehabilitation technology centre) in Edinburgh having been referred there for Angel's blue badge assessment. She has had a blue badge for 3 years and it has transformed our ability…
Soldier’s voice #2
Soldier certainly made me laugh today, he may be non-verbal but he knows what he wants! I was recently updating his clothes for the summer, I thought lets be bold and get something a bit different from his navy, denim and beige trousers. Well if going to be bold lets not do it by half,…
the angel and the soldier 