Firmly on the Spectrum

Aidan was 18 months old when we first had our doubts dispelled, our suspicions confirmed, and our whispered concerns echoed aloud by a highly experienced paediatric neurologist.  We’d asked his wonderful paediatrician, Professor Claudia Gray, for a referral to Dr Birgit Schlegel at his 12-months wellness check, and then waited for 6 months on her […]

The Cortisol Rollercoaster

We judge ourselves harshly, but there’s no-one more in-sync than a mom and her child with additional needs. We are their “person”. Their translator, their guide, their protector, their comfort, and their forever buddy. We are everything to our children.  From the first moment we sense a vulnerability in them, we begin to weave an […]