Silent Reflux
Aidan’s earliest symptom of silent reflux, was evident on the day we got home from Life Kingsbury Hospital. He was three days old. I had popped him down in his brand new bassinet and my brother-in-law observed that he had hiccups. In new-mom-mode, I looked up whether or not that was normal and it didn’t […]
The Antenatal Group
Our fertility journey to the conception of our son, was a long and winding road, full of highs and lows. I discuss this journey in more detail in a subscriber-only blog called “Clouds & Rainbows”. Our birth story was also quite adventuresome, and that is further detailed in another subscriber-only blog called “The Big Entrance”. […]
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“Welcome to Holland”
Nobody expects to become a special needs parent. Though we are all compassionately aware of people with disabilities within our communities, we never imagine that we might too, one day, count our own child among them. All of us have dreams of what our future family might look like; of the things we will ensure […]
The Wave
Like an oceanic wave, autism takes form in the relatively unexplored territory of the deep blue sea… Shaped by unseen Forces of Nature, it slowly gathers momentum and begins to move with purpose towards the mainland. With an awesome inevitability, it rolls into the quiet shallows of our bay, heaving upwards against a cloudless sky. […]
Happy World Autism Awareness Day
Happy World Autism Awareness Day! For many autistic families, today is just another day of creative troubleshooting, managing sensory overload, and navigating a world not built for their kiddo’s disability. Each one advocates for themselves and for their diagnosed children, hoping to foster better understanding, acceptance and inclusion for autistic individuals in today’s society. Some […]
Hello world!
Sometimes becoming the best parent we can be to our diagnosed children requires a personal metamorphisis of a kind. We grow alongside them to meet each new challenge. Each of our journeys is beautifully unique, but there’s always common ground in every story. Join me, as we learn to navigate the “secret world of autism” […]