Category ADHD
Emily couldn’t wait to open her first Eureka crate and get stuck in making her desk lamp. It was more of a challenge than our previous Kiwi crates but Emily did it all by herself and I was so proud… Continue Reading →
Today Emily and I upcycled my old office chair. Originally fake leather, the poor chair had seen better days. It was so sorry looking it lived covered in a throw. Today in the typical ADHD fashion at 3pm in the… Continue Reading →
We are having a lazy day and went for a hands on education with Emily’s 2 kiwi crates. Today we are exploring Brazil and building a crane. Hands on Education with the Brazil Atlas crate. In Emily’s Atlas crate Emily… Continue Reading →
Today Duncan left for work as any other however what met him at lunchtime was complete Chaos at home. It is days like this I realise how lucky I am to be married to someone so laid back and trusting…. Continue Reading →
To help our Emily with sensory overload bolting we have come up with the Hide and come seek me game. She often runs off if overwhelmed. Keeping a sensory avoider safe when their first response to an adverse Sensory overload… Continue Reading →
This year things have happened at work which has led to the Ultimate Autistic burnout. An autistic Burnout like this takes months to recover from. But I will get there however, it is leading to us revaluating how best to… Continue Reading →
My Top Tips On How to Live Successfully With Your Mental Health Problems To keep in with the theme of this year’s World Mental Health Day, set by the World Federation for Mental Health, is ‘Mental health in an unequal… Continue Reading →
Our 30 days wild challenge has started! June is one of our Favourite times of the year, it’s the time the wild awakens and the natural world starts to shine. Birdsongs, Bright green grass, bugs galore there is so much… Continue Reading →
Today for the first time my Thomas beats a meltdown! By this I mean to actually acknowledge when asked that he was actually not coping and about to lose it. Furthermore, this time he didn’t spiral or slip into a… Continue Reading →
This post is about living with a neurodivergent brain, what it means? how we are different? is it all bad? Here’s why I wanted to write it. Today as we had a massive breakthrough with Thomas, He overcame a really… Continue Reading →