Archive for Autism
Where did my boy go? Oh there he is.
Over the last few weeks we have had huge gains in maturity with Boo.
Glimpses of a 9 year old boy, rather than the oversized toddler we are used to.
Obsessed with Grease Lightning. They are singing a censored version for the school musical.
He is wandering around the house singing ‘You know that ain’t no shit, we […]
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So what is His url?
Yesterday Boo wrote an email to God.
Let me backtrack a little. We are what some would say Godless people. MPS was raised a Catholic and I only found out a couple of months ago (during my Lent post) that I am Church of England. Now we would be called agnostic. Or fence sitters. Or too […]
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Tiny hands
His hands were so tiny.
Grasping for me, minutes after he was born. Grasping. Grasping.
Tugging at my heart.
Bonding within seconds. I have known him all my life. Now he has a face. Looking, searching, seeking me out.
Always. Those tiny hands.
Now those tiny hands are almost as big as mine. Still […]
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Dunno what to call this, what about Kelley loses her shit again..
You know that Murphy guy? Of the Murphy’s Law clan? You know how that arsehat likes to fuck with my mind?
Yeah well the bastard is back. And no amount of super waterproof 24 hour mascara is staying put right now.
The last two weeks have been amazing. I find myself grinning like […]
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…and then my brain imploded.
Sunday night. Boo has just been serenading me with rockin’ riffs on his, badly tuned but who can even notice, guitar. Totally naked, save the blanket he totes around pooling at his feet.
‘Rock on baby, rock on!’ I shout and then smother him in kisses.
‘Aww, mum! Yuk!’ he squeals.
Bedtime routine.
MPS offers to sit with […]
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what do you see?
What do you see, really see when you see a family with an obviously disabled child?
What do you see?
It has been a hard week. A week of tears. Of frustration. A week of unbelievable lows, rising to bearable, then crashing down. Lower, deeper, dirtier than I care to be.
A hard week. Thankfully […]
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Boo’s homework.
So we start a new year.
New teacher. New expectations. New person to train in all things Boo.
Our first hurdle. Homework.
Boo has another diagnosis of Hyperlexia. Basically he could read before he could speak. And he can read any word. AND spell it. He had the kids at Too’s […]
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This post brought to you from the rocking corner.
I am surrounded by empty chocolate wrappers and have worn a dint in the carpet from the rocking.
But man, that rockin’ is great for the abs.
Cradling a glass of Mint Baileys with tons of ice, the air con blowing in my face.
Drying the tears, leaving mascara trails down my face. I look like Alice Cooper.
And […]
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……and my accident for today will be….
were the first words out of Boo’s mouth as we got to school this morning.
Yes, I sent him to school. More on that in a minute.
I looked at Boo. Picked my jaw up from the ground, wiped off the asphalt, leaves and rocks, and popped my eyes back in my head.
‘Pardon?’ I stammered.
‘My […]
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At school 2 hours and a trip to the hospital.
Minutes after the last post I got a call.
Boo can no longer walk.
Boo is complaining of pain. Constantly.
The kid that had 4 exposed nerves in his teeth that we only knew about when he went for a filling.
The kid that snaps off his own teeth. Or levers them out with anything vaguely sharp.
The […]
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