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Mumsnet’s #thisismychild campaign – my thoughts 21 Aug 2013 | 11:52 am
Mumsnet are running a campaign called #thisismychild which aims to bust damaging misconceptions of children with additional needs and to promote support and understanding for families. All too often ...
One Sunday lunchtime … 19 Aug 2013 | 09:17 pm
… as I was preparing the Sunday dinner (roast chicken and all the trimmings) my son asked if he could have “crochet potatoes”. “Crochet potatoes? I can’t crochet potatoes.” I replied. “I’m still l...
Stay at home motherhood is NOT a lifestyle choice for some 9 Aug 2013 | 12:46 am
I know the childcare scheme has been discussed a lot recently but I am so fed up with the misrepresentation of stay at home parents that I thought I’d document my views here. As you probably know it ...
Travesty of the SEN system – part four 18 Jul 2013 | 01:54 pm
In our desperate quest to find schooling for our aspergers daughter we have been forced to look at schools further and further away from home. This is what happens when there are no school places in...
Travesty of the SEN system – part three 14 Jul 2013 | 01:28 pm
The letter that we received from the council advising us that our daughter’s statement would not be changed did not conveniently include a copy of the report that it referred to. So, we asked for it....
Travesty of the SEN system – part two 9 Jul 2013 | 12:51 pm
Twenty-five days after the review meeting, we received a vague letter from the council referring to a vague report and telling us that our daughter’s statement would not be changed, ie it still doesn’...
Travesty – part one 8 Jul 2013 | 06:13 pm
We had a review meeting for our daughter recently as we’ve become increasingly concerned about her education. She is only receiving 3-4 hours of LA-provided home tuition a week which hardly covers an...
Are autism-friendly venues really autism friendly? 18 Jun 2013 | 07:52 pm
Christmas 2011 was the last time I went to the theatre. I had taken my daughter to see Jack and the Beanstalk at our local theatre, a small and friendly place that I thought my daughter would cope wi...
Lack of ambition? 3 Jun 2013 | 11:57 am
It has recently been reported that the women’s minister and culture secretary, Maria Miller, wants to offer guides to help parents boost their daughters’ ambitions. This is in response to the Women’s...
I sense another battle ahead 31 May 2013 | 11:29 am
I haven’t been a very good blogger lately. My posts are becoming more infrequent and I’ve become quite bad at commenting on other peoples blogs. I’m sorry for this but the main reason for my lack o...
