For the last few years, since autistic burnout came crashing into our lives, we’ve been perfecting our own ways of celebrating Christmas. 

Christmas on a budget might sound daunting but we’ve found that a magical Christmas doesn’t have to break the bank...

“You should write a blog” was something my husband, James, said to me many times before I ever seriously considered it.

“I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.”

If I could banish one thing from my life forever, it would be anxiety. Only those closest to me are aware of the extent to which anxiety

While some folk look forward to embracing a winter of cosy nights, it fills me with dread as I think back to previous years. Months of...

Apparently, by the time our children are 18 we will have spent 90% of the time we will have together...

Relationships are at the heart of education. They have to be. Why do I say this? Because I’ve seen what happens...

Here we go again! Back to the anxiety riddled nights, frantic mornings, constant emails back and forth with school staff...

Two years ago I felt very little hope in terms of what our family life was going to look like.

Why I've bid farewell to my teaching career

How I'm designing my rich life with less money

How our whole family is embracing a new normal after an autism diagnosis