Aspergers and Autism

Autism and Aspergers have distinct differences despite both being called as an autism spectrum disorder or condition. The autism and Aspergers test is basically the same, so what’s the difference between autism and Aspergers Both conditions have similarities like autism and anxiety as they both part of the autism...

Battling for School Support

It’s tough enough for children with special educational needs, let alone getting the help they need from the school system. Channel 4 investigated the issue all this week and how getting the right support can be a long battle. Without the right provisions, many children simply begin refusing to...

Why the Meltdown?

When Kevin left his full-time job as a Computer Science teacher in July 2017, Anna was trapped in our house by our son Andy, who is autistic and had refused to go to school for 18 months. Our daughters Lucy and Amy and our dog Dave hardly saw him...

What’s the story of HOPE?

My husband and I had a child diagnosed with Autism at the age of six. From an early age we were aware that things weren’t quite right with our son, but we couldn’t put our finger on it. He was a very bright child, always engaged in reading, learning,...

Autism Diagnosis Journey

I am sharing our family’s autism story. We have one child who has been the whole diagnosis process and another currently going through it. I am sharing early autism signs and symptoms that started us on our ASD journey....