Author Archives: Sarah

About Sarah

Mother of an autistic child wanting to write about my personal experiences

Independence

I’m finding Beth especially challenging at the moment. She is 15 now and almost demands to be able to do things that other girls her age do but she just isn’t mature enough. She doesn’t agree with me though and … Continue reading

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Back to school

The kids went back to school this week after two weeks off. They’re lucky, it’s only a three day week, with Easter Monday at the beginning and Anzac Day on the Friday. I found these holidays quite challenging. My regular … Continue reading

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School holidays

I can’t believe it’s nearly Easter, the year is flying by so quickly. I was so looking forward to school holidays but I must admit I’m finding it challenging. I’m not sure why. I am loving being able to sleep … Continue reading

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A confusing time

We’ve had a bit of a yucky time in the last month or so. A little history lesson on who I am going to talk about first. When my mum died when I was 13 her best friend Pat stepped … Continue reading

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Travel Education

Well it’s week two of the new school year and so far so good. Beth seems to love being at school this year, not that she would come out and admit it to anybody. I think part of the happiness … Continue reading

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2014 already!

Oh my goodness, it’s been ages since I’ve done a post! Sorry about that. I guess it means it’s been good, nothing major has been happening. We’ve gotten through the whole of Christmas and the school holidays and I still … Continue reading

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New skills

Beth has been doing a little program at school. It’s for teenage girls only and I think it focusses on communication and socialisation a fair bit as well as teenage awareness and sexuality. I have noticed such an improvement in Beth … Continue reading

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November 2013

Sorry again, it’s been a while since I wrote. I’ve been doing short courses to qualify for my counselling course next year. I found them challenging to say the least but enjoyable and I’ve finished them now. I haven’t got … Continue reading

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Busy family

Sorry it’s been so long since I’ve been on here. It’s been sooooo busy lately! I’ve had kids home sick off and on for weeks, I’ve been madly studying and now it’s the school holidays. Beth has had a rough trot … Continue reading

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Not well

Beth has been a bit off lately. She had her night at school then I gave her Friday off because she had been a bit snotty and was running to the loo a bit. And she had had two very … Continue reading

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