Monthly Archives: November 2009

I’m stuffed!

What a busy weekend we’ve had! It’s 9pm and I can hear that Beth is nowhere near ready for going to sleep. It might have something to do with all the lollies that she had at the movies this afternoon! … Continue reading

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Please find below the interview that Donna Williams kindly offered to do with me

A parent, Sarah O’Connor, has started her own blog drawing on her experiences with her autistic daughter, Beth. I invited her to send me some interview questions. Here they are. SARAH: I was never sure how to tell Beth about … Continue reading

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Autistic versus autism

I had a lady berate me a couple of days ago for using the word autistic rather than saying ‘has autism’. It wasn’t directly to me but to one of my new facebook friends Dixie who had kindly posted a … Continue reading

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Robert Kennedy Jnr

I’ve just finished watching a You Tube clip that was fascinating. It was Robert Kennedy Jnr talking about the link between vaccinations and autism. It gave me goosebumps watching it, it was so rivetting. The more I see things like … Continue reading

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A Haggy Christmas Party

First I have to say “Go Stan, very excited that he won Australian Idol!” We had our Chrissy party today for the HAGS group. It was a fairly quiet occasion but I think everybody had a good time. It was … Continue reading

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A good Speech Session

I thought I’d try and squeeze a post in before another day of bedlam begins. I woke at 3 this morning and just couldn’t get back to sleep. We’ve got new tiles in the ensuite, new carpet in the lounge … Continue reading

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Busy times

Sorry I haven’t had a chance to write recently, we’ve had so much to do to try to get the house up to scratch for selling so haven’t had much time. Mind you I did manage to fit in a … Continue reading

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Off to Doctors again

We’re off to see Richard Malter again today so wish us luck! Beth’s been having the flaxseed this time around for 5 weeks. Last time it was for 3 weeks and he said that the virus was 2/5 gone so … Continue reading

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Our lovely Minkie Moo

You’ve probably heard me talking about Minka, our lovely black lab. She’s a companion dog, or, if you like, a reject guide dog. (For the Australian readers, a John West dog!) Here in Australia we have a Guide Dog association … Continue reading

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Cheeky girl

Beth has been getting very inventive of late in her quest to get her way. She’s always been a bit like this but is using the power of the pen to do her dirty work now! On Saturday she kept … Continue reading

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