My son’s autism does not make him a prodigy

If I had a penny for every time someone has suggested that since my son has autism, he must be…

4 years ago

The blue tunic

Every morning we get up to a barrage of inspirational images and quotes filling up our social media pages and…

4 years ago

What schools can learn from my lockdown experience

Today is going to be almost 3 months since my son’s school closed due to lockdown and is now into…

4 years ago

I have been happy lately

I have been happy lately. Very busy, exhausted by the end of the day, but very content and much at…

4 years ago

The helplessness of soundlessness

Sitting in my living room, I watched my son slumped on to the couch like a ball of slime. No…

5 years ago

When a hug meant more

My son has learnt to accept being ignored, or so it looks like. He has also probably learnt to accept…

5 years ago

The”but” that autism does not need

I was recently interacting online with the mom of a little boy who is on the autism spectrum. She said…

5 years ago

A promise to never stop believing

After my son’s diagnosis, our life changed in many ways. Visits to friends went down and trips to doctors and…

5 years ago

My son is not a tragedy

Being a mom is a feeling that’s hard to explain. Add to it a layer of being a special needs…

5 years ago

Dear autism mom, I’m sorry that you’re sorry

If I had to list the top 3 things my son enjoys, it would be 1.Water 2.Water 3.And water. So…

5 years ago