I want to talk about the two different types of behaviour and need when you deal with a child on the spectrum. One is the common area of tantrums that you are used to dealing with.

Well, well, well. Homework. Oh my! The tales I could tell of the nightmare that happens with homework. No matter what it is, there can always be an issue.

Obsessions? Really? Yes. Really. Now they are an integral part of life with autism. And I would say there are two types of them (if you can describe it like that).

“Order?” you say. “Why on earth order?” Well, actually there’s a very good reason for it. People on the spectrum LOVE order.

One of the biggest things I think parents of children on the spectrum find awkward to deal with is expectations.

This evening I was chatting to my sister online and we were talking about antihistamines (of all things - I guess it shows how old we are, or something).

Hello. I am Johnathan. You've probably read a lot about me and my Autisim if you reguarly look at the website. Reguardless, I am here to Mythbust Autisim theories.

One of the biggest things we have come up against with Johnathan is IMMEDIACY If something is going to be done, he doesn’t HAVE patience to wait for it.

Well, what can I say? Have a child with sensory issues and OH MY GOODNESS they can have a problem with shoes (socks and tights too).

Yesterday it was Johnathan’s birthday and I would guess the most normal of all of the ones he has had. He is 10 years old and we have seen him grow and develop and finally begin to learn how to make friends.

Normally, you would expect someone to toilet train their child between approximately 18 months and 3 years. And you’d go through the normal process of them learning what wet, dry and dirty.

One of the things we discovered from Johnathan’s lack of sleeping was that there were sensory needs at night that we weren’t dealing with.

One of the big things someone on the spectrum hates is change. And so do cats, for that matter. Last night my duvet was over the end of my bed and further over the end.

You might think this is a weird subject for me to cover but actually, it is really important. Especially to parents of children on the spectrum.

I suppose I should have told you this a while back, but it’s taken me until now to say. i guess it’s better late than never…You really DO need to know about autism itself.

Well, what can I say about this? It’s very easy to get caught up in an argument with an autistic person. But, having thought about it, I do believe that there are times that the autistic person isn’t actually arguing for the sake of arguing.

Do you know this is the one part of autism that I really wish would change for parents? Because, you see, traditional methods of punishment don’t often work with neurodivergent children.

Sometimes I feel toys and autism are a strange subject. You see, with autism the child develops differently to other children because of how their brain is wired.

Do you know there are times when I just don’t have inspiration? Not because I can’t get inspired but something has made it stop. Or my pathway to it.

Today I was truly honoured by somebody sharing a poem with me that they had written. I could understand her saying that she didn’t think she was a poet, but what she gave was from the bottom of her heart.