How you know you're the parent of an autistic child ( Read more... )

It's been a huge par-tay weekend for us. I can't go into a big post about it as yet ANOTHER fugging storm is rolling in (it's been really terrible the last few weeks; one even ended up closing Gavs' school down for a day since the roads to it were trashed), but here's a tidbit Pan overheard at the birthday party of one of Gavs' classmates we went ( Read more... )

( I can't wait to hop on that plane to the UK and get the f*&k away from here )

My dearest friends, I have a request of you...

There's been an awful campaign going around, basically promoting hate towards autism, ADHD, Asperger's and a whole lot more. They've been making "ransom notes" to try and convince people that their child is being held ransom by their "condition", which I refuse to quote. All in all, it's disgusting ( Read more... )

Every time a disorder/syndrome/mental difficulty is focussed on...

Dear Christ, in the last few weeks, I've been seething.

Here. My annoyances. Let me show you them.

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