A big bear bug for me! Josh went to school, was taken on an outing, got soaked to the skin and we are now awaiting a PCR result.  Anyone else sick of covid???!!! I'm not happy!

We survived the hospital visit but it had its moments.  Thankyou NHS for being your brilliant self and for treating Max with lots of dignity. Sedation versus GA.....it worked well and sometimes its an option if you are concerned about having too many General Anaesthetics.  In Max's case it was Midazolam and Ketamine......took a while for Max to wake up after that cocktail but He eventually did!  

Hospital tomorrow for tests.....what a complete palaver.....onwards and upwards!

Tomorrow is tests in hospital day.  It's not been easy to get to this point.....have a listen to the latest saga!

Visiting the dentist has always been traumatic in our house but I was blown away by Josh's visit this morning. Have a listen  and never lose hope in the belief that desensitising your youngster really can help!

First day back and as usual mayhem!  Read on, it speaks for itself!

One of the hardest things I find is how Max's obsession with water means that he tips flowers or indeed any receptacle with water.  There are few simple pleasures in life, I love flowers and I love scented candles and diffusers.  However, this boy refuses pointblank to pander to my love of these items, he blows on the candles, tips the diffusers and also tips any vases of flowers or indeed any receptacle of liquid.  I'm not really a drinker but he has also been known to tip a glass of wine so that means that all of life's pleasures are cruelly taken away because he just can't stand to see these things around the place.  

This week it was about hiding a vase of beautiful pink lilies that I was given as a gift. I got away with it for a few days but it ended like it always does.  Never mind, hoping for a bumper crop of bulbs that grow into flowers next Spring to compensate for the lack of flowers in our house!

That time of year again where a new chapter begins, there's a new coat, new shoes, some new school clothes and also there's the promise of an AAC device which will hopefully help Josh's communication! It's a time of emotion for me, I always cry when he takes those first steps away from the car and into the school building. As my mum used to say "your bladder's near your eyes", so it will be tissues at the ready!

 Here's to a new year, and a new start, Best of luck to you and yours if you are going back to school too x

Sunday was pretty fraught so apologies for my tardiness in getting this blog out, I'm afraid I needed to take stock and gather my thoughts....somewhat emotional today as I talk about the trials and tribulations of autism but its also tinged with frustration that people take things personally when quite frankly I'm just trying to keep my head above water!  As with all bad things and in the words of Captain Tom, tomorrow will be a good day!

Max struck again yesterday.....all I can say is read on!