This article originally appeared on the Huffington Post An abundance of autism signposts pings off the screen in the opening 10 minutes of this broadly realistic drama. Our five
I was delighted to be asked to review In A Different Key for the publisher, Pelican Books. Here’s what I wrote: There’s a brief but reflective detour in this
The very things that many people think make the world go round, actually make the world go wrong for anyone associated with autism. Hustle and bustle, chin-wagging, dropping everything
Is it too severe to say autism serves up a degree of daily dread on parents? Perhaps not. There’s certainly a never ending sense of uncertainty. We awake to
With Father’s Day beckoning, now could be the time to indulge in fatherhood musings. How my son, Isaac, has affected any perceptions I may have had. How he enriches
There’s an invisibility shrouding autism that I see vividly, as if in neon lights, so evident is it. People will themselves to perceive anything but autism. Whether through well
From around one year old, milestones around Isaac’s development became millstones around my neck. Waving, exploring, walking, talking – the lack of – burdens that bore down on me.
This article first appeared on Mumsnet.com Today is World Autism Awareness Day. In this guest post, MN blogger Matt Davis shares what his son’s autism has meant for his family, and argues
Ruthless logic, repetition and rigidity may pervade Isaac’s behaviour, but interwoven is an element of mystery. Flowing in, out and around the factual chunks that constitute the bulk of