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🤷‍♀️ Come on guys, any takers?!? After what was a difficult day at school (she only lasted 30 minutes before she needed to come home 😢), we are now playing shops and PDA’er is getting impatient waiting for her customers. Waiting for her sister and cousins to come home (they attend different schools still), is proving difficult when she wants to play. She has spent the last hour whistling whilst she creates her shop in a meticulous order. It’s lucky the other children understand her and will know not to move items without her say so. As a parent I have struggled massively today. I had to run out of the supermarket, begging the cashier to look after my trolley, as I leapt into the car to assist school in what was a very difficult time. It was my only chance to get some much needed groceries without her and I was left in panic mode to help with the urgent situation. It’s hard to not feel sorry for yourself when every single chore has to be managed and you have no time or ability to do it. To say it’s overwhelming is an understatement. As a parent to a child with PDA, my life always feels on hold, always preparing for the next move. So I had to return to Tesco’s, feeling defeated, and continue with PDA’er in tow. She knew I was upset, she said she was sorry 😐 which made it feel all the more tragic 😢 I asked what had gone wrong at school, she said she couldn’t remember. The cashier welcomed me back and engaged with PDA’er, “Ah, she said, are you not well my love?” It went silent. “Yeah, something like that,” I muttered and off we headed halfway through the aisles. We made it through and I gave her the treat of filling up the petrol in my car and here we are ready for some customers of our own. How are all of your Fridays going?! 🤣 #pathologicaldemandavoidance #autism #autismawareness #autismblog #senblog #specialeducation #lifeasmama #myhonestmotherhood #specialneeds #specialneedsmom #specialneedsparenting #ig_blogger #ig_motherhood #ig_autism #autismmom #autismmama #outdoorphotography #outdoorplay #disability #disabilityawareness #ukpbloggers #parentblogger #parenting #parenthood #parenthood_moments #writersofinstagram #writers
So today is the day we usually have a visit from our HomeStart volunteer. The volunteer is fantastic and works with PDA’er for two hours in the morning, giving me some time alone with my littlest lady whilst middle sibling is usually at school. I can honestly say it’s the part of the week I look forward to, I smile as I listen to the conversations between my daughter and the adult she is starting to trust, something I’ll blog about in more detail as it has been something amazing for us. So anyway the boss baby and I were playing in the garden and we spent most of our time with our newly lodging pet. You see, we have a cat who has taken a liking to our play area and night or day the cat can be found at the end of the garden. The kids have decided it’s a girl and called her Shadow - they think she is our new pet. If anyone recognises the cat please do get in touch, I think we have been making our lodger too welcome! 🤷‍♀️ Here is a photo of ‘The Boss’ spending some quality time with Shadow and a rare chance that I manage to capture her with the red wellies off 🙌 #pathologicaldemandavoidance #autism #autismawareness #autismblog #senblog #specialeducation #lifeasmama #myhonestmotherhood #specialneeds #specialneedsmom #specialneedsparenting #ig_blogger #ig_motherhood #ig_autism #autismmom #autismmama #outdoorphotography #outdoorplay #disability #disabilityawareness #ukpbloggers #parentblogger #parenting #parenthood #parenthood_moments
🌟Today, I’ve decided to share an old blogpost with some of my new followers🌟 The editor from the magazine has emailed to ask about the relationship between PDA’er and her siblings, especially focusing on incidents that have occurred over time. I hope the story will be able to convey the after affects that anger has, as it can leave the child with feelings of self-loathing. When we look and see a child lash out in anger, we often only look at the injured party. All behaviour is communication and something we should listen to, whether good or bad. Work is definitely needed with children who are unable to emotionally self-regulate as well as their peers. Their mental well-being is at risk if not. I hope this post will help shed some light about the many emotions that are entwined with anger. Sadness and fear are almost always behind the angry episodes. Let’s not judge. Let’s just listen. #pathologicaldemandavoidance #disability #disabilityawareness #autism #autismawareness #girlswithautism #anger #angermanagement #angerissues #senblog #senblogger #sen #send #ig_blogger #ig_parenting #ig_autism #ig_parenthood #lifeasmama #autismsupport #myhonestmotherhood #parentblogger #ukpbloggers #ukblogger #parenting #parenthood
This morning I did a lengthy magazine interview over the phone. It was extremely draining and daunting unraveling our journey so far, I feel wounded somehow. It felt confusing trying to put the details chronologically in order - the memories are beginning to merge into one another. So much happened so fast and so much went on behind the background that meant my child was brandished that child, and consequently me, that parent. Before the trial I had the uncomfortable position to trawl through the data on my infant daughter and the things that were written about both of us. No parent should have to do that and schools should take accountability for fabricating evidence as well as conferring with LA’s to remove children off roll. I hope by sharing our story will help to improve support systems for not only other #PDA children but those with any #SEN. Digging through photos I found this gem. It reminds me of a time which was innocent and happy. I hope one day this beautiful child will be able to cope enough to manage like she did once before. #autism #autismawareness #beingmisunderstood #autismsupport #autismstory #pathologicaldemandavoidance #pda #senblog #senblogger #sen #autismblogger #autismmom #autismmummy #girlswithautism #ig_cameras_united #ig_photooftheday #ig_snapshots #ig_parenthood #parenthood #ig_autism #lifeasmama #mamalife #disability #disabilityawareness
Clare and I will be looking forward to catching up with some of our regular parents (and hopefully welcoming some new parents to our support network). Our morning session starts today at 9.30am and is at Adeyfield Community Centre in Hemel Hempstead. We will be looking at 🌟Empathic Communication🌟as our focus topic of learning. Do join us over a hot cuppa - we look forward to seeing you there 🙌
When you begin the task of working through the stack of unopened post, after being away, and find this card from one of your besties 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩 The words say it all 🙌 My drum is definitely beating to a different roll right now, but I haven’t forgotten all of those special people who up until now we did things together and have been incredibly important to our journey so far. We still do have those happy times together, they just have to be meticulously planned and with a degree of flexibility to them. Friends like these understand when I cancel on them at the last minute, when things are tricky or when life just gets in the way altogether. These ray of sunshines make me smile and remind me of all of the nights we have shared dancing with our shoes off around our handbags 👜 Or the times we shared wearing matching handkerchief tops and cowgirl hats as we boarded the plane for one of our numerous girly holidays (eek cringe! Who thought that was fashion?!🤷‍♀️) And I am smiling right now about the one ‘Yelly’ story you like to embarrass me with by telling anyone new that we meet! Yes you still do that!!! I miss those times and I hope one day we may make some new memories from holidays and special times still to come. We will find our silver linings together. Thank you dear friend, today you made me smile😍 #friends #friendship #supportnetwork #lifequotes #senblog #senblogger #autism #autismawareness #inspirationalquotes #inspiration #pathologicaldemandavoidance #ig_autism #ig_mama #igmom #parenting #parenthood #singlemum #singlemom #blog #blogger #ig_blogger #ukpbloggers #parentblogger #ig_parenting

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