In my previous post I talked about embarking on a new journey to get our daughter diagnosed. Girls with ADHD and / or Autism are under diagnosed. Typically, girls on the spectrum are less disruptive, keep up better academically and are able to mask symptoms better than their male peers. Despite this we were optimistic … Read more
I’m sure most of you will have heard about the country’s latest playground craze Fidget spinners / Hand spinners. You may also be aware of the divide amongst the ADHD / Autism community about whether these toys should be used by children without special needs. I had been aware of the fidget spinners for a … Read more
It doesn’t seem five minutes since I wrote a post about visiting secondary schools for the first time last September. George was in year 5 then and it seemed so far away. The year has flown by and in September we were asked to officially name the secondary school we wished to be named in … Read more
“Labelling” your child is a controversial subject with a lot of people feeling strongly about it. We recently attended a talk on ADHD and the subject came up of why people feel the need to have a label. We have always wanted a “label” for George, let me explain why we felt this was important. … Read more
We have had a very busy few months in the Tourette tales household. Christmas is a big deal in our house with preparations starting early. This year, due to shortage of tickets our annual trip to see Father Christmas in the Harrod’s Grotto was in mid November. This was our 10th visit to the grotto … Read more
Holidays can always be a worry, the lack of routine, different places to visit can be difficult. This half term we had lots planned, we caught up with friends at the local farm and George got a chance to do some pond dipping. This was a really lovely day and he coped well despite being … Read more
Whilst having a sort out of the children’s artwork and school work they’ve brought home, I came across this Poem. In year 2 George’s topic was Superheroes, at the end of the topic he took part in a class assembly and read out the poem. I thought it was very appropriate for all those fighting … Read more
In September we began our search for a secondary school even though it doesn’t seem five minutes since he started nursery school. As George has a statement of special educational needs, we have begun to look around now, at the start of year five rather than year six. This is so we can have our school choices and … Read more
Sometimes we forget about George’s difficulties, his behaviour and tics are just part and parcel of everyday life for us. Then something happens that bring it all back into focus and my heart breaks all over again when I see how hard things can be for him. George has had a love of penguins ever … Read more
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