Autism
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We as a society (in the west at least) seem to have developed this idea that Mistakes are BAD. I don’t really understand why. Everyone makes mistakes, it’s part of being human. Mistakes themselves are Neutral. It’s how they came about/how you deal with them that’s important. I personally feel that being honest, owning your…
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Both of my children are smart. This combined with their Autism can lead to some….interesting ideas. I’ve always encouraged them to be curious about the world, I believe choosing to be ignorant is the only real sin and that knowledge of all kinds is important. How can you expect your children to make good decisions…
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It’s the beginning of exam season in the UK. Already my kids have split into 2 camps, the eldest being responsible and revising and the youngest has taken the attitude of “oh well”. I wish they’d brush off on each other a little bit, Spawn number 1 is too serious and could actually do with…
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If you have any sort of disorder or difference in ability these words will probably strike fear into your heart. In the case of Mental Health and Neurodivergence this seems to mean that someone has been to a one hour lecture that pointed out that we (Autistics, depressed, differently able people) exist. It might point…
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I am most definitely Not a child of the Internet age, I missed out by a couple of years. Our school had computers, and we were required to do an ICT course but that mainly centred on using Word, Excel and the Like. We weren’t taught anything about the Internet ( I could be blanking…
Hanging by a thread 