Embracing Autism Recently I read an article by Keith Duffy telling those of us with an autistic child to stop mourning the child they aren't and to start embracing the child they are. Is it really that easy? For many of us embracing autism is easier said than done. I certainly don't sit there ... [ Read More ]
Make Recycling A Habit
We Must Make Recycling A Habit We are at a point where we must make recycling a habit. It isn't time-consuming, nor difficult. And it doesn't cost a penny or a cent (something you can't say about many things these days). Do you know what it can do, though? It can help save the environment and save ... [ Read More ]
A Letter To All Those Ba****ds
A Letter To All Those Ba****ds Who dump dogs and put out poison with the intention to kill dogs! You make me sick to the stomach. And not just me, there are plenty of other people who would like a moment in a dark alley with you too! Outside on our balcony, I have two of the tiniest skinniest ... [ Read More ]
Loggerhead Turtle Hatchlings
Loggerhead Turtle Hatchlings Now this has to have been the highlight of my summer. Not only did I witness loggerhead turtle hatchlings making their first journey to the sea, but I actually managed to take some photos too. The Nesting Beaches Zakynthos has some of the few remaining loggerhead ... [ Read More ]
Cancer Diagnosis, Overwhelming Support And Kindness
A Cancer Diagnosis, Overwhelming Support And Kindness Oh, what an emotional roller coaster of a summer it's been! We seem to have had more downs than ups, but I'm not complaining, not really, as it could have been so much worse. We started the summer with my sister giving her husband a kidney ... [ Read More ]
What Leaving The EU Means For Some
What Leaving The EU Means For Some Last Tuesday I had to make a journey to the mainland, something I haven't done for a few years. It was for a half hour appointment, but it was a long day trip, so we had plenty of time to kill. I took my camera in the hope of taking some photos, but nothing did ... [ Read More ]
Feeling Relieved
Feeling Relieved There is no better word I can think of, than relieved, to describe the latter part of my week. I have been feeling relieved that the operation has finally happened and that my brother-in-law is now the proud owner of one of my sister's kidneys. It wasn't until after ... [ Read More ]
Parenting An Older Child With Autism
Parenting An Older Child With Autism As many of you know I have a son who was diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome a couple of years ago and I have to admit that although we knew he was autistic, to finally have it in black and white as an official diagnosis was a huge relief. It's not that I ... [ Read More ]
Parenting A Child On The Autistic Spectrum…
Parenting A Child On The Autistic Spectrum Is Testing Parenting Any Child Is No Easy Task... But for me and many other parents like me, parenting a child on the autistic spectrum has been one hell of a roller coaster ride, and one that I can see no end to (I've never even liked roller ... [ Read More ]
The Zakynthos Youth Theatre Performed At The Annual Dog Show
Recently... The Zakynthos Youth Theatre were asked if they would like to perform at the Zakynthos 5th Annual Dog Show; a dog show that is put on to help raise funds to sterilise, feed and re-home the stray and abandoned dogs we have on the island. It was a fun day out. Dog owners entered their ... [ Read More ]
Withdrawn…
It's Been... A good couple of weeks since I've fallen off the blogging wagon. I've not written a blog post in what feels like weeks and I know I've fallen well behind on my blog browsing, reading and commenting. It's Not You, It's Me (directed at bloggers whose posts I usually regularly ... [ Read More ]
Aspergers And Common Sense
Aspergers And Common Sense People with Aspergers Syndrome are no less intelligent than the next person, in fact they are often of above average intelligence (which sadly, isn't always immediately obvious), but they do lack common sense. One Good Example Of Greg's Greg's has always had a ... [ Read More ]
People Dug Deep Again For Comic Relief….
Last Friday night I sat and watched the Comic Relief program with my two children, for anyone who doesn't know, Comic Relief is a British charity that raises money to help people living tough lives in the UK and in Africa. Every second year, in March, there is what has become known as Red Nose ... [ Read More ]