by Isla and Billy's Mum | Friday, February 8, 2019 | Isla and Billy's Mum
I started slimming world back in winter 2016 and I didn’t think I’d ever lose the two stone I wanted to but I did and I did so by Summer 2017. Now it’s 2019 I’ve started again but just with a friend rather than going to group. You see I’ve put half of the weight back...
by Isla and Billy's Mum | Saturday, February 2, 2019 | Isla and Billy's Mum
Our children…. Both very different but equally as amazing. We couldn’t be prouder of them both! People have said many things about both over the years, but there are things that have been said about Isla that differ from what’s been said about Billy simply...
by Isla and Billy's Mum | Wednesday, January 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
I was cleaning the kitchen this morning when a familiar song came on the radio. I was transported back to December 19th 1997. Me and my little sister were in our bedroom listening to the radio, getting dressed in to our jet black clothing, a pair of nervous wrecks,...
by Isla and Billy's Mum | Monday, January 28, 2019 | Isla and Billy's Mum
The day Isla was diagnosed with autism we were handed a leaflet and sent on our way to try and make sense of what had just happened and what her diagnosis would mean for her and for us. A leaflet and a few meagre words, nothing more, nothing less. There was no support...
by Isla and Billy's Mum | Monday, January 28, 2019 | Isla and Billy's Mum
If you’ve followed us for a while you will know how much Isla loved KFC – that’s right I just used past tense! There was a time not so long ago when we would take detours on journeys to avoid driving past Islas beloved ‘chicken’ because she would break...
by Isla and Billy's Mum | Saturday, January 19, 2019 | Isla and Billy's Mum
Every day I see it and I hear it – people talking about autism as ‘just a different way of thinking’, ‘same computer different processor’, ‘neurodiversity’, ‘different ability, not a disability’. There is a whole movement of people with autism who are advocating...