by Isla and Billy's Mum | Saturday, December 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
I was absolutely over the moon to be asked to take part in this and I’m sure many of you can relate! Merry Christmas...
by Isla and Billy's Mum | Thursday, November 15, 2018 | Isla and Billy's Mum
Two years ago today Isla started a new school. I remember it like it was yesterday. It became more and more obvious that Isla was different to the other children in her school. It became more and more obvious that school could not meet her needs. It became more and...
by Isla and Billy's Mum | Wednesday, October 31, 2018 | Isla and Billy's Mum
It’s Halloween And so I want to share with you a little story. 2 years ago Isla was 5 and was coming up to the end of her time at mainstream school. A few people didn’t think she should have been in that school, I heard them talk, I was told what had been said and...
by Isla and Billy's Mum | Sunday, October 14, 2018 | Isla and Billy's Mum
Thought of the day. If we’d listened to others about Isla we’d have given up hope, we’d have plodded along on our journey, not expecting much to change, not doing all of the things we do, existing but not living. Even when it seemed impossible we never stopped...
by Isla and Billy's Mum | Tuesday, October 9, 2018 | Isla and Billy's Mum
We have all seen it. Every week there seems to be a different cause of autism reported in the media. I have heard it all over the years since autism came in to our lives:- sunlight, tuna fish, pesticides, air freshener, anxiety in mothers, household cleaning products,...
by Isla and Billy's Mum | Saturday, September 29, 2018 | Isla and Billy's Mum
Yesterday afternoon I stood in the playground waiting for Billy. My friend who is a TA and whose son is one of Billy’s best friends came up to me wanting to show me a picture she had taken of Billy, her son and their other close friend with an autism aware bear that...
