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Words, language, attitudes and actions

There's a campaign to encourage people to rethink the words they choose to write and say. Today, March 3 2010 , has been chosen as a day to focus on these issues. Words matter, language matters. When people decide to use as slurs and insults, words...

Published 3 Mar 2010 9:14 AM by The Voyage: life with autism in Northern Ireland

Filed under: autism, disablism, abuse, bullying, activism

Orlando Holiday: Part 1 The Flight

We rose early on Tuesday morning and piled cases, wheelchairs and bodies into the car bound for Dublin airport. Once parked and in the airport, we'd only a short wait to drop of our bags then through security. So far, so fantastic. Duncan used his...

Published 25 Feb 2010 2:21 PM by The Voyage: life with autism in Northern Ireland

Filed under: family, getting away, autism, communication, disablism

We're NOT supporting Andrew Wakefield Facebook Group

I started a group on Facebook for everyone who wishes to record their opinion on the Andrew Wakefield GMC rulings. Anyone who is/is closely connected to an autistic person is especially welcome. Join here: Parents and autistic people supporting GMC rulings...

Published 30 Jan 2010 1:17 PM by The Voyage: life with autism in Northern Ireland

Filed under: autism, science, quackery, disability, disablism

Andrew Wakefield Verdict- Guilty

Guilty The General Medical Council has ruled that Andrew Wakefiled, one of autism's most notorious False Prophets and quintessential brave maverick doctor is guilty of having "showed a callous disregard" for the suffering of children and...

Published 28 Jan 2010 4:39 PM by The Voyage: life with autism in Northern Ireland

Filed under: autism in the media, autism, quackery

Dear passengers on EI121

So you've all booked a flight from Dublin to Orlando and luckily, you've chosen to go at the same time as me and my family. Some of you will, like us, be heading off for a bit of a holiday and hoping for sun, heat, roller coasters and perhaps...

Published 26 Jan 2010 10:38 AM by The Voyage: life with autism in Northern Ireland

Filed under: getting away, autism, disability, disablism

Social Story Video for Flying with Duncan

Duncan has been a bit anxious about flying to Orlando. He's been asking that we fly with Flybe and Virgin, the 2 airlines we used last time when we flew via London. He kept saying, "no Aer Lingus!" and I didn't push it. A few nights...

Published 26 Jan 2010 9:30 AM by The Voyage: life with autism in Northern Ireland

Filed under: family, getting away, autism, communication

Planning for Disney World with Autism: The Flight

We've done this before so I have a better idea of what I need to improve to make this flight across the Atlantic as painless as it can be for everyone. Last time we flew via London and Duncan was fine on the first short flight from Belfast but very...

Published 22 Jan 2010 6:39 PM by The Voyage: life with autism in Northern Ireland

Filed under: family, getting away, autism, disability

School options - SLD

I spoke with an educational psychologist on Friday about school options for Duncan. She thought one of the schools for children with severe learning difficulties (SLD) would be best for him so he would get the highest level of support. These schools are...

Published 17 Jan 2010 10:56 AM by The Voyage: life with autism in Northern Ireland

Filed under: autism, school, disability

Complicated

I've been thinking for years about how to deal with some difficulties I face. This has taken so much of my time and energy, it's drained me. I've had no desire to blog while this was foremost in my mind. But thankfully now I have reached a...

Published 15 Jan 2010 12:27 PM by The Voyage: life with autism in Northern Ireland

Filed under: family, autism, school, blog stuff, home-education

New Moon, headbanging and thinking for oneself

Duncan continues to take great pleasure in producing various pictures of Chuckie from the Rugrats. Is it perseveration? Do I care? Each picture is different in at least some small way. I think they're cute and funny and witty. Thomas doesn't like...

Published 23 Nov 2009 9:26 AM by The Voyage: life with autism in Northern Ireland

Filed under: family, health, autism, school, communication, art, films, home-education, friends

For your viewing pleasure...

It's Duncan's most recent production. The music is by his current favourite singer, Michael Jackson. He likes to listen to his CD in the car and prefers track 1 from Off the Wall . Sadly my friends in Germany will be denied the joy of watching...

Published 16 Nov 2009 9:37 AM by The Voyage: life with autism in Northern Ireland

Filed under: what they do, autism, art, funny

Accentuate the positive

Life is stressful now more than ever. But something wonderful has been happening and my inability to blog lately means I have not focussed on it as I usually would. My boy Duncan is doing really well. He is happy, settled, more focussed, talks loads,...

Published 21 Oct 2009 1:23 PM by The Voyage: life with autism in Northern Ireland

Filed under: family, autism, communication

The Autism Gut Question

One of the most prevalent unsubstantiated claims about autism (after the "lack of empathy" myth) is the idea that autistic children have more gut problems than non-autistic children. This notion was fed by the now debunked 1998 article by Andrew...

Published 29 Jul 2009 6:16 PM by The Voyage: life with autism in Northern Ireland

Filed under: health, autism, science, clinical trials

I'm a Mummy and I'll vent if I want to

I am so sick of this. There are some people who choose publicise their feeling of rage, hate and shock at having given birth to autistic children. On Gonzo's blog I read about one woman's horrible bile-filled blog post about her daughter. This...

Published 23 Jul 2009 10:00 PM by The Voyage: life with autism in Northern Ireland

Filed under: autism in the media, autism, disability, disablism, bullying

Do you know what it's like?

Lady and Thomas start summer scheme today. It lasts all day from 9 to 5. Thomas has never done anything like this before and was a little nervous but excited. I arrived a bit early to sign them in. There were quite a few families gathered, and since it...

Published 21 Jul 2009 10:27 AM by The Voyage: life with autism in Northern Ireland

Filed under: autism, summer scheme

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