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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

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

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

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

So Gordon met Polly

The media provides endless stupid when it comes to autism. The latest Daily Mail article has the fantastically asinine headline, " I helped my son beat autism by making him give up Weetabix ." But the ignorance of Daily Mail headline writers...

Published 24 Jun 2009 7:36 PM by The Voyage: life with autism in Northern Ireland

Filed under: autism in the media, health, autism, science, quackery, disability

Action for Children ad demonising autistic children cleared by ASA

In January, a major UK children's charity, Action for Children, released a television advertisement ostensibly about the help they had offered an autistic boy. It gave however, a shockingly inaccurate, damaging and offensive portrayal of autism and...

Published 17 Jun 2009 10:28 AM by The Voyage: life with autism in Northern Ireland

Filed under: autism in the media, autism, disability, communication, disablism, abuse, bullying, Action for Children

Mt Letter to the ASA about Action for Children monster ad

Now that the ASA have ruled that the monster ad did not breach their code of practise, I will publish in full the letter I submitted about the ad. I will shortly publish my view on the ruling and Action for Children's response. ------------------...

Published 17 Jun 2009 8:02 AM by The Voyage: life with autism in Northern Ireland

Filed under: autism in the media, autism, disability, disablism, abuse, bullying, Action for Children

Home Education Under Threat

All of us who home educate our children in the UK will already know about the Badman review of home education in the UK (PDF link). I am shocked and very concerned by the review and the recommendations ( summarised here ). It is low on evidence and high...

Published 15 Jun 2009 7:31 PM by The Voyage: life with autism in Northern Ireland

Filed under: autism, politics, disability, home-education, abuse

Just as he is

Having spent so much time with Duncan this week has given me time and space to think about him and autism and expectations. He was a very restful companion in many ways. There wasn't a need to chat incessantly. He did talk a lot, but not all the time...

Published 5 Jun 2009 4:13 PM by The Voyage: life with autism in Northern Ireland

Filed under: autism books, getting away, autism, disability, communication, aba

Practically Perfect Disneyland Paris

Yet again I am blogging again about time spent in the Kingdom of the Mouse. I won't apologise, for my beloved son enjoys this greatly and his happiness is important. We left on Monday. The flight wasn't until after 6pm but Duncan was awake shortly...

Published 4 Jun 2009 8:34 PM by The Voyage: life with autism in Northern Ireland

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

Entrenched evil-doing in Ireland

We all knew what to expect. It is still shocking though when you read the report , or, as much of it as you can stomach. The people of the church carried it out, they covered it up. Generations of children had their lives ruined, and in some cases, taken...

Published 21 May 2009 1:00 PM by The Voyage: life with autism in Northern Ireland

Filed under: politics, disability, disablism, Ireland, abuse, bullying, church

Autism Culture in Salon

Via Michelle Dawson's Autism Crisis blog, I have just read a recent Salon article about the supposed "burgeoning "autism culture" movement" . This is presented as an idea with which "not all parents or medical experts agree...

Published 29 Apr 2009 12:16 PM by The Voyage: life with autism in Northern Ireland

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

Decisions

I've had better days. Sure I've had worse, but I'm worn out and feeling negative. Dealing with Duncan today was no picnic. He's been shouting, screaming, wanting to have things go his way and making loud protestations when they don't...

Published 21 Mar 2009 11:37 PM by The Voyage: life with autism in Northern Ireland

Filed under: health, autism, school, disability, medicines

"Special Needs"?

What do people think of the term "special needs" to mean disabilities? I don't like it. I know it's in common use. Disabled children in UK schools who need them are allotted (often after a fight from their parents against intransigent...

Published 7 Mar 2009 11:51 AM by The Voyage: life with autism in Northern Ireland

Filed under: autism, disability, communication, disablism

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