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communication PECS have finaly been updated

finaly have updated PECS/symbols so am back in business,current PECS were all almost specific to the last residential home had been living in and was also made pretty stressed by seeing them because of...

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getting thanks off the NHS for activist work

had been given a letter yesterday from the head of nursing at the hospital that started the UKs NHS; trafford general hospital-otherwise known as park hospital back then [was born there in ninteen...

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special olympics competing

finaly have an update on the special olympics front.am now a athlete of both the cheshire north & west....plus bury special olympics clubs.from next week am starting swim training with cheshire,...

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blog under construction-business as usual though

have decided to alter the blogs design a bit because it was so small that it hid some of the choices, am also in the middle of redesigning the logo because it features tito;the beloved hand reared pet...

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the autism show

today,am very greatful to a certain bolton lady from creative support.despite having it saved on the browser toolbar in plain obvious writing,had forgotten all about the manchester autism show;...

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finaly,first day at special olympics training;photos included!

started special olympics swim training tonight,got one to one teaching in the water by an awesome coach,finaly met the two people in charge of the team and got to know some of the other athletes as...

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taming severe challenging behavior

in recent weeks had been experiencing very high levels of SCB because of changes that were being discussed.this week ended up back in hospital seeing the crisis team but because am under the learning...

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disapointing search for a good waking night support staff

for those who dont know,have got two support staff at all times and at night there is one waking night [someone who stays awake all night] and one sleep in staff [someone who sleeps in the...

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in hospital,yet again

was in the hospitals acute medical unit yesterday/monday from morning till night.woke up in the morning experiencing severe crushing heart pain,had to sit up as lying down made it worse,took some...

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a communication barrier of severe autism; pain

am getting really fed up of trying to communicate experiences of pain across to people.as with the previous post written,the past few days have had very severe acid reflux and heart burn that was bad...

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adapted cycling; autism friendly

went to the usual adapted/specialist cycling club today though attended a park in north manchester instead of wythenshawe park and rode a semi recumbent bike around the athletics track with support...

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rabbit cuteness;photos included

here is mabel and binky orally accepting some new tasty apple tree branches that their grandad had cut off for them. lady binkerton AKA binky playing the role of alex poleski from the hotel inspector,...

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reprizentin special olympics

a small post but finaly got the athlete polo tshirt today,feel very proud to be representing the special olympics even though am at a low ability level.hope to represent us in the next nationals but...

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pulled into the twenty first century for AAC and autism apps

am not having to relie on laminated PECS and limited makaton anymore for AAC or timelines, recently/a few weeks ago had bought a asus memo hd...something tablet which has android running on it,its been...

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the challenges of severe autism;low mental capacity with rigid thinking

today/monday,self and two support staff were out food shopping in asda,before we left for asda had taken two haliperidol anti pyschotic pills as normal which always do before going anywhere to lessen...

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attended a cinema for the first time

and it went amazingly well actualy.yesterday/tuesday afternoon,went to an odeon cinema to watch how to train your dragon 2 with two support staff.have never been to the cinema before,but had got a CEA...

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the challenges of severe autism;needing behavior friendly furniture

have been after a brand of furniture for years;called 'tough furniture',they make furniture for people with severe challenging behavior.we had a corner cabinet made by them in the lounge of the last...

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managing a basic lifeskill

today,had gone to the cinema to see the purge;anarchy, awesome film woud recommend any thriller fans to see it.but had also done something meaningful and something am pretty damn proud of,most people...

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being LFA and against the idea of personaly having a 'cure'

am pretty disapointed.it seems am completely ignored by parents whenever have wrote am against the idea of the whole concept of a autism cure on self;am not against others having the choice or a best...

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some photos of a sting ray and poisonous frogs

was at blue planet aquraium on friday,and managed to get some photos with the tablet even though it was dark. sting ray photobombing frog stuck to glass,sleeping.

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the 'r word' again

hey,its the old r word in the limelight again.robins? rollercoasters? roosters? rhinos? roombas?no.robbing bastards? rigormortis? not quite.its retard/retarded.have been seeing it rear its ugly head on...

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swimming video

was at swimming today,special olympics isnt on in august so am renting out a private pool for some watery fun.cant wait to go next week.

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visit to knowsley safari park again; wild animal photos!

went to knowsley safari park near liverpool again today;am owner of a annual membership card there and can go as many times as want.borrowed the iphone of one off the staff because tablet wasnt...

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an open letter to companies; RE two to one support

dear companies,please!! consider looking at the way support staff are accomodated when those of us with two to one support [or three to one in some cases] pay our money to access the companies...

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fundraising,help is needed!

greetings,have got something to announce and am looking for help from bloggers to dig deep into their e-pockets and support a good cause.recently in the UK,a evil little pyschopathic waster set fire to...

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