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As A Matter Of Fact…
In this blog I try to catch the shards of insight which burst from The Rose like little mirrors and reflect a wider picture which doesn’t define her narrowly as …
Hard or Soft?
We (The Rose, The Brother and Me) drive around the countryside on Saturday’s, delivering The Brother to his extra curricular activities. The Rose comes too because otherwise she doesn’t go out. …
Higher or Lower?
“The difference between high functioning and low functioning autism is that high functioning means your deficits are ignored and low functioning means your assets are ignored.” I’ve always been grateful …
I’m in here
We always thought The Rose was ‘individual’ but that something, sometime soon would just click and then the onslaught of party invitations and handsome suitors would roll in. But the heads -up that …
What’s a girl like you doing in a place like this?
The Rose’s candid approach to all things sexual – is astonishing. After the session at anger management clinic (see prior post – she was just 15 and still undiagnosed) and …
Come On You Reds!
The Rose is funny. I may have mentioned that? Often not intentionally, but don’t get me wrong. We never laugh at her and she loves the spontaneous eruption of our …
Waving (not drowning)
In many ways parenting an autistic person is like being autistic yourself. It’s so difficult to explain and so bloody complex- it’s like being on a desert island with no …
The Name Of The Rose Blog 