I’ve never been to an Annual General Meeting (AGM) before. To be honest, they sound a bit boring and I’ve no idea why I would want to go to one just to find out who the members of the board are and how much money they’ve spent in the past year. So when I...
X is for Xperts
There are many, many experts you may meet on your autism journey. Some have impressive titles, degrees and years of experience as a professional. Some, like us parents, are simply dropped in at the deep end and have to become as expert as we can with the tools available to us. Others are a...
W is for Walking on FIRE!!!!
A few days before the event I had to explain to the girls today that on Saturday daddy would be walking on fire. I’m not sure what kind of response I was expected but on balance I’m glad it was “But if you walk on fire you will burn yourself and die!” rather than...
U is for Unknown Unknowns
Donald Rumsfeld famously stated that there are “ Unknown unknowns – the ones we don’t know we don’t know” which accurately described my feelings 3 and a bit years ago – the only thing I was sure about was that I knew nothing about what was coming and couldn’t even begin to form the...
B is for Beams
We Are Beams is a local charity based in Hextable, Kent. I say “charity” but what I really mean is “a vital social service that receives no government funding”. It is a scandal that society has to rely on charities to function but given that I can’t change the system I can at least...
Fire Walk raises £14,000 for We Are Beams
Absolutely amazed to be announced as the top fundraiser for the We Are Beams Fire Walk!...