Our Children Deserve To Be Heard

Laura Rutherford / September 27, 2018 / Leave a comment

If I told you that my six-year-old son Brody, who has an undiagnosed genetic condition and autism, couldn’t talk – you might imagine him to be a quiet child. Yet this couldn’t be further from… View Post

The First Step

Laura Rutherford / July 12, 2018 / 11 Comments

Somewhere along the line in my parenting journey I lost a lot of confidence and gained a shit load of anxiety.   Despite being a beautiful soul, Brody is unpredictable and has no danger awareness.… View Post

An Easier Path

Laura Rutherford / May 28, 2018 / 2 Comments

Before our daughter Sydney came along, we had no experience of parenting a neuro-typical child. Brody was our normal. Still is part of our normal. Beautiful and (mostly) happy-go-lucky, but admittedly not always so easy… View Post

The Fakebooking Days

Laura Rutherford / May 15, 2018 / 2 Comments

My ‘on this day’ on Facebook recently greeted me with the following guilt trip. It’s a funny old thing, denial. The worst kind of lie in a way. One to yourself. Something I definitely –… View Post

For The Love Of Sleep…

Laura Rutherford / May 2, 2018 / Leave a comment

My son Brody has never been what you’d call a good sleeper. We have always had to sit with him until he falls asleep (still do). He has always woken at the arse-crack-of-dawn (still does).… View Post

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