We went to my brother's house in Leitrim for Easter. Lady and Thomas played with their cousins, Lady mostly played up with 6 year old C....

I wrote recently about a terrible newspaper article entitled " Court links MMR to autism ." Last Sunday's edition contained...

It was Paddy's Day, which I don't much care about any more to be honest, but the steam train in Downpatrick would be running for the...

I have breakfast early with Gordon before he goes to work. As usual, Thomas is the first of the children to rise, but then, he's always ...

Oh dear. The latest source of nonsense and misinformation has reached this side of the Atlantic Ocean. I noticed this headline yesterday, fr...

I've written here before no doubt, about the time around Duncan's diagnosis. When he was almost two, I thought he was just at the fa...

My daughter is nine years old. She is the most considerate and thoughtful of children. She adores her brothers, though she gets fed up with ...

What follows is my acceptance speech, the director's cut. I would like to thank; My children, who are the most wonderful 3 juvenile huma...

I won at the Irish Blog Awards ! Yes! This thing you're now reading, is officially the Best Specialist Blog in the Irish blogosphere . ...

An Irish anti-vaccination spokesperson has popped up in the letters page of the Irish Independent . He's hoping to cash in on their rece...

Gordon's awards ceremony took place last night. The place was packed, and it was only when we were there that I realised how prestigious...

Who'd have guessed, a (mostly) accurate, informative article about autism in the media! The article in Wired , features Amanda Baggs a...

On Sunday morning, we went to the animal rescue centre to walk a dog, something we've done a few times now and which Lady in particular,...

The Irish media's coverage of ABA continues. Last Sunday, there was an opinion piece entitled " Disgraceful system that has failed ...

Last night, Gordon returned from a work trip to Cairo. He'd been looking forward to visiting Africa for the first time. Lady and Thomas ...

For much of Saturday, we were all in the car traversing the country in a south westerly direction. It was a beautiful, crisp day and somehow...