Here Jenny Wise guest posts on The Additional Needs Blogfather, with some great wisdom about carer fatigue and self-care…

Last week I did something fairly unusual for me… I went shopping! Now I know it’s generally thought that women enjoy shopping, but I really don’t. I find it stressful and exhausti…

Meltdowns and shutdowns in autistic youth and children are challenging - Lynnette Peckett says understanding them can make all the difference and gives practical tips for Christian parents to help sup...

Today is the first day of Mental Health Awareness Week. As well as having physical health, we all have mental health too. Some people have good mental health, others have poor mental health and the…

Today marks the start of Children’s Grief Awareness Week. This week aims to raise awareness about the impact of grief on children and young people and provide ideas on how to support them wel…

In the Bible, Jesus is asked by his disciples who the most important person in the kingdom of heaven is. He calls a little child over to him and says, “You need to change and become like litt…

Yesterday, the President of the United States of America began pronouncing - against all credible scientific evidence - that paracetamol (or, tylenol, or acetaminophen if you prefer) causes autism. It has been denounced by just about every scientific and health body going. It is absolute bunk that, spouted by anybody else, would be utterly unworthy of a refutation. As far as I can see, his evidence amounts to 'there are groups of people who haven't taken tylenol or vaccines who don't have autism'. Well, then... I will leave you to speculate as to why he might be inclined to announce this demonstrably false nonesense to the world.

Once again, we see another myth about autism emerging. Earlier this week, President Trump claimed that taking paracetamol during pregnancy causes autism.He also looked at the MMR vaccine, saying it’s ...

The paracetamol/tylenol Autism myth isn’t the first myth that Autistic people have had to deal with. It’s just the latest in a long line of misinformation, misunderstanding, and hype. I…

I’ve been exploring how to use AI to reimagine some photos of James into cartoon style images, so that I can put them together into a communication booklet for him to use to share what he wou…

As the return to the new school year gets closer for many of us, or has already started for some, it can be a time of great anxiety and stress for all children and young people, especially children…

Usually in August, we would pack our suitcases and head for the local train station to begin a holiday in another part of the United Kingdom. However, this year we opted to stay at home and have a …

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Mark Arnold gives three ways a Christian dad can respond positively to the news he has a child with additional needs

It’s holiday season! That time when we either pack up our stuff and head somewhere for a week or two, or maybe have a ‘staycation’ and relax a bit locally. Either way, a popular item in our collect…

I bought the wooden plaque in the photo when I visited Liverpool a few years ago. The words, of course, come from a Beatles song, but how true is it? Do I really only get by with a little help from…