by Kirsty | Sep 11, 2017 | News, Special Needs
Last week, it was all about taking the leap. I published my first book, Autism Family Travel and I spoke at an international conference on autism, Asia Pacific Autism Conference 2017. Pretty impressive leaps, in anyone’s language, don’t you think? Despite...
by Kirsty | Sep 4, 2017 | Autism, News, Relationships
If you’ve been following me for any length of time, you’ll probably already know that I’m not much of a risk taker. I’m actually a big scaredy cat. I don’t like ruffling feathers. I hate confrontation. I follow the rules. It won’t...
by Kirsty | Aug 22, 2017 | Autism, News
I am very excited to be speaking at the Asia Pacific Autism Conference in September! This is a wonderful opportunity to meet with carers, service providers and individuals with autism and I am really looking forward to it. I will be on two panels during the...
by Kirsty | Jun 13, 2017 | Albinism, News
I’m a rather proud parent at the moment (which is a massive understatement!). Gilbert has been busy raising awareness of albinism again and filed a rookie reporter report for Behind the News for International Albinism Awareness Day, June 13. I’m even more...
by Kirsty | May 23, 2017 | Autism, News, Parents
I was honoured to be asked to be a part of the first series of podcast interviews by Positive Partnerships earlier this year. The podcast has been designed to support parents by sharing inspiring and positive stories about autism, from all over Australia. It...
by Kirsty | Feb 17, 2017 | News, Parents, Special Needs
One of my favourite things is showing others the positives in special needs parenting. People are so used to hearing the deficits, the negatives and the discrimination, when it comes to autism, in particular, that it can be hard to break through with a more positive...
