Category: Personal stories
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The Sparrows of Suomenlinna (just for fun!)
So I was sitting in a cafe with tea and a cake, minding my own business. Then I felt the eyes. I was definitely being targeted. Suddenly it all felt very Hitchcock… Suomenlinna is a military fortress and a UNESCO World Heritage Site on an island just off the Helsinki coast – definitely recommended for…
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Come fly with me (or not)
This article was first posted on the previous Life on the Edge of the Cliff blog in March 2015. The same family is making another journey this week – they’re going to let us know if anything has changed. Where would we be without air travel? Grounded, that’s where. Travel operators make a virtue out…
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Real life: a step into the unknown
For every person with autism, ADHD and/or Tourette’s, the impact is on the whole family. A parent in Scotland describes her own feelings as her son made the transition into adult services (Names have been changed) Linda says she’s been lucky, having a succession of supportive professionals involved with the family. Now in his early…