phippsamy8Jul 23, 20212 min readThe importance of happiness: let's make our children's well-being a priority.Something that I have been thinking about a lot lately is happiness. There is so much focus from schools and SEN teams on meeting...
phippsamy8Mar 8, 20213 min readRemember the kids who aren't going back to school this week.There has been a lot of talk in the last few months about the lost generation of children who have been unable to access school due to...
phippsamy8Feb 1, 20213 min readWarhammer & autism: building resilience, friendships, & fine motor skills It's Children's Mental Health week and I thought this might be a good opportunity to talk about something that really helps my son's...
phippsamy8Oct 26, 20203 min readWhen people don't believe you (and then you start to doubt yourself too).One of the things I regularly hear from parents who think their child is autistic, but don't have a diagnosis yet, is that they don't...
phippsamy8Oct 4, 20203 min readThe amazing power of Dungeons and Dragons for autistic kidsI find it hard to believe that 18 months ago I didn't know anything about Dungeons and Dragons (DnD). It is now my son's absolute...
phippsamy8Oct 3, 20203 min readWhen school isn't workingOur family has come a long way in the last two years - from having a child who was so traumatised by school that he was unable to attend,...