Managing Autism - A Personal View

What a wonderful weekend we had away - we feel refreshed, and ready to go again (having been feeling quite tired and run down after a busy couple of weeks).

The kids also had a fabulous time with their grandparents, although they were incredibly excited to have Mum and Dad home again!!!

Having just taken a quick wander around ‘blog world’, I’ve discovered that whilst we were away, Maddy from Whitterer on Autism tagged me for the 18 items to share about myself - talk about throw me back into hard work!!! Oh well, I know Maddy, it’s about time I shared some details!

So, here you have it:

1. What were you afraid of as a child? Being left alone, and the movie “The Wizard of Oz” (long story!!!)
2. When have you been most courageous?  When I walked across burning hot coals in a ‘firewalk’ (another long story!!!)
3. What sound most disturbs you?  Screeching, out of control cars - I hate the thought of the follow on…
4. What is the greatest amount of physical pain you’ve been in?  Child birth - thank God I have had relatively short labours!
5. What’s your biggest fear for your children? (or children in general if you don’t have your own)  My one hope and dream for my children is that they live life happy and successfully (in whatever way they want to define success themselves…), so I guess my fear would be that this didn’t happen.
6. What is the hardest physical challenge you’ve achieved?  Hmmm….. have to think about this one…..
7. Which do you prefer: Mountains or oceans/big water?  Mountains, definitely… although I do love being on the beach - just not in the middle of the ocean!
8. What is the one thing you do for yourself that helps you keep everything together?  Breathe deeply and walk, walk, walk.
9. Ever had a close relative or friend with cancer?  I have had relatives with cancer - it certainly gives you a wake up call to what is important in life!
10. What are the things your friends count on you for?  Support, being a loyal shoulder to lean on if they need one.  Unconditional friendship.
11. What is the best part of being in a committed relationship?  Having my best friend with me all the time - always!!!
12. What is the hardest part of being in a committed relationship?  Being apart!
13. Summer or Winter? Why?  Actually, it’s Autumn and Spring - it gets too hot for me in Summer here in Australia, and I’m not a fan of the cold either (although our winters are quite mild compared to other places).
14. Have you ever been in a school-yard fight? Why and what happened?  Can’t say that I have!!!
15. Why blog?  To share my experiences with others, help others, and have a positive impact on the world (sharing what autism has brought to my life… both challenging and wonderful!!!) - don’t we all want the world to be a better place?!?
16. Did you learn about sex, and/or sex safety from your parents?  Yes, and from classes at school (although as a school teacher, I’m learning things these days that weren’t taught when I was young - gosh, now I sound really old)!
17. How do you plan to talk to your kids about sex and/or sex safety?  Openly and honestly - bringing love and compassion in as a necessary part of it all.
18. What are you most thankful for this year?  My beautiful husband and children, and the opportunities I’ve had to grow as a person.

Well, that’s me in 18 questions!

And, I’ve decided to tag Bonnie at Coffee Faith Autism Explored to share her answers to the 18 questions.

Thanks to Casdok we are also getting ourselves into gear in regards to getting some photos up on the blog - hopefully in the next couple of days so that we can share a little more of ‘us’.

Lovely to be back, and looking forward to catching up on ‘blogging’!!!

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