Lucie

My daughter is the cutest little thing. I know everyone says that about their kids, but here is my submission as proof. Lucie struggles with almost everything, she has what most people call ‘complex needs’. She relies completely on us as a family to help to support her, but she

I guess one of the things you realise when you have kids, or you're around a lot of them, is that they all have weird obsessions. You expect the usual superheroes, or horses or fire engines, but my daughter is obsessed with shoes! She just loves them, and

Being the parent of a disabled child, I’m well aware that I need to curb my enthusiasm towards things. But today I am so proud of Lucie. Not because she did anything special, or achieved anything anywhere near the markers that “normal” kids set down. But myself, my wife

<!--kg-card-begin: html--><p>Whenever I write <a href="https://notareal.blog/2020/07/27/my-inspiration.html">about my daughter</a> and share it with others they always say how lucky I am to have such an inspiration. That of course

<!--kg-card-begin: html--><p>It isn’t very often I tap away on my keyboard in rage, but today is an exception to the rule. Publishing something in the heat of the moment is a stupid idea; I have a few hours to calm down and see

<!--kg-card-begin: html--><p><!--kg-card-begin: html--></p> <p>A few years ago I used to write a lot about Lucie. Mention her a lot in posts about my life and also wrote a few from her perspective. Making light of situations

<!--kg-card-begin: html--><p><!--kg-card-begin: html--></p> <p>For all of the time Lucie has been with us I have become accustomed to being awake at ridiculous times of the morning. Autism has provided some truly magical things in our life,