Well it's been a packed year here at Autastic Towers so thought I'd do a quick overview of the highs and lows of 2024 with a special mention to those who deserve extra credit. Warning tho' there'll probably be some time jumps (a bit like Doctor Who when it was good) as some of the stuff is either ongoing or linked plus expect heady amounts of swearing. And slight sarcasm. Enjoy.     Bizarrely looking back I spent most of January coping with my (stress based) psoriasis hitting my ears again and going very deaf with sensory nightmares and throbbing headaches ahoy...imagine being drunk without the fun bits. In a lovely bit of symmetry I'm sitting typing this in exactly the same situation, albeit now with the pesky psoriasis now also covering my legs and back. Joy. Also in January  we had yet another new social worker assigned to the Cassman seeing as he was almost 18 and they've left it so long he was moved over to adult services - which means we need to start t...

  Got a pretty good haul too! Now off to over-indulge in cakes and fizzy pop!

  Our little Autism Through Cinema podcast gets a mention in this months Doctor Who Magazine.  

    The girls are 20, boychild is 18.  In that time we/they have had absolutely no outside support. Still waiting (3 years) for assisted travel to college for the girls, mum takes them and bring them back. Cass was signed off by Social Work as they decreed that an almost totally non-verbal Autistic young adult is deemed fit to travel alone. As an aside the Scottish Government commissioned a new Autism white paper last year. But it was 'more complicated' than they thought so any recommendations are being left for now. Happy #InternationalDayOfPersonswithDisabilities everyone.