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August 30, 2022August 30, 2022 adminadmin 0 Comments

Hip Replacement – 1 of 2!Hip Replacement – 1 of 2!

I recently had my hip replaced, simples! Errr… well, as it turns out, not so simples! Thousands of hip replacements {...}

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February 23, 2020February 23, 2020 Vikie ShanksVikie Shanks 3 Comments

Fussy Eater? It’s Not Your Child’s Choice, it’s Yours!Fussy Eater? It’s Not Your Child’s Choice, it’s Yours!

This has been bothering me for a long time and a TV programme last week has launched me into action. {...}

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January 16, 2020January 16, 2020 Vikie ShanksVikie Shanks 0 Comments

Autism: Superpower or Curse?Autism: Superpower or Curse?

Ha, good question, and one I was asked very recently. As with everything, the answer to this is multi-faceted and {...}

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September 19, 2019September 19, 2019 Vikie ShanksVikie Shanks 2 Comments

Autism and Suicide: Autistic people are 9 times more likely to die by SuicideAutism and Suicide: Autistic people are 9 times more likely to die by Suicide

The article I wrote a few days ago about my husband’s suicide must have struck a chord with a lot {...}

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June 8, 2019June 8, 2019 Vikie ShanksVikie Shanks 9 Comments

20 Clues that your child (or you) might be on the Autistic Spectrum20 Clues that your child (or you) might be on the Autistic Spectrum

Firstly, let me put some facts out there about being autistic. It’s not a death sentence, it doesn’t mean a {...}

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December 31, 2018December 31, 2018 Vikie ShanksVikie Shanks 0 Comments

New Year: The best advice I’ve seen!New Year: The best advice I’ve seen!

It’s New Years Eve and I find myself in the same mindset that I have every year, to make resolutions {...}

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December 18, 2018December 18, 2018 Vikie ShanksVikie Shanks 6 Comments

Autism and why Santa has ruined Christmas for me forever!Autism and why Santa has ruined Christmas for me forever!

  I’M APPALLED!  The song ‘Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer’ will never be the same again for me, the very {...}

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August 29, 2018August 29, 2018 Vikie ShanksVikie Shanks 0 Comments

Autism: The fun bits, courtesy of Lorie!Autism: The fun bits, courtesy of Lorie!

My wonderful daughter, Lorie, is not renowned for her culinary skills but last night was a bit too far, even {...}

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June 19, 2018June 19, 2018 Vikie ShanksVikie Shanks 0 Comments

LIFE: What does that mean to you?LIFE: What does that mean to you?

If I said to you ‘what is life?’ and you had to say the first thing that came into your {...}

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March 8, 2018March 8, 2018 Vikie ShanksVikie Shanks 3 Comments

Autism: Do you have to be autistic to understand autism?Autism: Do you have to be autistic to understand autism?

A friend of mine answered a Tweet yesterday telling someone that I am an ‘autism expert’, the response to this from {...}

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