At what point do you think professional guidance is needed? If your child needs therapy, can you do it all alone? If you needed therapy, can you read a book, watch a few videos, or go to Google and be better? In reality, some people can, and I don’t judge those who think they can manage on their own……to a point. Hear me out. Many years ago, I was recapping a session with a parent and explaining that we used play doh and what we did. I suggested to the parent to play with play

The realisation that it’s Wednesday already hit me like a ton of bricks just now! It’s a good thing I put a note about posting this blog on my weekly to-do list, otherwise it would have gone right out of my head. That’s what happened last week: I blinked and it was Thursday, and I realise I had completely forgotten about my weekly Wednesday post! You see, although I’m committed to being consistent in posting blogs, it has not yet become a habit. It is still something that I n

I’m writing this on Ash Wednesday, after so many people across Trinidad and Tobago have experienced joy, celebration and revelry over the past few days. This morning was quiet and calm as I drove to swimming, as if nothing had happened. My Carnival was spent at home, but it was good to see the pictures of everyone on my timeline in pure celebration mode, true happiness. That’s what I love about Carnival - it’s a time where all the usual stresses can disappear for a bit and we

We all need someone who will give us some hard truths: someone we can trust to give us the facts even when they’re uncomfortable. It can be a significant other, a parent, a friend, a mentor, or even a child! Too often these days, in the world of political correctness and not wanting to offend people (and don’t get me wrong - I fully support everyone’s right to live their lives how they want), the art of the hard truth is sometimes lost. In the last few weeks, I’ve been conf

I recorded a video this week for our new Lunch & Learn series (it’s FREE to watch, did you check it out yet?!) and one of the things I spoke about for improving attention was doing “check-ins”. This got me to thinking: how often do we do our own check-ins? How often do we take a step back, breathe, and think about how we’re feeling and how we’re really doing? We’re just over a month into the new year, and I don’t know about you, but woooooo!!!!! January was a mountain! On top

I recently joined yet another Facebook group related to autism; this one is specifically for autistic women/mothers/girls. It came up randomly and although I was hesitant because it gets overwhelming sometimes, I figured since the female autistic experience is different, I might learn something new. Boy was I glad I joined! I’ve only seen a few posts but it feels like every single one of them resonates! It’s very cool and very validating to know that my weirdness is shared an

Last week I opened the fridge and a bottle of kombucha that I had JUST bought promptly fell out on to the floor, very narrowly missing my foot. It busted open and I was too stunned to do anything but watch every last drop spill out and run everywhere. Mummy saw it happen (she was the one who put it in the fridge) and I was pretty angry because I thought she had maybe put it too close to the edge of the shelf. Initially I didn’t clean it up right away because there was SO much

This post I have to do with some dialect, so bear with me! Ah love Trinis eh, but oh gosh, sometimes I rellllll doh like Trinis!!! WHY WE HAFTA BE SO SOCIAL?!!!!! Anywhere you go, is “morning morning!” Which is ok by itself, but when a full-on conversation follows?!! Nahhh man!!! Leave me alone!!!! I’m in the bank now, waiting. I came to the seated area (2 rows of 4 chairs each) and a lady is sitting at the back on her phone. Already, yuck. You’re in a confined space, tell th

So many people start off January: “new year, new me!” “This is my year!” They make a lot of resolutions that they may or may not keep. In reality, January 1st is simply the day after December 31st. Unless we create small habits and we’re consistent and intentional, the resolutions are just words on a piece of paper or typed out. My resolutions started back in September, after months of battling with 2025. It was an overwhelming first half of the year, but as much as I knew I

May the 4th be with you! It's already May and I'd like to think the 30-day gluten-free casein-free challenge I set for myself was a...