In the morning we went to junior parkrun again. Toby did really well and ran the whole thing again 🙂 Eve walked and ran around the whole course too this time! We came home and got ready then went to Hayley's 6th birthday party. Toby can find parties quite difficult...

On Saturday morning, I was out at parkrun and shopping so Chris got Toby to do lots of exercises - squats, running, pull up bar. Toby did lots of building with the wedgits - his first ones were fantastic looking but balanced so kept getting knocked over. Toby really...

I had been awake with Eve quite a lot in the night as she was poorly, Toby woke quite early but understood I was tired so I dozed while he read Charlie and the Chocolate factory for 45 mins! He then did some spreadsheets, he was looking to see if Nannie Toni had made...

We walked to and from preschool to drop Eve off. I thought our appointment at Dycorts was today but it is not till next month! Toby didn't mind the change of plan at all! Toby did some work in the age 10-11 maths workbook on lines of symmetry and reflections. He also...

Toby decided this morning that he would go the entire day without the video camera which is a huge step. He did it to get VIP on Jurassic World as a reward and he managed it - he said a few times that he was getting the missing feeling and we mustn't give in to it...

Today I went to visit Woodcroft School in Loughton to see if would be suitable for Toby. While I was visiting, Chris took Toby and Eve to Uncle Stephen's house and took their dog Duke for a walk over the forest. I met them in the forest after the visit. We walked back...

This morning we took Eve to preschool then went to the skatepark, playground and street climbing - Toby had a great time and listened well to instructions. We walked home then I wrote out 5 subtractions of increasing difficulty (in the hundreds), followed by 5...

This morning Toby did Junior Parkrun at Harrow Lodge Park for the first time. Chris and Toby ran it together, Toby didn't stop and did really well! He seems keen on doing it again! Afterwards we went to the playground there - they had some great climbing frames and...

Walked to take Eve to preschool Went to the playground - skatepark, playground, street climbing. We were there for 2 hours and had a great time 🙂 Toby was using Eve's scooter to the shops and (mostly) listening to my instructions! Went into a couple of shops - helped...

Chris dropped Toby off to me at the park after I had been to view a school. We spent almost 2 hours there - it was brilliant 🙂 Toby did lots of street climbing, swinging, spinning on the zip wire, playing a game on the wooden platforms with me and interacting...

Gill Cockram came to visit Toby today. We had prepared Toby for the visit and it went very well 🙂 We played with the domino sets and had a proper game. We then did Lego communication therapy which was interesting and Toby accepted the rules well. Toby then showed...

This morning Toby came with me to take Eve to preschool. We then went to the skatepark where Toby ran around lots and tried to play with a younger boy too 🙂 We then went to the playground and street climbing. I then said we had to come home because I was very cold -...

Today was a stay at home day! Toby played lots of keyboard today, it's really great to hear him playing again. He is using the Synthesia app on the laptop plugged into the keyboard. He kept choosing to go upstairs to play! We spent quite a lot of time in the garden....

Chris and Toby spent the morning together, they did some music playing together using the keyboard attached to the laptop. Followed by woodwork doing Roman numerals again in the garden. Toby did some of the activities in the illusions sticker book that he got for...

This morning Toby spent at hour doing the puzzle book that Aunty Jennifer got him for Easter. He was asking for help where he needed it which was great. This book is unusual in that you need to read the text carefully to find the clues and the solutions are often...

We went to Colchester this morning, Toby mainly watched Ted Eds on the way there. Once there, we all played on the playground for ages. Toby then had his lunch in the car with Chris while we had a picnic outside. We then went out onto the field with scooters and...

We went to Norfolk on Tuesday and got back late on Thursday evening. Toby really enjoys going to visit Aunty Maggy, Aunty Linda, Jasmine and Luke and this time was just the same. On the car journeys Toby did lots of reading  (mainly maths) and watching Ted Eds on...

A relaxed day, Toby and Eve played together really well today. They shared stacking cups, fought monsters together, played with k'nex, did stuffity stuff and made houses out of washing baskets! Toby and Eve spent ages playing with play doh. Toby completed more of the...

Jasmine left this morning but before she did, we went to Sunday morning special needs trampolining session first the first time since Toby's behaviour started getting more difficult to handle about 4 months ago. It was overall a really good session - woo! I needed to...

Today was another great day, we went to Tropical Wings with Jasmine. Toby and Eve played beautifully together in the soft play area - making up games and chatting away. We spent ages in the butterfly area - we saw a butterfly emerging from its pupa and both Toby and...

We got ready and went to the playground. Toby wanted to go to the little playground next to Harold Court School and Eve had mentioned this too so off we went! They had a great time especially with Jasmine chasing them and playing games 🙂 Once at home Toby watched...

An absolutely amazing day - we went to Adventure Island in Southend with Jasmine, Aunty Maggy and Aunty Tracy. It was such a brilliant day! We got there when it opened and stayed till after 4pm. It turns out that Toby loves fast rides and rollercoasters! He went on...

We walked to take Eve to preschool then went to skatepark and playground - a little bit wet from morning rain but still fun 🙂 Toby watched Ted Eds and In a nutshell at home. We walked to collect Eve then went to the playground, climbing area and the woods. It was...

This morning Toby and I watched lots of Ted Ed's about grammar and the English language. We then walked to the skatepark and Toby spent 30 mins running around and having a great time 🙂 We picked up Eve and got the bus home. At lunch time Toby watched some Science...

Playing set game and then a Toby version of set game which combines finding sets with memory game! Reading Chemical Chaos - only for a minute but good he picked up the book! Walking to get Eve from preschool Going to the skatepark for 10 mins - lots of running...

Epic book - listening and reading along Over skatepark, playground and climbing frame Walking home  Watching Science videos again - mainly ones about the immune system and how infections work Looking at an atlas for a few mins - talking about the oceans Bit of...

Went out in garden, climbing on climbing frame Opened cooking science kit. Read safety instructions and explored all the equipment that came with it Did an experiment with flour, water and yeast to watch the mixture rising and comparing to a flour and water mixture...

I haven't posted for a week but things have been getting better for Toby 🙂 Although he is still not keen on leaving the house and is still videoing everything but in terms of concentration and interests he is much better. He has been playing k'nex lots, doing memory...

So I am being less good with posting everyday but things are getting much better 🙂 Toby is able to concentrate for longer and this is enabling him to play and enjoy many more activities. He is still getting the letters in his head which is making it difficult for him...