I've certainly got World Cup fever, and I've been watching the European fans in the US and it has been some of the most heartwarming interactions I've ever seen!! My team to win is Portugal, however I'm also closely following Australia and Czechia! Who have you got?

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I had one of those moments the other day where I just kind of sat there and thought… what is actually going on here… so Rachel (one of my daughters) said to me, she was like, every morning when I open TikTok, one of the first few videos that comes up is you, and she was like, I actually love watching them because I take a lot from it, and I was like yeah okay, cool, but then she said something that really made me stop… she said, even though you’re my mum and you tell me these things, when I watch it on the screen, it has a different effect, and I was like, what do you mean it has a different effect, and she was like, I don’t know, it just makes more sense, like I actually get it, like I go ohhh, that’s what she’s talking about… and I just sat there thinking, I am literally saying the SAME things to you in real life, like nothing has changed, it’s the same words, the same explanations, but for some reason, when it’s in a video, it’s landing differently, it’s actually going in… and then with my youngest, she saw one of my videos and it had RSD on it, and she was like, what is that, and I was like okay, so I broke it down for her, I explained what rejection is, what dysphoria is, how it feels, how it shows up, and then how those things come together, and I literally sat there for about 10 minutes just explaining it all in a way that she could understand… And afterwards I was like, oh my god, that would have been a really good video… because those are the moments, aren’t they, the real conversations, the real explaining things properly, the bit where someone goes from I don’t get it… to ohhh okay, now I do… And then there’s the other side of it, which if I’m honest, this bit got me a little bit… My eldest daughter said to me, yeah I saw it, it was really good, and I was like, okay… but you didn’t like it, you didn’t comment on it, and she was like, well why would I… And I actually said to her, I was like, that stings a bit you know, because you’re telling me it’s good, you’re telling me you like it, but you don’t do anything with that…

One thing people often say about me as a parent is that I’m very open with my kids. Honestly… they’re right. People have been shocked before when they hear the conversations we have in our house. But the reason is simple. I would always rather my children ask me the question than go looking for the answer somewhere else. Especially online. When I was a Social Worker, I worked with many teens, naturally the topic of sex came up often. I remember one boy in particular, the topic of sex was rife for him and his friends. The boys were talking about things they’d heard, things they’d seen online, and a lot of it wasn’t exactly accurate. At one point a few of the of the mums said to me, “Can you talk to our sons? Because we don’t even know how to start that conversation.” So one afternoon we did. I bought a load of condoms, grabbed some bananas, and we sat there talking about bodies, relationships and what actually happens as you grow up. The boys made jokes, of course they did. They were teenagers. But we laughed, we talked, and by the end of it something shifted. The conversations became normal. This lad even told me later that when things came up at school he already understood what was happening, because we had already talked about it. This was the same for my own children. You see for me, this has never been about awkward conversations. It’s about safe conversations. Because if children don’t feel they can ask their parents, or other safe adults around them the questions, they will still go looking for answers. They just won’t always find them in the right places. And when you’re raising neurodiverse children, those conversations become even more important. Literal thinking, curiosity, and the internet can be a very complicated mix. That’s one of the reasons I created Mums Embracing Neurodiversity. Because parents need somewhere they can talk honestly about these things. Without judgement.Without shame.

And honestly… I’m loving it. The more I’ve learned about neurodiversity, the more I’ve realised how much confusion there is. So many things get missed, misunderstood, or labelled as “bad behaviour”, laziness, defiance or overreacting… when actually, that’s not what’s going on at all. So I decided to create my A–Z of all things neurodiversity. Not a boring dry glossary. Not a load of pointless jargon. Just short, real-life videos that explain things clearly, in a way that actually lands We’re up to H already and so far we’ve covered things like: A – AuDHD B – Brain Fog C – Central Auditory Processing Disorder D – Dyslexia E – Emotional Dysregulation F – Focus Paralysis G – Global Developmental Delay H – Hyperfocus I – Interoception J – Justice Sensitivity The feedback has been amazing. So many lightbulb moments. So many “ohhh, that makes sense now” messages If you want to come and have a nosy, ask questions, or learn alongside other mums who get it, you’re very welcome inside Mums Embracing Neurodiversity. It’s free. I’m also sharing them across my socials, so you can find me there too. What’s something about neurodiversity you wish more people understood?