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🧩Supporting Parents, Support their children
👩🏻‍🦰 Sharing my journey & supporting yours

Tailored support for you & your child's needs, from DLA forms, ASD or ADHD referrals, to Emotional parent support

02/11/2026

💗 ONE-TO-ONE SUPPORT SESSIONS – A SPACE JUST FOR YOU

Sometimes you just need someone to talk to. Someone who will listen without judgement, understand, and help you work through whatever is on your mind.

I’m now offering one-to-one support sessions, available either face-to-face or via Zoom.

These are relaxed, private one-hour sessions where you can talk about absolutely anything.

Perhaps:

* You’re feeling overwhelmed and don’t know where to turn.
* You need to get something off your chest.
* You’re struggling to navigate your child’s diagnosis or additional needs.
* You need help understanding referrals, school support, SEND or DLA.
* You’re feeling isolated and just want someone who understands.
* You have questions, worries or simply need a bit of guidance.
* Or perhaps you don’t even know where to start – and that’s okay.

There is no agenda, no judgement and no pressure. You don’t need to have everything figured out before you book.

This hour is about YOU. Your worries, your questions, your feelings and whatever support you need.

Sometimes having someone sit with you, listen and help you make sense of things can make all the difference.

📍 Face-to-face sessions available
💻 Zoom sessions available
⏰ One hour per session

Because the people who spend so much time supporting everyone else deserve support too. 💗

Message me to find out more or book your session.

Next Steps Neuro Support x

02/11/2026

Sometimes the signs of autism aren't always the ones people expect. ❤️
It's not always about the things we immediately associate with autism. Sometimes it's the little everyday things, the reactions, the routines and the behaviours that can easily be misunderstood.
From being distressed by Happy Birthday being sung, to noticing the tiniest changes in surroundings, needing reassurance through repeated questions or struggling with sticky hands and clothes.
Individually, these things might not seem significant. But when you start to recognise a pattern, they can tell you so much more.
Autism is a spectrum, and no two autistic people experience the world in exactly the same way.
It's about understanding the person behind the behaviour, not judging what you see on the surface. 🫶🏻
Save this post, share it and help spread a little more understanding.

31/10/2026

Happy weekend ☕️

Send this to a mumma you know needs to here this today ✨🫶🏻

29/10/2026

While everyone else is out pumpkin picking, visiting farms and making autumn memories, my children don’t want to leave the house this school holiday. 🎃🍂

And this is the side of parenting you don’t always see on social media.

The side where you plan days out, hope they’ll want to go, and are met with anxiety, refusal or the overwhelming feeling that home is where they’re safest.

Where something as simple as getting dressed, getting in the car and going somewhere can feel like an enormous demand.

It’s watching everyone else share their autumn adventures while you’re spending another day at home, trying not to feel guilty that your holidays look so different.

Because it’s not that I don’t want to take my children pumpkin picking. It’s not that I don’t want them to make memories.

It’s that sometimes, the thought of leaving the house feels bigger to them than the excitement of what’s waiting outside.

And as much as I want them to experience the world, I also want them to feel safe in it.

So, while other families are collecting pumpkins, we might be staying home, finding comfort in the familiar and taking each day as it comes.

Not every childhood memory has to be made on a day out. And not every family experiences the school holidays in the same way. ❤️🎃

A little reminder for the parents whose school holidays look nothing like the ones filling their feeds: you’re not failing. Your children aren’t missing out because you’re not trying hard enough. Sometimes, you’re navigating things that other people simply can’t see.

**e

27/10/2026

Let’s have a respectful conversation. 👇

26/10/2026

Send this to a mum that needs to hear this today 🫶🏻❤️

To the mum who’s running on empty… 🤍

The mum who gets everyone else through the day but rarely gets asked how she’s doing.

The mum who remembers every appointment, every school email, every sensory trigger, every change in routine and every little thing that might make tomorrow easier for her children.

The mum who’s constantly planning, anticipating, advocating and worrying.

The mum who feels guilty when she loses patience, guilty when she needs a break and guilty when she wishes things could just feel a little bit easier.

I see you.

And if you’re an SEN mum, I know that sometimes the mental load can feel never-ending.

You can adore your children and still feel exhausted.

You can be grateful for your family and still need a break.

You can be a brilliant mum and still have days when you feel like you’re barely holding it together.

Needing a break doesn’t mean you love them any less. It means you’re human, too.

So today, lower the expectations.

Leave the washing.
Make the easy dinner.
Cancel the plans if you need to.
Stop comparing your day to someone else’s highlight reel.

You don’t have to make every day magical.

Sometimes getting through the day together is more than enough. 🤍

If this feels like the reminder you needed, save it for a difficult day or share it with a mum who needs to hear it.

And if you’re comfortable sharing, tell me below: what’s one thing you wish someone would do for you without you having to ask? 🫶

23/10/2026

🍂 Happy October half term! 🧡

A little reminder that you don’t have to do it all.

You don’t need to buy a new Halloween outfit, create a boo basket, fill every day with activities or take your children on amazing days out to be a good parent. 🎃

If your half term looks like pyjamas, cosy days at home, no plans and giving your children time to rest and recover from a busy school term… that’s absolutely okay. 🤎

And if your half term is full of adventures, pumpkin picking, days out and making memories, that’s okay too! 🍁 Enjoy it, share it and don’t feel guilty for doing so.

The problem isn’t what other families are doing. It’s when we start comparing our behind-the-scenes to someone else’s highlight reel.

Social media is just a snippet of somebody’s life. You see the smiles, the matching outfits and the lovely days out, but you don’t see the exhaustion, the struggles, the meltdowns, the financial worries or what happened before and after that perfect picture.

So please, don’t measure your parenting against what you see online.

Your child might need adventure. They might need routine, rest and a complete reset. They might need a little bit of everything.

You know your child. You know your family. ❤️

Do what works for YOU, without guilt and without comparison. Because you’re only ever seeing half of somebody else’s story.

Wishing you all a half term that looks exactly how your family needs it to look. 🧡🍂

22/10/2026

Fidget toys have become a huge craze, and suddenly everyone seems to have them. But there’s something important we need to remember. 💭

For many neurodivergent children, fidgets aren’t just toys or a trend. They’re tools.

They can help children regulate their emotions, manage sensory input, reduce anxiety, concentrate and cope with overwhelming environments. For some children, having something to fiddle with can make the difference between being able to focus in a classroom and struggling to access learning.

Of course, neurotypical children can benefit from fidgets too! You don’t need a diagnosis to find something calming or helpful.

But just because fidget toys have become popular doesn’t mean we should forget why they can be so important for neurodivergent children.

So when schools ban them because they’re considered distracting, I think we need to ask ourselves a question…

We don’t ban glasses because another child might find them distracting. So why are we banning tools that help children regulate and learn? 👀

Not every child needs a fidget, but for some children, it’s not a choice between having a toy and not having a toy. It’s a choice between having a tool that helps them cope and taking that support away. 💛

Let’s focus on understanding children’s needs, not simply removing the things that help them.

20/10/2026

Apparently autism didn’t exist, but forcing left-handed children to write with their right hand was perfectly acceptable. Make it make sense. 😂🤦‍♀️

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