celebrating difference

Do you really think we are like robots?

Thoughts around Neurodivergence and Emotions. Look at the depiction of a neurodivergent person in popular literature or television shows,...

Supporting your autistic girl’s mental health

It’s Children’s Mental Health Week, which aims to highlight the importance of giving our children support and equipping them to care for...

The power of a positive self-image

Today is the start of Anti-Bullying Week, something which we feel strongly about here at NeonDaisy, especially as both I and my daughter...

The importance of having peers with similar needs

Next week is Dyspraxia Awareness Week, which aims to raise awareness of dyspraxia and DCD and how it can affect all aspects of a person’s...

Thoughts from the budding Daisies - part 1

Guest blogger, 8 year-old Magic Bunny, tells us about autism from her perspective. Hello. My nickname is Magic Bunny, and I am a...

Positives of having an autistic brain

Sometimes I have seen stickers on cars, or memes on Facebook that say: ‘Autism is my superpower’. This is not strictly true, autism is...

Autism seen through the lens of Disney characters

Warning: contains plot spoilers! Sometimes the easiest way to explain autism and neurodivergence is to explain it through depictions in...

Review: The Amazing Autistic Brain Cards: 150 Cards for Positive Autism Discussions

I was given a set of these for Christmas and was so impressed that I thought that I would share a review with you all. This is not a...

Autism from the point of view of our girls

As a parent filling out forms for formal autism diagnosis, Disability Living Allowance, EHCPs and other things which will eventually...