Ponderings from the Autiverse

or: the mammoth sewing project.... It's been a very busy month, with loads going on, which is why I haven't had time to write a blog post in some time. What with trying to manage my daughter's social life, my music commitments at church, and the new toddler group I set up in April, not to mention the end of year events happening at my daughter's school. Life has been really rather a fast-paced marathon lately. But there have been several things lately that have made me realise that my (autistic) perspective may well be different from other people's. Time for the elephants in the room Just before the end of term, I offered to make some toy elephants for my daughter and her friends to mark the end of Year 6. They were to be made from old summer dresses with a little contrasting fabric I had in my stash. I was keen to do something to mark the transition from Junior school and it was met with great enthusiasm from my daughter. So far, so good. But then I made what prove...