Autism and Birthdays

Autism and birthdays can be a stressful mix for parents. However, it can also be stressful for children as they might not want surprises and keep to the routine as much as possible. As an adult with autism (it feels so strange saying that I am now an adult since I don’t feel like one), I will share with you the experience I had on my eighteenth birthday. My birthday is celebrated twice, once with my Mum and once with my Dad. I always spend my birthday with Mum, but I always celebrate with my Dad either the weekend before Read More

Birthday Celebrations in Cardiff

For the start of my birthday celebrations, we went into Cardiff to explore the filming locations used in Torchwood and the Sarah Jane Adventures. I felt excited by the prospect of visiting these locations as I haven’t visited some of them yet. I have visited Cardiff before, but haven’t seen some of the places where the Sarah Jane Adventures was filmed like Clinton Road, so I was enthusiastic about going there. After staying at our hotel for a few hours, we headed towards the Bay to take some photographs. First, we visited the Millenium Centre and the Water Tower, which Read More