Reflections
Essays from Kristy Forbes exploring PDA, autistic experience, parenting, identity, care, systems and the ordinary moments that shape family life.
Lay the flowers at your own feet
May 10, 2026
Speaker: [00:00:00] I was thinking this morning about when my children were younger, all four of them. Three of them were at school and one was still in a sling attached to my body. All four of my children are autistic, ...
When burnout looks like breaking: what's really happening when our child's behaviour unravels after chronic stress
Apr 19, 2026
When my children came out of chronic, prolonged stress, I expected things to improve quickly.
They were safe now. The source of stress (school) had been removed and surely, I thought, the hard part was behind us.
I exp...