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Reflections

Essays from Kristy Forbes exploring PDA, autistic experience, parenting, identity, care, systems and the ordinary moments that shape family life.

To Struggle Is To Be Human

Sep 27, 2025

Our children struggling does not immediately indicate that we are not doing enough, or that we are missing some crucial information. To struggle is to be human and ourΒ behaviour is not the problem - it’s an end result, o...

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