About us

We are a family of four, currently living on northern Ireland, We have come from portugal about three years ago, looking for a way of living, instead of surviving...
He had our own ups and dows, mainly downs, but we got through all that toguether and now, hopefully, we will start living our ups.
My younger is not a year old yet, wile the older, recently diagnosed with ASD is four, has a little mind of his own, and a very special world that only a few have the privilege to know.
My older have always shown signs of having that mind of his own, especially when he has sad or upset about something, in earlier years I could see that he was crying about something as if it hurted him... And he was normally really behaved in things the other kids are normally not.
How many kids don't like leaving home?
He has his days, some better some harder, but a little progress and learning every day,that is what counts.
Trying to communicate with so little language, and the few he have being half english half portuguese is a daily struggle...
I've been introduced recently to the visual schedules, but the easier ones, the ones you have the little check box and a basket where you can put an item about the next activity scheduled for the day. I have to admit it was acepted really quick, but only in certain things. Can't wait to get the proper one where i can plan a day so he can see ahed what the day will bring, and, hopefully he will accept leaving the bed in the morning!! And maybe, just maybe, we could start communicating better...
Maybe sometime soon I might have a bit of a conversation with him.
He doesn't understand stuff he cannot see. but, how could I explain them to him?
The only feelings he knows is love, happyness and sadness, And is there anything else in the world needed?
I've been trough a jorney of discover since I had my first son...
I've discovered how much we can tell without words, how less we need to be happy, how we aduts have to many words and too many feelings, when in reality we only need to feel happy about what we have, and thankfull that we get to live one more day, smile a little more, and be toguether with the ones we love...