more snow… some little bits I’ve been meaning to mention spread among the lovely signs of spring to come 
Wayne Dyer’s new program: Excuses Begone! – been enjoying listening to that – he is always so motivational and uplifting.
The Bristol Dyslexia Centre has some interesting stuff on it’s site including some free educational games taken from the Nessy learning program.
Sensory Perceptual Issues in Autism and Asperger Syndrome: Different Sensory Experiences, Different Perceptual Worlds
Olga Bogdashina has written a wonderful book here – helpful in very practical ways and quite refreshingly non-patronising in it’s manner of looking at autism and the associated sensory and perceptual issues. There is evidence that these may be at the core of ASDs and what is actually physiological has been treated as purely psychological for far too long by the so called experts. A fascinating read 
Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com
amazing language, wonderful poems
a beautiful ballet book.
Beautiful snowdrops! I haven’t seen any yet, so it was a treat to see your photos. And you’re further north than we are!
they are gorgeous little things
Me again! Just a quickie to let you know I’ve nominated you for an Honest Scrap award!
we don’t even have any snowdros yet I am jealous
Thank you Penny – will come over to yours and see what it is… not good at getting around to doing question thingies though very honoured
They are later here too – low temps slowing everything up!
Lucy do you know anything about inattention in children? I know that there is a part of ADD that is specifically related to inattention but wondered if you have heard of anything else that could explain it. We are having some issues at the moment
Well, it’s worth checking if there might be a hearing problem before worrying about anything else. Of course all children can be innattentive if they’re bored or not interested in what’s going on without it being something ‘wrong’ with them. Observe if it’s everywhere, in all situations or not. It can just be a stage of development too, daydreaming/imagining. Sometimes what appears as inattention can actually be total attention to a subject of interest, excluding others… just general stuff here, not sure if it’s of help or in context.
I have an appointment with the GP tomorrow to ask about a hearing test. It is inattention at all times but clearly worse in a group setting. But even when it is just the three of us and very quiet we may as well be talking to ourselves most of the time as he isn’t listening. When he didn’t answer me the other day he told me I had butted in on his thinking about pirates. He does day dream a lot but right now it is really impacting on life and getting him into trouble. I don’t think he has ADD and it may be no more than daydreaming he may just need to learn that at some times it is not appropriate. Thanks for your thoughts
Your intuition will be right – sometimes it’s difficult to discern it for worrying when you are a parent though…
daydreaming about pirates… sounds fun
Your pictures are amazing as always.
The Sensory Perceptual Issues in Autism and Asperger Syndrome: Different Sensory Experiences, Different Perceptual Worlds book, sounds like a useful read providing information about what could be seen as something very minor, or something for what it’s not. These things that appear in us, are not to be labelised as such, as they are usually a cause of something far simpler or deeper embedded in our Psyche causing us to react in such form.
Interestingly enough I didn’t hear my parents for the majority of my child/teenage life, due to a piece of toy (a plastic diamond) being planted in my ear when I was a mere toddler. I would not hear from one ear often, and I would have to ask my parents to repeat what they said. Eventually my parents took me to have my hearing tested here in the UK, and to a Specialist but they said my earsight was fine. Later when in Portugal in the Summer (originally from here) I could not hear a thing, and so my parents took me to the Hospital and this doctor put this utensil in my ear and a light and found something and eventually grabbed it out. He said that due to the shape of the toy it had been moving around in the ear when I would move, and sometimes I would hear and other times I would not. If it had been left longer, it may have moved far deeper and may have needed an operation, but because it was just at the surface he could grab it.
I was a day dreamer during my teenage years, and I shared these experiences with my parents, though they just nudged them away. I think ultimatetly communication is key with everything, and even if you don’t understand where someone is coming from, listening always goes the longest way in regaining the connection between you and the other person.