by admin | Nov 18, 2025 | Advocacy
I wanted to share a memory with you today from the day I stood inside NSW Parliament House, speaking as a guest of the Israel Embassy and Fred Nile MP. Sometimes life takes you into rooms you never imagined, and you just stand there thinking, “Wow… me, here?” But I...
by admin | Nov 5, 2025 | Advocacy
Before I start, I want to acknowledge someone who inspired this piece: my friend P. Her courage, her honesty, and the way she has recently navigated difficult experiences with professionals reminded me that so many Autistic mothers carry similar stories long after...
by admin | Nov 3, 2025 | Advocacy
When I wrote “What This Autistic Mother Wishes Social Workers Understood” that The Mighty republished, and the Irish Association of Social Workers also placed on their website, it was a plea from the heart to see us, hear us, and work with us rather than on us. Over...
by admin | Nov 2, 2025 | Advocacy
Over the years, I’ve listened to thousands of Autistic mothers talk about what happens when they try to advocate for their children. And a pattern keeps showing up. Not in the mothers, but in how professionals respond. In my research with the brilliant team at the...
by admin | Oct 22, 2025 | Domestic Violence, Sexual Victimisation
I first met David Mehan MP when my son, Matty Blakemore, was honoured as Citizen of the Year for the Central Coast in the Australia Day Awards. The photo in this post is of both Matty and David. When we met again on 1st September, it was lovely that David remembered...
by admin | Oct 17, 2025 | Advocacy
Facebook reminded me of a moment that changed everything in my advocacy for Autistic mothers, a post when I was travelling from Manchester to Cambridge for a meeting with researchers from the Autism Research Centre at Cambridge University. I remember that train...
