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Autism Camping Adventures with Pauli Camping adventures around Australia with our son Paul who has Autism in our Classic Franklin Caravan, "Frank". Adventure Awaits!
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10/04/2023

To create a more inclusive shopping experience for customers, hardware chain retailer Bunnings has unveiled a sensory maps feature.

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#CabbageTreeCreekBoatRamp I am certainly in no doubt as to what work Pauli would do, if he was capable...and of course he is in 7th heaven watching the men at work. 👌👷🚜🚧

#PupilFreeDay #TechnologyTime #AutismLife Don't you just love "pupil free" days...😳...trying to stay home and chillax today😎...a bit of "tablet" time only to discover that it has not been charged...😱😱😨......

#OnlineSponsorship #AdvertisingOffer If you own a business and would like to make a difference in Paul's life and at the same get some advertising for your company than please head to our link below OR pm me and i will post you out our amazing advertising offer. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Di and Pauli. Than you. 💻 https://www.developingfoundation.org.au/fundraiser/event/team-paul #Brisbane #Corporate #Advertising #Queensland #Australia

What Autism Means To Me: He looks like every other kid on the block, but he isn’t. He is my son and he is affected by autism. It isn’t a sometimes thing it’s an every breathing moment thing, from the time he wakes up to the time he goes to bed. And when he’s asleep its still there. Some days can get better and some days it isn’t as bad as others but it is always there. Autism isn’t friendless but it is peerless because he doesn’t have any real friends his own age. Me and his dad and his sibs are his friends and sometimes that is ok. Autism is screaming about water and changes in routine, screaming about noises I can’t hear, lights that don’t bother me and food that tastes just fine to me. Autism is ensuring bananas and avocado must always be in my fridge with a healthy stock of ketchup for everything. Autism is always counting the lights in Bunnings Warehouse Australia at any given opportunity we have to go there and autism is the days we don’t make it to school because its just not where he wants to be. Autism is society not understanding his needs and giving him “autistic like” label and by making the therapy he needs soo expensive which makes the struggle harder. Autism is smiling and laughing and crying and running and repeating, and meltdowns. Autism is not temper tantrums, spoiled kids and bad parenting. Autism doesn’t just effect the person who has it, but everyone who lives with it. Its a mother wishing her child could hug her even though she knows that her child loves her; autism is a father wishing he could share the simple things like the meaning of sports and why farting is funny and not gross. Autism isn’t just hand flapping, and spinning. It’s all sorts of stims in all sorts of ways. Autism is not Rainman and autism is not retarded or stupid. For me it will always be sleepless nights, visits to bunnings and the simple love of dinosaurs, trains and jettys and always remembering what makes him happiest. Autism is me hugging my son tight no matter w

#Roadtrips #TheWiggles Hello, G'Day, Ki Ora! Pauli loves this song, here he is giving it a go. Love hearing him giving it a go. 😊👍🎶

Road Trip is over!😊 Back To School.

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#AutismKid #BeBrave This kid was terrified of the steep slide but eventually plucked up the courage to give it a go!!!! And yes the water is FREEZING 😳⛄

Finally a JETTY! Happy Boy Happy Mum 😊

#Wednesday #HumpDay #AutismKid Good morning... When it rains ☔ look for rainbows 🌈 When it's dark look for stars 🌟 And when it's loud 🔊 put your ear muffs on 👂... 😜 Have a great day. ❤💙❤💙 #brisbane #australia #family #autism #camping

#Autismlife #AutismMum The kindness of strangers... 💙

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Camping Life with Autism Kid & Autism Mum

Hi, My name is Diane and my son’s name is Paul. Well, as you can see, WE LOVE CAMPING. Pauli is severally impacted by Autism and Intellectual Impairment, with a side of epilepsy going on in his head. He also can’t talk. He has some words and Makaton signs that he can manage and I mostly understand him. Frustrating for him sometime. One of the best things we could have done for him is to introduce him to the camping life from a baby. When we are out on the road he is in heaven. He loves the long drives and the campfires, socialising with other campers, and sleeping in our Franklin Caravan and exploring all the wonderful places that we go to. Give him the open road any day to regular life in the city.

I decided to start this blog to let other families with Autism know that there is adventure out there for us, and to give them a little insight as to the way we manage the camping and adventures we have with Pauli. Its not all Rainbows and Unicorns, but by far the good days camping far outweigh the bad. We have met soo many wonderful adventurers out there and have made lifelong friends with some of our Campground owners.

As of early 2020 we will be setting out on the road full time as Pauli has finished school and is officially an adult. As we are KIWI’S we do not qualify for NDIS, so no support for Pauli, therefore I have decided to retire - become his full time carer living and working on the road and looking after Pauli. I am looking forward to trying our hand house sitting or farm sitting and staying in caravan parks along the way, as well as free camping, as our caravan is set up for off grid living. So if you need someone to sit for you, just message me and if we are in the area, we would love to help out.

I hope to teach Pauli life skills to manage as an Adult so that he can gain some independence in his adult life, and perhaps earn a small income one day. So, if you see us out there, please come over and say Hi, you won’t miss us and we will be flying the AUTISM flag high - Pauli loves nothing better than having a sit down with new people, and sometimes even takes his chair over to a campfire to join in.