I’m Naomi and alongside my husband, I have the privilege of raising two beautiful children, one of whom was diagnosed with autism in 2022, aged 3.

“Ready, steady, go!” is a phrase I heard countless times, in the early days of my son’s speech and language therapy sessions. His therapist would use it to build his listening, attention and anticipation skills and it wasn’t long till like the nursery rhymes he was obsessed with at the time, the phrase began to live rent free in my head. He would repeat it while he played with bubbles or prepared to launch himself from the window sill and it became the soundtrack of our household.

At the time of his diagnosis, I knew very little about autism and in my naivety, thought it was something that could be cured, given we were fortunate to get a diagnosis relatively early. The more I learnt, the more I realised I couldn’t sprint my way to a finish line.

I am a story teller and Ready Steady Autism is a personal blog where I intend to share my experiences on this journey of parenting an autistic child. It is my hope that in sharing my learnings and experiences, I can build a community of mutual support.

Are you ready?!