What Have I Done?!

I was accepted into the Masters in Autism Studies course at Griffith University commencing this year. Today the long anticipated course outline, providing me with a picture of what the next few months of study holds arrived. And then I broke into a cold sweat. What was I thinking? I've got one child in primary school, and Harri undertaking therapy five days a week and three year old kindy twice a week. Then there's the shopping, cleaning, cooking etc that gets squeezed in, and the Facebook page I administer for parents who choose ABA for their kids, and of course this blog. Not to mention the time and attention Harri requires when at home. Left to his own devices he gets up to all manner of mischief. So taking on a post grad degree, albeit part time suddenly seems.....excuse me while I breathe into a paper bag for a minute.

I'm feeling excited and anxious about this added commitment. I've decided that improving the lives of  autistic people will be the focus for the remainder of my working life. Since Harri's diagnosis almost 18 months ago I have obsessed over the topic (or perseverated if you like).  And I'm keen to get my studies over with so I can move into the community and start making a difference. Of course my own autistic child remains my number one priority, the Masters will end just as he starts school full time, which seems ideal timing. So I've plunged in head first, now lets see if I sink or swim.

The upshot of this means posting here will be sporadic. I intend to continue checking in and following my other fave blogs. But at this stage can't envisage having the time to bang out posts like I have previously. Not that I've ever been prolific, so perhaps no one will notice? Anyway, wish me luck.