Hello!
My name is Natalie, I am an autistic woman with ADHD and Mother to 5 sons, 3 of which have autism, one of those 3 also has ADHD, sorry lads that’s likely a hereditary gift from me. I started this blog in 2015 as a personal outlet. At the time I was following some other ‘mum’ blogs (I hate that term but it’s the best description) and had always admired the honesty and how relatable they were, and this was pre influencer era that we now have. I was going through the whole autism diagnosis with my now 12 year old who was 2 then! I was going through the rhythm of self blame and worrying how I would be good enough to parent this little boy and his big brother.*
I struggled so much with a name for this blog, I pondered on it for so long and finally settled on The Scenic Route to Sanity as quite honestly, that was an accurate depiction of how I perceived my life since trying this whole adult thing. You just about get a plan together or at least a sense of direction and then someone or something forces you to take a U-turn or a diversion. I have generally blogged about parenting and it’s challenges but have worked on a couple of exciting projects for Save the Children and Internet matters writing posts for their campaigns on important issues such as cyber bullying and childcare difficulties for working parents.
So this is me, have a read and leave a comment and visit my social channels for a nosey, you will find my instagram here and my TikTok here.
Natalie x
The Scenic Route to Sanity 