Bullying is not acceptable

When life becomes overwhelming for one of her three profoundly autistic sons, Kathrine Peereboom’s go-to plan is a drive to the local park. The familiar route is one of the quickest ways to soothe Oliver, eight, or Joshua, seven and five-year-old Tyler, who crave routine and thrive in structured environments like most children with Autism

I won’t let ignorance hurt my boys! Determined to make the world a better place for all people on the spectrum, Stephen and I created Spectrum Support, a charity that teaches law enforcement agencies how to safely help people on the spectrum. Our training sessions have been running for two years now and I can’t

Kathrine remembers a Christmas party last year that was particularly difficult. “We walked into the room and the music was blaring and the lights were flashing and there’s decorations everywhere so my eldest son, Oliver, just walked in and walked straight back out. He had complete sensory overload. We had to follow him and leave