{"id":32064,"date":"2023-12-29T00:33:10","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T23:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/?page_id=32064"},"modified":"2026-10-13T06:49:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T05:49:55","slug":"the-pinkoddy-family-blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Follow Joy on The Pinkoddy Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to the Pinkoddy Family blog. My name is Joy and you can really read about anything and everything to do with our lives. Here I am below &#8211; mother of four boys in my late forties. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1323\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pinkoddy-finish-cowfest.jpg?resize=1000%2C1323\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pinkoddy-finish-cowfest.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pinkoddy-finish-cowfest.jpg?resize=227%2C300&amp;ssl=1 227w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pinkoddy-finish-cowfest.jpg?resize=774%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 774w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pinkoddy-finish-cowfest.jpg?resize=768%2C1016&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<form role=\"search\" method=\"get\" action=\"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/\" class=\"wp-block-search__button-outside wp-block-search__text-button wp-block-search\" ><label class=\"wp-block-search__label screen-reader-text\" for=\"wp-block-search__input-1\" >Search<\/label><div class=\"wp-block-search__inside-wrapper\" ><input class=\"wp-block-search__input\" id=\"wp-block-search__input-1\" placeholder=\"\" value=\"\" type=\"search\" name=\"s\" required \/><button aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"wp-block-search__button wp-element-button\" type=\"submit\" >Search<\/button><\/div><\/form>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Contact me @ pinkoddballs@hotmail.co.uk<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow the latest going on with the most up to date posts here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-post-carousel uagb-post-grid  uagb-post__image-position-top uagb-post__image-enabled uagb-block-a4215da9     uagb-post__arrow-outside uagb-slick-carousel uagb-post__items uagb-post__columns-3 is-carousel uagb-post__columns-tablet-2 uagb-post__columns-mobile-1 uagb-post__carousel_equal-height\" data-total=\"66\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/11\/10\/cross-country-stroud-the-first-of-the-gloucestershire-league\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/cross-country-stroud.jpg?fit=1000%2C599&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/cross-country-stroud.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/cross-country-stroud.jpg?resize=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/cross-country-stroud.jpg?resize=768%2C460&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/11\/10\/cross-country-stroud-the-first-of-the-gloucestershire-league\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Cross Country Stroud The First of the Gloucestershire League<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>My first race in the Gloucestershire League was Cross Country Stroud. Having previously run at&#8230;\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text uagb-post__cta wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link uagb-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/11\/10\/cross-country-stroud-the-first-of-the-gloucestershire-league\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/11\/08\/my-first-full-gloucestershire-league-cross-country-2026-7\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"725\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/misunderstanding-club-colours.jpg?fit=725%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/misunderstanding-club-colours.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/misunderstanding-club-colours.jpg?resize=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1 212w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/misunderstanding-club-colours.jpg?resize=725%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 725w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/misunderstanding-club-colours.jpg?resize=768%2C1085&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/11\/08\/my-first-full-gloucestershire-league-cross-country-2026-7\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">My First Full Gloucestershire League Cross Country 2026\/7<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our running club pays for our entry into the local Cross Country so it made&#8230;\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text uagb-post__cta wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link uagb-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/11\/08\/my-first-full-gloucestershire-league-cross-country-2026-7\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/11\/07\/queensway-parkrun-the-course-was-a-challenge-in-itself\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"972\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/queensway-parkrun-sign.jpg?fit=972%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/queensway-parkrun-sign.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/queensway-parkrun-sign.jpg?resize=285%2C300&amp;ssl=1 285w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/queensway-parkrun-sign.jpg?resize=972%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 972w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/queensway-parkrun-sign.jpg?resize=768%2C809&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 972px) 100vw, 972px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/11\/07\/queensway-parkrun-the-course-was-a-challenge-in-itself\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Queensway parkrun &#8211; The Course was a Challenge in itself<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Finally we were able to visit Queensway <a href=\"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/parkrun-tourism-reviews-by-a-jeffer\/\">parkrun<\/a>. A lot of Saturdays I have had&#8230;\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text uagb-post__cta wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link uagb-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/11\/07\/queensway-parkrun-the-course-was-a-challenge-in-itself\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/10\/25\/wolverhampton-parkrun-to-obtain-a-lifetime-5k-personal-best\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wolverhampton-parkrun-sign.jpg?fit=1000%2C750&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Wolverhampton parkrun sign\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wolverhampton-parkrun-sign.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wolverhampton-parkrun-sign.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wolverhampton-parkrun-sign.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/10\/25\/wolverhampton-parkrun-to-obtain-a-lifetime-5k-personal-best\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Wolverhampton parkrun to Obtain A Lifetime 5K Personal Best!<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>We headed to Wolverhampton parkrun due to the fact that I had agreed to work&#8230;.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text uagb-post__cta wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link uagb-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/10\/25\/wolverhampton-parkrun-to-obtain-a-lifetime-5k-personal-best\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/10\/15\/st-ives-bay-a-great-base-for-exploring-cornwall\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/st-ives-bay-from-outside.jpg?fit=1000%2C595&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"st ives bay holiday park\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/st-ives-bay-from-outside.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/st-ives-bay-from-outside.jpg?resize=300%2C179&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/st-ives-bay-from-outside.jpg?resize=768%2C457&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/10\/15\/st-ives-bay-a-great-base-for-exploring-cornwall\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">St Ives Bay &#8211; A Great Base For Exploring Cornwall<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>We went on a Sun Holiday to St Ives Bay. This was because we wanted&#8230;\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text uagb-post__cta wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link uagb-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/10\/15\/st-ives-bay-a-great-base-for-exploring-cornwall\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/10\/14\/parkrun-accommodation-why-you-might-need-it-and-how-to-look\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/parkrun-accommodation.png?fit=1000%2C667&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/parkrun-accommodation.png?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/parkrun-accommodation.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/parkrun-accommodation.png?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/10\/14\/parkrun-accommodation-why-you-might-need-it-and-how-to-look\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Parkrun Accommodation Why You Might Need it and  How To look<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Why might you need parkrun accommodation? Maybe you\u2019re a parkrun tourist and your nearest venues&#8230;\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text uagb-post__cta wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link uagb-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/10\/14\/parkrun-accommodation-why-you-might-need-it-and-how-to-look\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sun Holiday Codes on Pinkoddy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A lot of people found me due to my kind nature. For more years than I have had this blog (which is a lot) I have shared the Sun Holiday Code Words and continue to do so. However, the sun code words do keep changing and the holidays aren&#8217;t as good as what they used to be. Please check if it is better to book direct before booking.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/01\/12\/sun-holidays-code-words-2026-updated-regularly\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"375\" height=\"195\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/holiday-ready-375x195.jpg?resize=375%2C195\" alt=\"sun \u00a39.50 holidays code words\" class=\"wp-image-23004\" style=\"width:375px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/holiday-ready-375x195.jpg?resize=375%2C195&amp;ssl=1 375w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/holiday-ready-375x195.jpg?resize=300%2C156&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/01\/12\/sun-holidays-code-words-2026-updated-regularly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>SUN HOLIDAY CODES 202<\/strong>6<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pinkoddy Interests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We try to do parkrun as much as we can. My current special interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other than that I am a cold water swimmer; work in hospitality; I&#8217;m a coaching assistant; like simple cooking ideas and love LEGO. My family are really important to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Autism and ADHD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2024 I was diagnosed as being Autistic and having both types of ADHD. This was following a private diagnosis. Since having the combined type along with being autistic things just made so much sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plus, there is also a <a href=\"https:\/\/thesensoryseeker.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">secondary blog<\/a> covering these topics in addition to this one. Some of the original posts are here too. This is quite old and isn&#8217;t updated much these days but has helpful information for things that I, or my family, have struggled with &#8211; and some solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By no means am I an expert but I do like to try and help where I can so please do get in touch if you think I may be able to assist. Our oldest son has a diagnosis of Asperger&#8217;s syndrome and the youngest has an EHCP (which was originallly a statment that we applied for ourselves).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Pinkoddy Family blog. My name is Joy and you can really read about anything and everything to do with our lives. Here I am below &#8211; mother of four boys in my late forties. 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