{"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":"2026-05-31T16:59:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T15:59:23","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>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=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/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\"><strong>Contact me @ pinkoddballs@hotmail.co.uk<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-center\">Latest Pinkoddy Blog Posts<\/h2>\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=\"61\" 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\/06\/11\/victoria-park-parkrun-newbury-a-v-for-2nd-alphabet\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/victoria-park-newbury.jpg?fit=800%2C752&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/victoria-park-newbury.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/victoria-park-newbury.jpg?resize=300%2C282&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/victoria-park-newbury.jpg?resize=768%2C722&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\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\/06\/11\/victoria-park-parkrun-newbury-a-v-for-2nd-alphabet\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Victoria Park parkrun, Newbury &#8211; A V for 2nd Alphabet<\/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 Victoria Park <a href=\"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/parkrun-tourism-reviews-by-a-jeffer\/\">parkrun<\/a>, Newbury for event 16. Of course this was for&#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\/06\/11\/victoria-park-parkrun-newbury-a-v-for-2nd-alphabet\/\" 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\/06\/04\/oude-warande-parkrun-a-special-event-on-my-birthday\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"673\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Oude-Warande-parkrun-sign.jpg?fit=800%2C673&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Oude-Warande-parkrun-sign.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Oude-Warande-parkrun-sign.jpg?resize=300%2C252&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Oude-Warande-parkrun-sign.jpg?resize=768%2C646&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\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\/06\/04\/oude-warande-parkrun-a-special-event-on-my-birthday\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Oude Warande parkrun &#8211; A Special Event on My Birthday<\/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>For my birthday we headed to Oude Warande parkrun in the Netherlands. You see this&#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\/06\/04\/oude-warande-parkrun-a-special-event-on-my-birthday\/\" 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\/06\/03\/zuiderpark-rotterdam-parkrun-test-run-of-new-z-coming-to-the-netherlands\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/zuiderpark-rotterdam-parkrun-stand-in-purple-sign-for-test-run.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/zuiderpark-rotterdam-parkrun-stand-in-purple-sign-for-test-run.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/zuiderpark-rotterdam-parkrun-stand-in-purple-sign-for-test-run.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/zuiderpark-rotterdam-parkrun-stand-in-purple-sign-for-test-run.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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\/06\/03\/zuiderpark-rotterdam-parkrun-test-run-of-new-z-coming-to-the-netherlands\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Zuiderpark Rotterdam parkrun &#8211; Test Run of New Z Coming to the Netherlands<\/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>What an absolute privilege to be able to attend Zuiderpark Rotterdam parkrun Test Run. This&#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\/06\/03\/zuiderpark-rotterdam-parkrun-test-run-of-new-z-coming-to-the-netherlands\/\" 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\/05\/31\/uerdinger-stadtpark-parkrun-a-special-weekend-in-germany\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"956\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/uerdinger-stadtpark-parkrun-sign.jpg?fit=800%2C956&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/uerdinger-stadtpark-parkrun-sign.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/uerdinger-stadtpark-parkrun-sign.jpg?resize=251%2C300&amp;ssl=1 251w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/uerdinger-stadtpark-parkrun-sign.jpg?resize=768%2C918&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\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\/05\/31\/uerdinger-stadtpark-parkrun-a-special-weekend-in-germany\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Uerdinger Stadtpark parkrun &#8211; A Special Weekend in Germany<\/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 Uerdinger Stadtpark parkrun for the Saturday of the Bank holiday weekend. It&#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\/05\/31\/uerdinger-stadtpark-parkrun-a-special-weekend-in-germany\/\" 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\/05\/21\/when-school-closes-mid-revision-a-practical-plan-for-gcse-families\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gcse-exam-hall.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gcse-exam-hall.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gcse-exam-hall.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gcse-exam-hall.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\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\/05\/21\/when-school-closes-mid-revision-a-practical-plan-for-gcse-families\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">When School Closes Mid-Revision: A Practical Plan for GCSE Families<\/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>Guest post by Jono Ellis, CPO at Cognito. DIsclaimer my children are not currently taking&#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\/05\/21\/when-school-closes-mid-revision-a-practical-plan-for-gcse-families\/\" 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\/05\/20\/haughmond-hill-parkrun-clue-in-the-name-on-the-course-type\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Haughmond-Hill-parkrun-sign.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Haughmond-Hill-parkrun-sign.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Haughmond-Hill-parkrun-sign.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Haughmond-Hill-parkrun-sign.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\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\/05\/20\/haughmond-hill-parkrun-clue-in-the-name-on-the-course-type\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Haughmond Hill parkrun &#8211; Clue in the Name on the Course Type<\/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>A relatively new, beautiful event in the West Midlands saw us heading to Haughmond Hill&#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\/05\/20\/haughmond-hill-parkrun-clue-in-the-name-on-the-course-type\/\" 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>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=\"(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><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Follow the latest going on with the most up to date posts here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Autism and ADHD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>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>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>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\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pinkoddy Interests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We try to do parkrun as much as we can. My current special interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other than that I am a cold water swimmer; work in hospitality; I&#8217;m a volunteer; like simple cooking ideas and love LEGO. My family are really important to me.<\/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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