Wednesday 25 March 2015

05. Stitching Out Stigma ASD Acronyms


This is a piece I designed and stitched for the Stitching Out Stigma project.
The premise is that although the child is surrounded by all the acronyms relating to being autistic, he is jumping for joy out of them.  It almost looks like he is throwing them in the air.
I stitched this in a rainbow of colours because autism is a spectrum, like the rainbow.

Here is the full list of what the acronyms stand for (how many did you know already?)

SEN                Special Educational Needs
ADOS             Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule
BSL                 British Sign Language
IEP                  Individual Education Plan
NAS                National Autistic Society
CAMHS          Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service
CIR                 County Inclusive Resource
DLA                Disabled Living Allowance
EHCP              Education, Health and Care Plan
MDA               Multi-Disciplinary Assessment
ADHD            Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
PECS              Picture Exchange Communication System
SLT                 Speech and Language Therapist
GDD               Global Delayed Development
BID                 Bilateral Integration Disorder
CAF                Common Assessment Framework
SPD                 Sensory Processing Disorder
ODD               Oppositional Defiant Disorder
OCD               Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
LSA                Learning Support Assistant
MLD               Moderate Learning Disability
SLD                Severe Learning Disability
PDD-NOS      Pervasive Development Disorder – Not Otherwise Specified
ADD               Attention Deficit Disorder
SNO                Special Needs Officer
CDC                Child Development Clinic
PDA                Pathological Demand Avoidance

Friday 6 March 2015

04. Lizzie*Kate Friends are like Angels



This was my Day 4 start for the DUCJC.
Stitched on 25 count yellow evenweave.
I used:
 Jodyri Salsa for the words, 
DMC 115 for the heart, 
DMC 90 for the stars and 
Anchor 979 for the blue border.  
Random beads around the stars.
This chart was a PIF from Sarah-Beth and will be passed on in April.


Sunday 1 March 2015

03. Madame Chantilly On the Beach

On the Beach by Madame Chantilly
Stitched on Kynance evenweave by Sparklies




The fabric is especially dyed by Kate from Sparklies.  I made several colour changes, the blues are 798/799/800, the starfish are 950 and the shell is 842.  The dark tips to the seagulls are 3799, the charted black was just too harsh.  Albert is my cousin's baby.