Tina Bailey

themighty.com — Life is hard. Parenting is hard. Parenting a child on the autism spectrum is hard. You know what isn't hard though? Loving my son. People say things like, "I don't know how you do it", with the best of intentions. The fact of the matter is one smile, one hug, one second of eye contact makes it all worthwhile.

The Independent — For some, Mother's Day is a day of celebration, on which millions of mothers across the world receive gifts, cards and tokens of appreciation from their families. However, if your mother has passed away, if you don't have a close relationship with her or if you grew up without a mother in your household, the day can be one of hardship.

BBC Radio Manchester — Simone is joined by Tina Bailey to talk about the blog she created, 'Mother Geek Blog'. Since this initial appearance, I have been a regular visitor to the studio as part of the "parent panel". We discuss all aspects of parenthood and our approaches to various aspects of it.

www.rompa.com — By - Tina Baily (Twitter @TheMotherGeek) When our son was 18 months old, he still wasn't walking, talking or responding to his name. He rocked - a lot, and bounced up and down for hours on end on his knees. I mentioned my Autism concerns to our health visitor, and we were referred to a ...

BBC Breakfast — Here's a very dodgy phone grab of my BBC Breakfast appearance. The BBC Breakfast show isn't available on iPlayer, so I had to video the sky+ recording to share it on here. Apologies in advance for the iffy sound and colour. This was filmed live on 18/2/2015

Toy News — Find out my opinion on the special needs toy market in the UK.

Salford Advertiser — If you are a regular reader of my blog, you probably remember how excited I was to see my name in print last month? Today, my 2nd article was published in the Salford Advertiser. This time, the article features Sydney's birth story.

Salford Advertiser — MotherGeek In The Salford Advertiser Read my first newspaper column for yourself I have recently been offered my own Monthly column in the Salford Advertiser. (The free weekly newspaper which is delivered to every house in Salford). I can write about whatever I want, as long as it has local relevance. (This is not a paid job, I hasten to add, but it is great learning experience, and some good publicity for my blog). My first article...... You can view the full size article HERE It's only relevant to other Salford residents really, but I am still pretty proud of it.It is also a pretty large birth announcement for Sydney, too.