Christmas can be stressful for an an Autistic child As you know, my eldest son is autistic and over the years we’ve adapted how we…
Reena AnandDecember 22, 2020
Bollywood times As an Indian Gujarati, I grew up watching Hindi movies depicting stereotypical gender roles and personalities such as: the domineering mother-in-law who believes…
Reena AnandOctober 16, 2019
I was chatting with a friend recently and as I often do, I innocuously asked "so what's on the menu tonight, you cooking or date…
Reena AnandSeptember 9, 2019
hairdressing talk So I was sitting in the hairdressers recently - the greys in my roots meant I’d started taking on a zebra-esque appearance which…
Reena AnandJune 23, 2019
Being a mum of an autistic child I've learnt to flexibly adapt my plans to suit my eldest's mood - often it works but sometimes…
Reena AnandMay 12, 2019
We were over the moon when our son was born five years ago. After my earlier miscarriage - see Don’t say the ‘M’ word - I…
Reena AnandApril 2, 2019
I'm the eldest of three children who grew up in a traditional Indian Gujarati household where the gender roles were squarely defined. This meant that…
Reena AnandMarch 11, 2019
To understand the context of this statement let me tell you a bit about me. I’m a Hindu Gujarati. My father was born in the…
Reena AnandFebruary 24, 2019
To yourself, I hear you ask. She calls herself a writer but talks about standing up to rather than for yourself? You read right. I'll…
Reena AnandFebruary 2, 2019
