About Us

Hi 👋 

I’m Nicole, Mum to Theo and Oscar and partner to Adam. Welcome to our blog, Red Digger Purple Dinosaur ❤️💜

Why this blog? 

At the start of 2023 we found ourselves at the beginning of our journey with Autism. Now, in April 2024, we’re at a point where our eldest son has been diagnosed, and we know he is Autistic and a PDA’er (PDA is Pathalogical Demand Avoidance), and our youngest son has recently had an ASQ assessment (Ages and Stages Questionnaire) and is now ‘on the pathway’ to a diagnosis appointment. 

I feel like we’ve learnt a lot in the last year and I wanted to try and share some of our journey (past and present), in the hope that any part of it might help another family or just help someone feel less alone. This is supposed to be about my/our experience and I have no intent to speak on behalf of the Autistic community. Our sons are still only young, 4 and 2, so they’re not at the point where they can speak to their experiences yet.

Why Red Digger Purple Dinosaur? 

I felt that the name for this blog/website should reflect our young family. We have one fan of the colour red, whose special interest is diggers, and one fan of the colour purple, whose special interest is dinosaurs, so Red Digger Purple Dinosaur was born. 

Red Digger Purple Dinosaur Designs

These digital designs have been a small, simple creative outlet for me. A way of processing some of my thoughts, usually with only my phone available. I added a few of them to mugs for our home and then thought why not share them. 

Please be kind when you review this blog or any of the digital designs I add to this space. Everything that I add here is crafted with a view to either helping other people on their journey or making someone feel less alone. 

I’m still learning everyday. 

With love

Nicole ❤️💜

 This is us…